Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Secure Your Networks, Canberra: This Nerd Wants Your Files
(Ahem, sorry; for a second there I was channelling a Daily Terrorgraph sub - more likely he just wanted to use bandwidth or was just checking out networks for the hell of it.)
If you've got wireless networking on your modem/router, you can make your network less attractive to people like this:
- If you're not using wireless networking, make sure it's not on by default.
- If you are using wireless networking:
- Change the default password on the router;
- Disable unnecessary remote administration options (you'll have to connect by ethernet to administer the router);
- Turn on WPA encryption (don't bother with WEP, it's easily cracked); and
- Disable SSID broadcasting.
- For more see 5-Minute Wireless Network Security for your Home and Top 10 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security.
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