Akita is an IoT device watchdog station that detects suspicious activity in your smart home devices network and prevents IoT-oriented attacks.

Akita uses a custom form of WiFi sniffing to detect questionable packets and sends them to our servers to be analyzed (this is why the hardware can run on low memory/CPU; it's mainly a cloud-based system). Once the packets are determined to be malicious, a command is sent from our servers back to the Akita device.This includes custom protocol commands to disconnect the device from the network router.

Akita connects to a LAN port on your home router (not inline).

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No subscription is required for Akita to fully function as advertised.

Yes, Akita has both Android and iOS applications.

You could think of Akita as a hardware firewall, yes - meaning it is not intended to be used as a software firewall/antivirus system. The most significant difference is other home firewall customers only receive an alert. With Akita, we do something about the problem. We have automatic disconnects to stop the malicious traffic, clean it, and then reconnect the device to the network.

We are actively testing against hacks on the Akita device; we hired one of the strongest Israel-based cyber companies (CyberInt), which has been using a team of ‘white’ hackers to try and hack the device for 3 months. Any vulnerabilities found are reported to R&D and fixed via firmware updates.

Akita was designed for IoT devices only. You will still need antivirus protection on your laptop.

Our team is comprised of professionals from the Israeli Defense Force’s Cyber Intelligence Unit, veteran developers and Uber alumnis.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) technology has a design flaw. It is better to use a router that does not support WPS. If your does, try to turn it off, and verify that it really is off.

How to disable WPS for Netgear

How to disable WPS for TP-LINK

Routers that cannot disable WPS:

The Netgear Nighthawk X4 R7500 v2The D-Link DIR 890LThe Ubiquiti AmpliFi mesh router system

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Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a security standard for users of computing devices equipped with wireless internet connections. WPA2 superseded WPA in 2004. WPA2 uses the Counter Mode Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol (CCMP). It is based on the obligatory Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm, which provides message authenticity and integrity verification, and it is much stronger and more reliable than the original TKIP protocol for WPA.

How to change WPA to WPA2

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WEP was designed with one main goal in mind: to prevent hackers from snooping on wireless data as it was transmitted between clients and access points (APs). However, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard prohibited retailers and other entities that processed credit card data from using WEP.

How to change WEP to WPA2

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Some models of routers have bad implementation of UPnP. This makes your router vulnerable. Such vulnerability can help hackers change DNS setting on router. After that all devices on a LAN can be routed to a phishing site, a ransom demanding page or even encrypt your files.

The malware located on any device on the LAN can initiate as many outgoing connections to its server as it wants. If the router has UPnP enabled it means that it would trust any outgoing connections and allow to forward a port. Thus the malware would be able to bypass the router, establish a connection with malicious server and as a result provide a permanent access to your computer.

How to disable UPnP

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Tunnels are a mechanism used to send unsupported protocols across diverse networks.Tunneling protocols allow you to use, for example, IP to send another protocol in the "data" portion of the IP datagram. Most tunneling protocols operate at layer 4, which means they are implemented as a protocol that replaces something like TCP or UDP.

https://www.speedguide.net/ports_common.php

https://www.routersecurity.org/testrouter.php

How to solve: Block ports and Install Firewall

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OpenVAS is a full-featured vulnerability scanner. Its capabilities include unauthenticated testing, authenticated testing, various high level and low level Internet and industrial protocols, performance tuning for large-scale scans and a powerful internal programming language to implement any type of vulnerability test.

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It is a basic access control mechanism that allows through all elements (email addresses, users, passwords, URLs, IP addresses, domain names, file hashes, etc.), except those explicitly mentioned. Those items on the list are denied access.

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A Default Credential vulnerability is a type of vulnerability that is most commonly found to affect the devices like modems, routers, digital cameras, and other devices having some pre-set (default) administrative credentials to access all configuration settings.

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Weak passwords are always a problem when it comes to computer security. If you’re using WPA2 encryption for your Wi-Fi network, you may think you’re safe – but you may not be.

If you’re using a weak password for your WPA2 encryption, it can easily be cracked. Passwords like “password”, “letmein” or “abc123” are just as bad as using WEP encryption – if not worse.

Don’t use the minimum password length of 8 characters. Something between 15 to 20 characters should probably be good, but you can go all the way up to 63 characters if you like. You can also create a longer password by using a “passphrase,” or password phrase – a sequence of words, like a sentence.

Assuming you’re using WPA2 with a strong password, you’re all set. You don’t have to put up with the hassle of hidden SSIDs, MAC address filtering, and static IP addresses to secure your network.

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A security researcher recently discovered a backdoor in many routers, allowing anyone to access the router without knowing the username or password. This isn’t the first router security issue and won’t be the last.

Disable Remote Access: Routers offer a web interface, allowing you to configure them through a browser. The router runs a web server and makes this web page available when you’re on the router’s local network.

However, most routers offer a “remote access” feature that allows you to access this web interface from anywhere in the world. Even if you set a username and password, anyone would be able to log in without any credentials. If you have remote access disabled, you’d be safe from people remotely accessing your router and tampering with it.

To do this, open your router’s web interface and look for the “Remote Access,” “Remote Administration,” or “Remote Management” feature. Ensure it’s disabled — it should be disabled by default on most routers, but it’s good to check.

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Like our operating systems, web browsers, and every other piece of software we use, router software isn’t perfect. The router’s firmware — essentially the software running on the router — may have security flaws. Router manufacturers may release firmware updates that fix such security holes, although they quickly discontinue support for most routers and move on to the next models.

Unfortunately, most routers don’t have an auto-update feature like Windows and our web browsers do — you have to check your router manufacturer’s website for a firmware update and install it manually via the router’s web interface. Check to be sure your router has the latest available firmware installed.

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