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