| Vulnerability assessment done for an organization’s | | | | for a home PC and one tends to ignore WiFi Security. |
| network gives a report of the security status of the | | | | It can take time to install the security features of the |
| network. While setting up the WiFi connection in the | | | | WiFi networking product and so you normally end up |
| home or in an office PC most people ignore the WiFi | | | | with a not so secured network. |
| Security. But if you don’t secure the network path | | | | To connect to WiFi networks you need an access |
| with some tools probably your neighbors will be able to | | | | point called a router. To set up a router normally you |
| browse the web using your Wi-Fi connection. If the | | | | enter the network address and account information. |
| security levels are not adequate there are hackers | | | | Now the account information for the routers normally |
| who will intrude into your computer system with the | | | | has username and password which can be easily |
| intention of destroying the data. | | | | decoded by the hackers. You should change these to |
| An organization might have a network which is very | | | | something complex and unique to yourself to enhance |
| secured. Yet as an exercise to vulnerability | | | | WiFi Security and should employ the highest measure |
| assessment attacks from internal or external network | | | | to save its integrity. |
| are simulated and these are mapped to certain | | | | It is advisable to turn on the WPA or WEP encryption |
| parameters. Once the security is assessed then a | | | | with lowest denominator for your WiFi messages over |
| report to detail the security breaches is made. Several | | | | the web to enhance your WiFi Security. Thus the |
| solutions and fixes and patches to these vulnerabilities | | | | information will travel in a scrambled manner over the |
| in the network are also suggested. The research and | | | | World Wide Web. |
| development team normally discover these security | | | | The default SSID for the access points and routers |
| vulnerabilities in the network in the company. | | | | should also be changed to increase WiFi Security. |
| This vulnerability assessment of networks is required in | | | | Connecting to your neighbors open WiFi is not |
| companies due to more threats with greater severity | | | | advisable. You might think that a free wireless hotspot |
| and frequency. The assessment helps to strengthen | | | | is there for you to connect but then you are exposing |
| the security of the current network against worms and | | | | your computer and hence this is also violation of WiFi |
| virus from internal and external sources. There is need | | | | Security. |
| to have security solutions that are beyond core level | | | | Special software can be installed to get a real time |
| technology to cover the entire network. The needs of | | | | picture of the entire networks security. A picture of |
| the software customers is changing, the access rights, | | | | conformance to IT security standards and integrity are |
| and the permissions required for software are growing, | | | | also obtained with the help of this vulnerability |
| and hence assessing the network for vulnerability is | | | | assessment software. To enhance WiFi Security it is |
| extremely essential. Security compliance is a big | | | | required to assign static IP addresses to devices. This |
| matter of concern in the software sections of a | | | | can prevent internet hackers from knowing your |
| company as much as the upgradation of the software. | | | | private IP address range for your company and |
| It is always a rushed job to set up a WiFi connection | | | | accessing your computer using the World Wide Web. |