Steve Shillingford of Signal Peak currently sits on the boards of eFile Cabinet and E8 Security. He has more than 20 years of experience increasing growth and revenue at industry-leading technology companies. As part of his work with Signal Peak, Steve Shillingford has a particular interest in Cyber and Network Security.
Increasing wireless network security is crucial for everyone who is on the internet. The first step to making sure a system is secure is to change the name of the home wireless router. As soon as the home wireless network name has been set, it’s also beneficial to change the Service Set Identifier (SSID), which is the name of your home network and what will show up to other mobile devices when they try to connect to the internet from your home. By modifying your network name, it will make it more difficult for a hacker to break into your network.
The next thing you should do is choose a strong password for the wireless network. All wireless routers come with a preset password. This default password can easily be guessed by hackers, and not making this change is responsible for a large percentage of security breaches. Reset the password to something of your choice but ensure that it includes letters, numbers, symbols, and is at least 20 characters long.
Increasing wireless network security is crucial for everyone who is on the internet. The first step to making sure a system is secure is to change the name of the home wireless router. As soon as the home wireless network name has been set, it’s also beneficial to change the Service Set Identifier (SSID), which is the name of your home network and what will show up to other mobile devices when they try to connect to the internet from your home. By modifying your network name, it will make it more difficult for a hacker to break into your network.
The next thing you should do is choose a strong password for the wireless network. All wireless routers come with a preset password. This default password can easily be guessed by hackers, and not making this change is responsible for a large percentage of security breaches. Reset the password to something of your choice but ensure that it includes letters, numbers, symbols, and is at least 20 characters long.