How to Keep Your Wireless Internet Hacker-Proof

October 4, 2008 · Filed Under Learning by Kalyani Mukherjee·  

Individuals and businesses across the world are increasingly going for wireless internet connection. However along with offering convenience and the aesthetic factor such wireless connections might also become a hazard if broken in by unauthorized people and then used for illegal purposes. Here are a few ways to keep your Wi-fi connection hacker-proof so that others cannot access your internet connection for mischievous purposes.

Follow the basics - switch off your wireless router when not in use. This is because it is easy for someone around you to access your internet if you are out or sleeping.

For more serious protection, change your name and password after you have already connected to the router interface which is generally done by opening the IP of the router. Most wireless routers get hacked because users are either too forgetful or lazy to change the default password.

Disable the services you do not require as these can leave gaps which may then be exploited by miscreants for hacking into your internet.

Enable a firewall as well as a logging feature if your wireless network has one. However don’t forget to monitor these at regular intervals.

Finally, use authentication which will provide the surest protection to your internet against hackers.

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