is you wifi secure?

How many of you have used your neighbour’s wifi connection without his permission? A recent survey shows one in 6 people do not secure their wifi connection and one in 9 people have used a wifi connection without its owner’s permission.

Setting up a wireless network is a very easy task today. Even a person with little computer knowledge can setup a wireless network for home use within minutes and for this reason most of the answers for “Is you wifi secure?” will be “I dont know” because many of us think that adding security to a wifi network is “too technical”.

Do you still see this in your list of wifi networks?

Do you want someone to know

• Every copy of every e-mail message you sent *and* received.
• A list of the Web sites you visited.

Its high time you start securing your wifi network. There are lot of tutorials available in the internet so I am not going to explain in detail. Below are some useful links you to get you started.

• Secure Your Home Wi-Fi Network
• How to Protect Your Wi-Fi Network from the WPA Hack
• How to catch hackers on your wireless network
• Protect Your Wi-Fi (Wireless) Network from Intruders
• A More Secure Home WiFi Design
• How Secure Is Your Wi-Fi Connection?