How To Secure Your Wireless NetworkWireless network security is used in order to secure a computer or a network from unauthorized access, spam emails, virus and Trojan attacks, hackers, spyware, intruders both human and software, and so on. There are many options available to choose from when securing a network and though there are several features that make them unique there is a strong and common base that all security measures implement. Before the advent of spyware and malware the most common form of threat faced by a computer or network was that from a hacker. A person that would gain unauthorized entry into the system and would then acquire the highest user privileges. Once this happened the hacker could then do literally anything in that system from emptying bank accounts to formatting computers. Nowadays, wireless network security also has to cope with automatic tools that threaten system security. These tools often come in the form of viruses or spyware. Once they are in the system they rapidly propagate to infect as much as of it as they can. Ensuring network security is one of the major tasks of network administrators. Besides them, there are network engineers and security specialists that work on a broader scope to help strengthen and further develop wireless network security. With the internet reaching into more and more homes wireless network security is no longer something that an office owner needs to worry about. You could be dealing in sensitive information, like managing your bank account, from home and a breach in security could be a very serious issue. You must know that most security devices come with a factory setting that you are given upon installation. Hackers are always aware of such security codes and pass phrases so the first thing you must always do after you install any device for wireless network is to change the codes to one of your own choosing and never share them with anyone or write them down. When choosing codes make sure you do not use something familiar like your name or the name of some family member or a date of birth or a pet's name and so on. Wireless devices transmit their identification but it is not required and only attracts attention so disable broadcasting the id. Leaving it on simply means you are sending signals to the effect that you have a wireless connection and hackers are always looking for such signals. Check the documentation for the device to find out how to disable id broadcasting for better wireless network security. Another thing to do is to make sure the wireless device supports encryption because this makes it difficult for someone to breach your wireless network security. Also check the firewall options carefully so you are only letting in such traffic as is required. |