Wi-Fi Security

Wi-Fi household users the world over including those in the USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific are falling victim to hackers who piggyback on their network by misusing their internet account for crime and other illegal/unethical activities without the actual Wi-Fi owners knowledge or consent.

Are you using Wi-Fi for internet access from home or office? If so then surely you must be adequately secured by having proper password protection for your wireless network.

If you as a Wi-Fi user fail to use the password for accessing the internet then you are causing yourself to be vulnerable to all kinds of criminal activities by some unscrupulous person amongst those who are in your immediate vicinity by piggybacking on your wireless network without your knowledge.

It has been found from a survey that there are many amongst us who either do not wish to use a password each time they access the internet using their Wi-Fi system or do not have one that adequately secure them from attacks by hackers who love to piggy back on others.

A good number of Wi-Fi users are there who use others wireless network by piggybacking on them to download large files or adult content without the actual owners being aware of them.

By not using a proper password for your wireless network at home or while travelling could allow criminals with malafide intention to use your wireless network for some nefarious activities such as terrorism which could land you in serious trouble.

So to avoid swimming in the hot soup its better you remain well protected and do not take things for granted with the illusion of being in the confines of a closed room with not a soul to accompany you.

You might not know that your neighbor some 200 meters from where you are is actually snooping on you and could even steal your credit card password or that of your bank account during transaction.