New FCC router ban could leave home networks less secure

The article critiques the FCC's move to add foreign-made consumer routers to its insecure equipment list, arguing the ban could leave consumers with older, unsupported devices and that most router security problems stem from default credentials and lack of updates rather than country of manufacture; it recommends practical mitigations (change default passwords, track EOL and updates, consult ISPs, consider open-source firmware) and notes that restricting devices makes sense for critical infrastructure but may have limited national-security benefit for typical SOHO deployments.