Home Wireless Network: Wireless home network security



Wireless home network security is crucial for ensuring a smooth operation networks. Here are a few reasons:


• Without security close by intruders can eavesdrop on a network and access resources such as Internet connection.


• Hackers can hack into computers and steal sensitive data such as stored credit card numbers or passwords.


• Attackers can launch denial of service attacks, resulting in computer crashes or data loss. They may also use the victim’s machine as a base to launch attacks on other computers connected to the network or even the Internet.


• Viruses can cause all sorts of mayhem or be used to transmit sensitive data to a remote hacker’s machine.


• Email spammers can use a hacked computer to send out junk email to thousands of other machines across the Internet.


• Hackers and criminals can use a hacked computer to perform all sorts of illegal activities, while leaving a trace back to the victim’s computer, rather than theirs.
If you have not secured your wireless network, now is a good time to do so. Start off by consulting the product manufacture’s documentation. Secure your router first, then each and every computer connected to the network.