In brief: If you find yourself needing better WiFi coverage in your home, mesh routers can be the way to go. Netgear introduced its WiFi 6 capable tri-band Orbi system last fall at a very steep price point. To relax your pocketbook a bit the company announced it is launching a cheaper dual-band alternative. Netgear unveiled a new addition to its Nighthawk line of routers at CES this week. … [Read more...] about Netgear set to launch budget-friendly Nighthawk Wi-Fi 6 mesh routers this month
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UK mobile radiation tests top out at 1.5% of safe levels
"The difficulty of developing a new vendor, even at a global level, I think should not be underestimated; and then [to] try to engage in a high-cost jurisdiction, such as Australia, poses an additional barrier but it's something that we would absolutely support," Vodafone Australia chief strategy officer and corporate affairs director Dan Lloyd said. … [Read more...] about UK mobile radiation tests top out at 1.5% of safe levels
IoT security fail: The weird devices that employees are connecting to the office network
Cybersecurity researchers at Zscaler analysed data generated by IoT devices generated by enterprises and found there has been a surge in unauthorised IoT traffic from devices connected to the network by employees. Staff connect the likes of smart watches, fitness trackers to their enterprise network to make things simpler but these could in turn undermine the security of business networks. … [Read more...] about IoT security fail: The weird devices that employees are connecting to the office network
Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs
Mozilla isn't turning encrypted DNS on automatically outside the United States. But users outside the US and US-based users who haven't gotten the new default setting yet can enable DNS over HTTPS in the Firefox settings. To do that, go to Firefox "Preferences," then "General," scroll all the way down to "Network Settings," click "Settings," then click "Enable DNS over HTTPS." After clicking that box, you can choose Cloudflare, choose NextDNS, or enter a custom server. There's a list of encrypted-DNS servers at this Github page. … [Read more...] about Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs
SK Telecom and Ericsson complete end-to-end 5G standalone core test
TechRepublic's Karen Roby interviews a telecommunications equipment expert about the potential benefits of sticking with 4G—or even 3G—in areas that aren't ready to move to 5G. … [Read more...] about SK Telecom and Ericsson complete end-to-end 5G standalone core test
