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Ok, so you already have a perfectly working
wireless network setup, but is it secured?
Almost all of us have jumped onto someone
else's unsecured Wi-Fi network. There's
little harm in that if you're just an honest
soul looking for an Internet connection. But
if you're the owner of an unsecured network,
you should be aware that the world's not
made up entirely of honest souls--and it's
not hard for the dishonest ones to see
exactly what you're doing on your network.
Unsecured network can cause serious harm to
your computer and your personal life, it
invites outsiders to use your internet
signal to download pirated music, movies or
software. This does not cause any direct
harm to the compromised network, but it can
slow down Internet or network access.
Another big problem is an unauthorized user
could abuse your connection for malicious
purposes like hacking, launching a DoS
attack, or distributing illegal material.
Since the intruder is a part of the private
network and sits behind its gateway device,
any traffic between him and the Internet
will appear to be coming from the public IP
address the ISP assigned to you. Having an
unsecured network is also a direct backdoor
into your private network - literally.
Instead of intruding from the public side of
the gateway device, the intruder connects
directly to the network on the private side
of the gateway device, completely bypassing
any hardware firewall between the private
network and the broadband modem. Most people
assume that since they are behind a gateway
device with a built-in firewall their
private network is safe, hence letting down
their guard, sharing drives, and being
generally careless.
If you have a unsecured wireless network,
call us immediately and let professionals
properly secure it. |
