I was quite alarmed until I read this:
"Heffner's method still requires the attacker to compromise the victim's router after gaining access to his or her network."
So a good defense would be, to implement some common sense or "basic" security settings on the router
"That means concerned users should make sure their router's firmware is updated and patched, and that they're not using default security settings."
So only use WPA2, disable wireless & external admin, be cautious of any port-forwarding or application / game settings and you should be ok.
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