{"id":1898,"date":"2011-05-18T17:32:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T21:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2011-05-18T17:34:25","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T21:34:25","slug":"is-your-wireless-network-open-better-close-it-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/is-your-wireless-network-open-better-close-it-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your wireless network open? Better close it soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re using a home wireless network, you really should consider securing it with WPA2 security. There are many videos on the web<\/a> showing anyone can make a high-gain Wifi antenna with a Pringles can, a copper wire, and a couple of nuts and bolts and use this contraption to access wireless Internet signals from 1\/4 to 1\/2 mile away from the open router. And if a criminal gains access to you wireless signal and does illegal things, guess whose house the cops will be coming to \u00a0– that\u2019s right: Yours!<\/p>\n

Most routers made within the last year automatically set up \u00a0your connection with WPA2 or WPA3 security. If your router is older than that, you\u2019ll have to set up your secure connection manually following the instructions available from your router manufacturer\u2019s web site. Normally, you\u2019ll need to open your browser and type in http:\/\/198.168.1.1 \u2013 but it varies with the brand and mode of wireless router you\u2019re using.<\/p>\n

So the brand name on your router and visit the web site of the manufacturer and get the information you need to secure your wireless connection. \u00a0According to data from the Cyber Crimes unit, at least 30% of you are still using open wireless connections. If you continue to use an open connection not only can criminals use your connection (from miles away) for criminal activities, they can also store things on your computer and even access files on your computer. And while they\u2019re using your connection you won\u2019t know the difference \u2013 it\u2019s very difficult to detect.<\/p>\n

So\u2026if you\u2019re using an ope wireless connection. Today is the day to secure it with a strong password and WPA2 (or better encryption). If you need motivation to do it, watch the video below:<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re using a home wireless network, you really should consider securing it with WPA2 security. There are many videos on the web showing anyone can make a high-gain Wifi antenna with a Pringles can, a copper wire, and a couple of nuts and bolts and use this contraption to access wireless Internet signals from 1\/4 to 1\/2\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1197,1195,1196,1194],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1898"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1900,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions\/1900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}