Thursday 28 March 2013

Things you should do to safeguard your Wi-Fi network

Every internet user today faces security threats from viruses, malware, worms, rootkits, etc. The intensity of threats and chances of getting infected increases if you are connected to the web via Wi-Fi network. In a bid to protect yourself from these threats it is important that you protect your Wi-Fi network to stop the entry of malicious objects into your PC.

This article offers you simple but effective tips using which you can avert threats that target your Wi-Fi network. Using these suggestions you can easily stop malicious programs or other stuff from using your network for illicit purposes.
Find below the tips that help you safeguard your Wi-Fi network:
Use of updates and patches
The first step towards making Wi-Fi connection secure and safe for browsing is to ensure that you are updating the PC with appropriate patches and updates for antivirus programs, operating system and browser. By installing updates and patches you prevent those vulnerabilities with the software and program that can be otherwise exploited by threats. You should apply the same tactics for the devices that are logged on to the Wi-Fi network.
Updates and patches play an important role in ensuring the security of the Wi-Fi connection because it stops viruses and malware from drawing undue benefit of the lapses in the software including OS and browser. So make it a thumb rule to essentially use updates and patches and keep your software updated.

Enable password protection
Do you know that by protecting your devices or network with a strong password you mitigate the chances of hacking and virus attack? So if you haven't protected your network with a strong password do it immediately and block the channels of threats that can infect your PC via Wi-Fi network.
It is the common tendency of all the Wi-Fi users to choose a weak password for the routers which affects the Wi-Fi security adversely. So choose a strong and difficult to guess password invariably to protect your router. To add another layer of protection to your Wi-Fi network you should encrypt your password.

 

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