Your router is both your gateway to the internet AND the gatekeeper of the security of your Local Area Network and all your connected devices.
It's vital that you keep its firmware up to date.
Some ISPs who provide routers do this automatically for you - I know that Virgin do.
Some manufacturers provide an automatic service to keep their routers 'patched' with the latest firmware and always updated as soon as possible against the latest vulnerabilities as they are discovered.
There's a...
Router firmware updates are vital
It's vital that you keep its firmware up to date.
Some ISPs who provide routers do this automatically for you - I know that Virgin do.
Some manufacturers provide an automatic service to keep their routers 'patched' with the latest firmware and always updated as soon as possible against the latest vulnerabilities as they are discovered.
There's a...
Router firmware updates are vital