Another 0-day looms for many Western Digital users

Re:Another 0-day looms for many Western Digital users by ineedasername on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:33PM (#27715067)

Many home routers include an option to plug USB storage into it. From there you can just mount it on the computer and use the OS's built-in backup software: they all have some, automation included.

Edit: Seagate doesn't seem to make the option I mentioned for them. Removed.

A simple external USB drive will work though: Windows 10 has built-in automated backup capabilities. Actually it's been possible since at least XP.

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Re:Another 0-day looms for many Western Digital users by throwawayboise on Friday July 02, 2021 @03:42PM (#27715912)

Home routers aren't exactly known for getting regular firmware updates or being super-secure either.

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Re:Another 0-day looms for many Western Digital users by ineedasername on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:58PM (#27719247)

Internal devices are typically isolation from the world though, unless you have NAT punch a hole through it. It doesn't matter (as much) if the router has security holes if a hacker can't get to it from outside the network. I don't recall hearing of any hacks that have pushed through the ISP's modems, down to the router, and into local devices without ports punched through NAT to the outside world.

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