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