RCS & RDS. During this afternoon, the telecommunications operator made a very important announcement for all customers in Romania, being the first time this year that it comes with information of this kind. More precisely, those from RCS & RDS started an information and prevention campaign regarding cyber security, all with the idea of making clients, individuals or legal entities, understand how important it is to protect data, and not only that.
RCS & RDS. Romania has recently been the target of more and more cyber attacks, according to the company, so it will implement a series of new filters for Internet access ports, which are the most exposed to computer attacks. According to those from RCS & RDS, the limitations imposed for these ports should not affect the regular use of the Internet by customers in Romania, but it will increase their data security, and should make them less vulnerable to computer attacks.
RCS & RDS announces port blocking to increase online security
RCS & RDS. O special page was created by the company to explain the measures that are taken, but also to offer clients some tips to strengthen the security of their telecommunications equipment. First of all, RCS & RDS recommends people to secure their home surveillance equipment, as they are vulnerable to attacks, sometimes being compromised, and used in botnet networks to attack websites, and not only that.
Digi | RCS & RDS attaches great importance to the safety of customers when surfing the Internet. Because cyber security concerns us all, we propose that users and subscribers join us in this campaign to prevent unpleasant IT events and inform themselves about the measure we propose. We emphasize that it is a solution widely used by electronic communication providers and is only a first step for better protection against cyber risks.
RCS & RDS. Apart from that, the company recommends changing access passwords to routers used in homes, disabling DMZ, or UpnP, remote administration, and activating the firewall for routers. In the image above, you also have the ports that RCS & RDS block to increase user safety, so if you use one for anything, and the connection no longer works, then now you have an explanation for that as well.
RCS & RDS. Even if there are ports blocked by the company, you can request their unblocking through the administration account of your services, providing an explanation for the request made.
