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Does Netgear really "Push" critical security updates?
TLDR: Has Netgear "pushed" any firmware updates in the past 12 months? There have been critical security issues fixed during that period. User beware. If not: Be pro-active. Don't ass-u-me that ever...
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I don't need to ask NG because i know that they haven't pushed any updates in 2020. I can infer their policy from the underlying facts.
My logic is simple.
NG has had critical (9.4/10) security issues revealed (and fixed via firmware updates made available at their download site) in the past 12 months.
and
NG has not pushed any firmware updates to the units
therefore
If (you want to be be protected from those security issues)
then
update the firmware manually (and take the risks inherent in that process).
OK
Nice post
Good luck with your inference
