| Drive up and down any neighborhood with a
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| | Encryption - This can potentially be the
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| Laptop and wireless network card and
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| | weak point of your Network, since
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| chances are very good there is an
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| | wireless signals transmit over the
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| unprotected wireless network waiting for
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| | airways. A hacker does not need to be
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| anyone to connect. Imagine the hacker or
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| | connected to the Network to steal data.
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| your neighbor who has been using your
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| | Use the highest encryption available.
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| connection and possibly capturing all
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| | such as WPA-Personal or WPA2 with a long
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| data being transmitted over the Network.
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| | pass phrase mixed with alpha,numeric and
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| Your Email, Bank and Credit Card account
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| | special characters. Ignore anyone who
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| information vulnerable and out in the
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| | advises you to at least use WEP, which is
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| open for anyone to steal.
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| | a very weak form of encryption.
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| If this sounds like your home wireless
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| | WEP (wireless encryption protocol) is one
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| network, it's time you put security in
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| | of the earliest form of encryption and
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| place and lock out unwanted guest. Beyond
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| | the easiest to break. You will be at risk
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| the oblivious security measures, changing
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| | by not upgrading to a better wireless
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| and disabling SSID broadcast, turning off
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| | router, that offers newer encryption
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| your wireless router when not is use,
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| | technology. If you run a home business,
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| these 5 tips will secure a home wireless
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| | or use online banking, there is no excuse
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| network in layers, and give the boot to
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| | to protect your self by making a small
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| even the most seasoned professional.
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| | investment for security.
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| Tip #1 - Do Not Use DHCP - Using DHCP is
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| | Tip #4 Enable MAC Filtering: A MAC (Media
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| very convenient, especially for
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| | Access Control) address is a unique
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| intruders. DHCP automatically hands out
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| | identifier, similar to fingerprints for
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| IP addresses to any who successfully
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| | people. MAC's are assigned during the
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| connects to your Network. When disabled,
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| | manufacturing of a network device, such
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| every computer or device must be manually
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| | as a network card or Wireless adapter.
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| assigned an IP address. All computers,
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| | Enabling MAC Filter allows you to control
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| printers and devices on your network will
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| | which wireless-equipped Computers may or
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| need to be manually configured with
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| | may not communicate with the Router
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| static IP addresses. The threat of just
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| | depending on their MAC addresses and not
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| handing out access is eliminated and you
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| | allow any Computers that have not been
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| gain more control over who can connect to
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| | added to the list.
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| the network.
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| | Tip #5 - Secure Your Computer - Gaining
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| Also consider changing the router local
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| | access to your home network from your
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| IP address to something other than
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| | router is not the only entry point that
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| 192.168.1.1 that most wireless routers
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| | exists. The sites you visit and protocols
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| are configured by default. Use an address
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| | used, if not trusted, can be an
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| of 10.0.0.x for the router and for
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| | invitation to theft of identity.
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| assigning IP addresses to devices on your
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| | What do I mean by protocol? An example of
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| network. Changes to the defaults set by
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| | a protocol is HTTP, HTTPs, FTP, etc. When
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| the router manufacture will help keep
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| | creating username and passwords on
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| intruders guessing and keep them off the
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| | websites such as financial related sites
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| network.
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| | should always use HTTPS. These sites may
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| Tip #2 - Change The Router Default
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| | need to install Java applets or ActiveX
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| Password - While this may seems like the
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| | controls which could contain malicious
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| most logical task when setting up a
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| | code that can create a backdoor into your
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| wireless router, many people ignore
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| | network remotely.
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| changing the password. You will be
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| | Make sure the site is authentic by
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| surprised how many people think just
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| | verifying the certificate used and never
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| using encryption on their wireless
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| | respond to emails that claim account
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| network will prevent someone from gaining
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| | information is needed. Avoid being
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| access to your router.
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| | tricked into thinking it is your
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| With router vendors using well known
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| | financial institute or site where you
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| default passwords such as admin for
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| | made a credit card purchases. Antivirus
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| Linksys, Dlink and Netgear, encryption
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| | and Spyware software should always be up
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| will not stop intruder access to the
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| | to date as well as making sure your
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| administration interface and gaining
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| | Computer has the latest patches
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| access to more than just your Network.
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| | installed.
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| Best practice is to change your password
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| | Protecting your home today involves more
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| using a complex password. If your name is
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| | than just deadbolts and alarms. With
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| Joseph, you can easily mix alpha,
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| | technology creeping into your house in
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| numeric, and special characters to make a
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| | the form of wires, cables and airways,
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| password you will never forget such as
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| | securing your personal data today
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| J0s3ph!r0ut3r*
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| | involves, information, knowledge and good
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| Tip #3 - Implement The Strongest Form Of
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| | common sense.
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