There are databases on the internet with the default passwords for all routers, so don’t think that hackers won’t know yours. If not, anyone can get into your router and change its settings. The first thing to do whenever you get a device that connects to the internet, is change the default password. Your home network or the one at your office probably uses a basic router with simple settings designed to make things easy for users. It’s important to take some actions to make your router more secure. The wifi network in question was secure, but that’s not the case for all networks. Instead of attacking remotely, they parked near the building and tried to get in that way. This organization’s network was well hardened, and the hackers thought that they might find a weakness in their wifi rather than trying to get at them directly over the internet. In a recent episode of the Intego Mac Podcast, we discussed how some Russian hackers were caught in the Netherlands trying to hack into the wifi network of the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons. Wifi networks are an easy target because they are often insecure, or at least not as secure as they could be. In this article, I’m going to explain how you can secure your wifi network. As such, the security of your wifi network is essential. While it lets your devices reach out into the world, it can also let hackers get into your network, potentially compromising your devices.

Whether at home or at work, your wifi network is the gateway to the internet.

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