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Cybersecurity
Network Security
Computer Networking
Hacking
INFOSEC
Posted >1 y ago
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The "foot stomps" I would make on this are the following:
Update your software - The #1 thing a consumer can do to improve security (well, assuming you're not going to questionable sites or downloading questionable software) is to keep their software patched.
Wifi encryption. Even if you're a novice, you need to understand the difference between WEP and WPA2/WPA3 on your devices*. Using freely available tools, I can crack WEP in just a few minutes. Thankfully WEP is not used on newer devices, but can still be found on older devices (if you've been using the same WiFi router for the last 10 years there's a good chance you might be using WEP).
According to WiGLE* (A website that many 'stumblers' upload WiFi sniffing details), there are about 956.5M WiFi networks in the US. Of that, WEP still is used on 3.83% of them - that's over 36,600 networks that can be cracked easier than dropping an egg.
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* WEP, WPA2 and WPA3 - https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/wep-vs-wpa
* WiGLE - https://wigle.net/index ... if you want to have fun, zoom the map to your house and see if it shows up.
Update your software - The #1 thing a consumer can do to improve security (well, assuming you're not going to questionable sites or downloading questionable software) is to keep their software patched.
Wifi encryption. Even if you're a novice, you need to understand the difference between WEP and WPA2/WPA3 on your devices*. Using freely available tools, I can crack WEP in just a few minutes. Thankfully WEP is not used on newer devices, but can still be found on older devices (if you've been using the same WiFi router for the last 10 years there's a good chance you might be using WEP).
According to WiGLE* (A website that many 'stumblers' upload WiFi sniffing details), there are about 956.5M WiFi networks in the US. Of that, WEP still is used on 3.83% of them - that's over 36,600 networks that can be cracked easier than dropping an egg.
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* WEP, WPA2 and WPA3 - https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/wep-vs-wpa
* WiGLE - https://wigle.net/index ... if you want to have fun, zoom the map to your house and see if it shows up.
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