| You may think that your home computer internet | | | | attack. |
| network is as safe as a "bug in a rug". After all your | | | | In this case, even though it apparently seems that |
| Linksys or D-Link brand or another popular brand | | | | even though your wireless or simple cabled non |
| offers state of the art security features. Perhaps you | | | | wireless computer network has another gaping |
| have the standard WEP 64, or the "safe as the banks | | | | security hole. Home routers are at risk of being |
| "WEP 128 encryption format. Perhaps you have even | | | | compromised by remote hackers. As a result of |
| gone one step further to the ultra newer safe WPA | | | | innocently or inadvertently visiting web pages malicious |
| router data security formats or even to greater | | | | standard java script type software can access the |
| security heights. | | | | controls of your home router and reset the controls |
| Your computer network is ultra secure. Or so you | | | | inside the router to cause you big trouble. |
| think and have beer reassured. Perhaps you have | | | | Your router can be set to visit certain sites instead of |
| even had a "computer security professional "do the | | | | where you wish to go. This may be simply to redirect |
| setup and maintenance, | | | | you to sites containing advertising of the villain's daily |
| And yet your personal data or banking information | | | | choice. You may be taken inadvertently to websites |
| may be stolen. Your children may be directed to "bad | | | | which in a flash download further viscous and mean |
| "internet sites or worse. Your windows security | | | | software, on a regular basis. Or even worse you may |
| updates may be compromised leaving your computer | | | | be taken to fake sites which are not what they |
| and network open to wide and wider scale attacks on | | | | represent. For example you may well type in the bank |
| your computer. Your confidential passwords - whether | | | | of America website. You may even have searched |
| they are for email, medical, airline or even banking may | | | | the name by Google. You will think you are being |
| be compromised or stolen. Finally your computer may | | | | directed to this banking website where you enter your |
| be utilized as a "zombie" in large scale denial of service | | | | account name and password only to discover you |
| attacks on the internet. Your computer and many | | | | cannot access your account because you are a |
| thousands of other may be set, waiting patiently for | | | | bogus copy of the front page of that website whose |
| long periods of time, to be activated as a sleeper | | | | purpose is to steal your banking account and |
| agent. Which along with many thousand of other | | | | passwords. |
| remote computers are set on secret activation to | | | | The answer to this security problem is simple. Simply |
| altogether overwhelm some target whether it be | | | | change the administration password in your router |
| government computers, the CNN online news network | | | | from the default out of the box, out of the manual and |
| or whatever? | | | | factory to anything else. |
| How are all of these threats possible? Computer | | | | As a result the malicious java script will not be able to |
| security is always a case of cat and mouse with | | | | unlock and enter your router and do its damage. The |
| human ingenuity always at the root of the game. The | | | | simple answer to these router security issues and |
| hackers do this, | | | | securing your router firmly is to easily and simply |
| The computer security network react to fix the | | | | change the administration password on your router - |
| security hole it issue - whether it be Microsoft, Apple | | | | whether it is wireless or a wired router. Now your |
| Computer or the Computer Hardware of Computer | | | | home computer network and router will be safe from |
| Hardware accessories manufacturers . And then the | | | | this threat. |
| computer hackers think of an alternate means of | | | | |