Keeping your Home LAN Secure

[snakeair]

How many of you just plugged your router in and once you connected to the internet, you didn't take any further security precautions with the router? Take a look at this blog post before commenting. (I know we have some folks who can provide excellent advice)

Do you know if your home LAN is actually secure? Whether you have a wired or wireless LAN, without the proper security precautions, all of your information and data can be stolen in an instant by an anonymous hacker. Don’t let something like this happen to you by following the proper steps!

First off, when installing your router, you need to change both your administrative login and password. This is the first vulnerability a hacker will look at. What most people don’t actually know is all routers of the same brand are given the exact same login name and password. Without changing it, the hacker can easily gain access to your network and snoop around.

The next step you need to take is to...

Continued at: http://www.sitepronews.com/2012/05/2...me-lan-secure/

Any feedback on the blog post? Care to add onto what's been said?

[scrapcar]

One of my friends had no security at all anyone could just log into there router
they didn't use the encryption because they could not understand how to set it up,
I had to do it for them.

[iSynergy Media]

make sure any intruder is not in your network,have password created for your network access.

[HostSurfUK]

Well I just came off my wireless and went up to the window with my laptop and found an array of wide open networks either unprotected or with defaults set.

Its worth disabling broadcasting the SSID if you are plugging directly into the router.

[snakeair]

2 years ago at our fantasy football draft, my friend setup his wireless router in the room so we can all connect to the internet to use while we had our draft. Turns out he never secured the router and my friend who was sitting next to me hacked into the router and had a little fun. (He didn't change the default login name and password)

My wireless router is secured but i can if i want to connect to someones network since a few folks in my apartment complex don't even have passwords set. FYI, i could get free internet if i was to cancel mine right now. lol

[StevenPayales]

Well, most routers at home are wireless. Simply implement a WPA2 TKIP + AES encryption on the wireless key and as much as possible along with Mac Address Filtering.

Update the host's applications regularly including the antivirus software.

[jaydeee]

I agree that Router and Firewall is the first line of security for LAN security having a nice appliance for this role is very critical.
thanks for the link, very helpful.

[techielog]

Router has to be restricted with Strong wpa2 password. Othewise it is accessible for anyone and may use it for illegal purposes...

[ScriptMan]

Of the 6 networks available here at home mine and one other are locked.

[Dan Williamson]

If there's one semi-technical person in the house/area then there's no need to even broadcast your wireless networks SSID, ours has WPA2 TKIP-AES encryption, as well as being an un-broadcasted network which means nobody can see it other than the MAC addresses (which are unique) that are on the allowed list. Sure it takes a bit of setting up, however it takes less than the alternative.

Sad but true story, we had the Greater Manchester Polices wireless network in range back in the early 00s which was unprotected!

[henrykconrad]

It should always be encrypted at all times to disable system breach.

[blogfreakz]

guilty as such reminds me I'll be setting up a password on my router from now on ...

[cosmicx]

for addition:

isolate all ports and use port triggering and forwarding feature.

disable telnet from remote access feature of your router, if you don't have any idea on how to use it and secure it.

disable Web GUI Management from your router. all routers have this settings.

check to BLOCK WAN request.