How to Secure Home,Office Wi-Fi from Hackers?

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How to Secure Home/Office Wi-Fi from Hackers

• By- Big Internet

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• Using Wi-Fi at your home or business has kind of
  become second nature. As long as something hasnt
  gone wrong with your connection or service, you
  dont even have to log on. Although you might
  feel secure when using your Wi-Fi, so can some
  unknown hackers who have figured out how to log
  on and use it to do a lot of illegal things
  things that can get you into some sticky
  situations. If youve been living a carefree
  existence without worrying about your Wi-Fi, its
  time to consider the possibility that someone
  could be using your Wi-Fi to stream pirated
  movies, use up your bandwidth or a couple of even
  more sinister deeds. You should also be concerned
  if you are using temporary Wi-Fi rental
  for events. Heres our top hacks to out-hack the
  hackers!

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Why you should care

• If its not costing you any money, you might just
  shrug and say meh when it comes to hackers that
  are just using your Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, you
  might be helping these sneaky devils participate
  in some nefarious activity, which includes not
  just getting into your Wi-Fi but also hacking
  your entire system. A recent test run by Avast
  discovered that 48 percent of the millions of
  routers they scanned showed signs of
  vulnerability. If weve caught your attention
  with that little stat, dont worry. There are
  ways you can protect your Wi-Fi from these little
  so and sos and get rid of them, so they cant do
  any harm.

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Secure That Router Password

• Its pretty common for people to stick with the
  default login settings for their router because
  its easier. However, this is one of the best
  ways to let hackers find your info and use your
  Wi-Fi. These default settings are intended as a
  temporary password to allow you to get everything
  set up. Once youve done that, you should change
  your password right away. Also, if you are using
  a temporary Wi-Fi rental service for one of your
  events, you will want to make sure your provider
  is taking precautions as well.
• You can use routerpasswords.com to see if you can
  find your router make and model there. If you do
  find it, this is a clue how easy it is to find
  that info for hackers. The good news is once you
  do find it you can change it. Always use a
  complex password and unique username. Its
  tempting to choose a password that you can
  remember, but all youre doing is handing your
  info over to a hacker. Remember you havent had
  to log on since you got your router so its
  really not so much of a hassle. Your password
  should be completely random using numbers, upper
  and lower-case letters and a character to make it
  harder to hack.

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Name That SSID

• In your router settings you can also find your
  service set identifier (SSID). Rename it too as
  it is usually defaulted to the router
  manufacturers name which is why hackers can get
  your default info so easily. Just choose a random
  name that will make it a little harder for them
  to access your network. Never use your company or
  family name, street name or other clues that will
  make a hackers job easier.

Disable That WPS

• Wi-Fi-Protected Setup (WPS) establishes an
  encrypted connection between your supporting
  device and the network. It can use either a
  button or PIN number for the connection which is
  vulnerable to hacking. Although it appears to be
  a necessity, you can actually disable the WPS to
  avoid brute-forcing.

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Update That Firmware

• We live in a world where a lot happens behind the
  curtain, so we dont have to consciously think
  about a lot the tools and technology we use every
  day. Your iPhone tells you it will update when
  you charge it, and your Windows update gives you
  a warning or tends to even auto update whether
  you like it or not. Unfortunately, your router
  firmware doesnt give you any indication it has
  an update, so you never do it. This is important
  because the updates will help increase your
  security. It takes hardly any time, is free and
  will make a big difference. You can search your
  firmware online to find updates and enable auto
  updates to keep you safer. Just do it after you
  reset your defaults, so you have your new
  password handy!

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Secure That AP

• Although we think all access to our systems is
  digital, you still have a vulnerable manual
  option that hackers can target. This is more
  dangerous for businesses than homes, as
  businesses can have more potential for a staff
  member or even a sneaky visitor to know what to
  do to make you more vulnerable. Your wireless
  system has an Access Point (AP) that has a reset
  button that will restore default settings.
  Although this might seem unlikely, it is best to
  keep your AP out of sight and consider a locking
  mechanism to limit access to your AP buttons and
  ports.

Cut Off That Rogue AP

• That same sneaky little visitor or employee wont
  just be looking for your AP to reset. They can do
  even more harm if they can find an unused
  ethernet port in the wall or a loose ethernet
  run. You can either remove them, cover them well
  or disable them on the router or switch.

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Set Up Those Individual Users

• For businesses, one of your best defenses is
  using the enterprise mode of Wi-Fi security which
  will request that each user have their own
  username and password. This is not only more
  secure but also makes it easier if someone should
  leave the company. You can just revoke that
  users info as opposed to having to reset
  everything, so everyone has to remember the new
  log-on. This is also better in the case of a lost
  or stolen company laptop.
• If you are going the enterprise mode route,
  youll need to set up a RADIUS server if your
  other servers such as Windows doesnt offer this
  function, or you dont have a built-in RADIUS
  server on your AP. Just keep in mind that the
  enterprise mode can still be vulnerable to
  hackers who can use a bogus RADIUS server to
  steal login credentials. Without getting too
  complicated, you can avoid this issue using
  server verification on the client side which will
  check to verify the credentials are legitimate
  before allowing access to the RADIUS server.
  Verification capabilities will vary based on the
  device or OS of the client.
• If youd like more information about our
  temporary Wi-Fi rental Services Toronto, please
  call 800-741-2924 or contact us here.

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