Wireless Security with FireFold
Written By GrayIn a followup report on wireless internet vulnerabilities, FOX News came to FireFold to speak with company CEO Chris Grouse. FOX wanted to give viewers more information about how hackers actually go about stealing internet access. Chris took reporter Morgan Fogarty to a gated community to show how many wireless access points could be found. They picked up plenty of access points, including a few unsecured ones, without even going through the gates. Once a hacker has found an unsecured wireless router, they are free to do whatever they want with near perfect anonymity. It is really just as simple as connecting to your wireless internet at home, and it is nearly impossible to track down an offender. A hacker on an open wireless network is free to commit crimes like downloading pirated content or child pornography without reprocussion. Worst of all, innocent people are getting caught up in these cyber crimes, getting blamed for the actions of hackers.
Securing your wireless connection is relatively easy once you have seen how its done. When you buy a router, read the documentation and find out how to login to your router’s configuration page. Once you have logged in, all you need to do is find the wireless security section, pick an encryption type (there are differences in security for different types, but having any type is far better than none), and set a password. Its as simple as that. If you no longer have the documents on how to login to your router, Google it. It is very likely that your routers default login information is available online.
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