{"id":52710,"date":"2016-02-24T00:56:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T00:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=52710"},"modified":"2016-02-24T00:56:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T00:56:58","slug":"52710-ftc-settles-with-asus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/52710-ftc-settles-with-asus\/","title":{"rendered":"Asus and FTC Settle Over Faulty Routers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FTC Settles with Asus for Failure to Properly Protect Consumers\u2026<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission settled charges against Asus for failure to protect their consumers, which\u00a0against federal law.\u00a0 According to <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/security\/2016\/02\/asus-lawsuit-puts-entire-industry-on-notice-over-shoddy-router-security\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ars Technica<\/a>, the settlement\u00a0requires Asus to maintain a comprehensive security program.\u00a0 Any time within the next two decades, this program can be subject to independent\u00a0audits to ensure it is functioning properly.<\/p>\n<p>In February of 2014, a major security hole was found in Asus routers.\u00a0 This hole allowed external parties access to consumer data\u00a0and files, as well as provided the ability to change security settings.\u00a0The files were accessible through the AiDisk and AiCloud functions. These functions are similar to any file sharing capabilities that may be found today. However, these programs did not encrypt the files as they were being transferred.<\/p>\n<p>This security gap was a result of Asus failing to perform penetration tests to\u00a0assess any vulnerability issues.\u00a0 In February of 2014, there were 12,900 Asus routers which experienced unauthorized access issues.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing this issue to light is imperative with all of the new Internet of Things (IoT) that are being created today.\u00a0 These IoT are items that have Bluetooth and\/or WiFi capabilities. Making certain IoT\u2019s are properly secured to minimize the risk of security gaps is imperative.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully this settlement will reinforce the importance of proper penetration testing on all products; as well as reiterate the importance of consumer security.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTC Settles with Asus for Failure to Properly Protect 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