Is your router rooted?

Have you ever thought about the security of your routers? Or do you assume that, because you have written a good router configuration in line with best practice, it's secure? Such complacency could cost you dear. Malware and viruses are popping up in all sorts of places; even old techniques such as master boot record viruses are back in fashion. Networking equipment vendors are increasingly moving their production to Far Eastern markets. Some of these locations are known to be less than friendly to Western powers, and there is evidence that hackers in these countries are indeed ...