Showing posts with label network. Show all posts
Showing posts with label network. Show all posts

Friday, March 14, 2014

Securing Your Home Wireless Network

With the growth of wireless internet networks in private homes, caution must be taken to be sure that your network is “secure.”  What “secure” means in this instance is that your network is not available to be accessed by persons outside of your family, of visitors to your home to whom you have given temporary access.

What is a Home Wireless Network?
Networks are set up by connecting a piece of equipment called a “router” to your modem.” The router broadcasts a signal throughout your house that creates that can be picked up by your computers, smart phones, and tablets, providing access to the high speed Internet signal coming in to your modem.

The Danger of an Unprotected Network
While home networks have reached the point where they can be set up by nearly any skill level of user, not as many people are not aware of the dangers of not having their network secure, nor the steps they can take to make their network secure from intruders. An unprotected network could permit malicious ‘hackers’ to gain access to your data. In essence, accessing everything on your home computers by coming in through a “back door.”

Setting Up  and Securing Your Network
Once your router is connected to your modem, follow the instructions which will allow you to change certain settings on the router.  Generally this is accomplished via a secure website that the router manufacturer describes in the documentation that comes with the router.

Router Identification Names
Each router has an identification name. The default name is set by the manufacturer and is generally the name of the router manufacturer.  The first step in securing your network is to change the name of your router, to a unique word that is not easily guessed.  The identification name is also referred to as the SSID (service set identifier).  An important option at this step is to “disable the SSID broadcast.” What this means is when people sign on their computers near your network, and see a list of available networks in the area, your network will not be listed.

Router Passwords
The router will come with a preset password as well, and of course you should change the password to something that also cannot be easily guessed.   Neither the router’s identification name or the password should be something easy like your last name, or house address. Like any user name or passwords, they should be something easily remembered by you and your family, but not something that neighbors or strangers could obtain after several attempts of trying to log on to your network.

Security Options
As the technology of routers has advanced, so have the different types of security available within routers.  This “security” allows the network to communicate with your computer, as you have “told” your computer to recognize the type of security that the router is transmitting with.
While the router will give you several different options of security to choose from, if it is available designate the security level  as WPA2; WPA would be your second choice. These two options offer the most secure methods of protecting your network.

Guest Password
You may, as an option, set up a separate “guest password” for when visitors come to your house;  this is in lieu of you providing them with your own personal password, as they would have the ability to access your network after they visit. Depending on the type and quality of the router, some networks “broadcast” beyond the walls of your house, providing you with another reason to protect the network as best as you can.

Firewalls
A firewall is an additional layer of protection. In the event someone has gained access to your network, a firewall prevents them from using your computer to send out malicious emails or other data. Most computers have built in firewall software, and it is just a matter of choosing the option to turn it on. Many computers will prompt you if you shut your firewall off, and advise you that it is not the best idea.

Updating
 As with any password advice you read, for any device or service, you should consider changing your router password from time to time. Of course, you will have to remember to advise your family members of the new password.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014

How to Secure Your Data in the Office Network

By: Simona Rusnakova

The data of any company is essentially the infrastructure on which all the organizational activities rest. Information is the key to any operation in the commercial world and this makes it an extremely valuable commodity. This in turn requires that the data should be protected at all levels and be made safe from any internal or external risk. This is capable of being effectively accomplished only through the use of programs and software systems which are designed for the purpose.

The Basic Foundation for Any Data Security Strategy

Any corporate strategy for data security will proceed from the basic foundation of detection and control. The first step will require that you identify the parameters for the information which is required to be made secure. Once these parameters are demarcated, the software will they constantly scan the network to ensure that any risk is conveniently located and attention is brought to it. Data security will have to proceed from two levels. One is the source protection to prevent any threat from occurring, and the second from the software which will detect and manage risks.

Identification of Critical Data and Methods for its Protection

Data protection is becoming a critical governance problem which is sought to be addressed in diverse ways. If your organization is big, you will need to have even more checks in place to prevent any leakage of critical data. The various software systems which are developed for the purpose are designed to detect the critical data and start procedures for its encryption. At the same time, they will also be able to keep a tab on the occurrence of any unsecured risk which is capable of allowing the leakage of this data.

The Need to Prevent Data Theft at Every Stage

Data theft is a serious issue which has been affecting a number of organizations. The loss of data leads to a number of consequences which affect the company and its reputation. The theft of client related data can have serious repercussions for your company as the reputation and credibility of the firm will suffer. In addition to this, the financial repercussions of the data theft are enormous and can seriously affect the working of the organization at every level. Therefore, you will have to implement effective obstacles in the system to prevent this loss of data. Once the relevant data is identified, the software systems are capable of locating this data and encrypting it so ensure that it cannot be misused by any employee.

How the Dedicated Software can Protect Data of your Company

Software which is created with the specific aim to protect data will work at different levels to ensure protection and compliance with policies. It can locate and protect the intellectual property of the company and also ensure compliance with the various data related regulations. To protect data, it also checks the use of the information technology resources of the company and their usage while keeping a watch over the critical information and its safeguarding.

On order to effectively safeguard your data, custom designed software protocols are sufficient to look after all aspects of the same.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

YeahMobi Review Best Mobile Advertising Network

Yeahmobi is a Mobile advertising network. With this ad network , you can monetize your mobile apps, Mobile websites and even the traffic coming to your websites from Mobiles. This is the worlds best mobile advertising network.Below, i have given the details of Yeahmobi.


Details::

Advantages::(Pros)

1) Largest mobile ad serving network.

2) Pays with good CPM rates.

3) Good network for paid traffic.

4) Pays via Paypal.

5) Pays once in a week.

Cons::

1) Payment Threshold(Minimum Payout):: $50.

2) For this network, paid traffic suits more.

My rating:: 2.9/5
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Monday, February 17, 2014

A Social Network Christmas

Amateur Person here wanted to say merry Christmas to all readers.
Many things can be told from His birth, but here is a video that tells a different way from the birth of Jesus Christ

See the video below:

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Specs HTC EVO 4G The first Android phones that support the 4G network

HTC EVO 4G is the first Android phones that support the 4G network. Hardware was tough, carrying the 1GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM. HTC EVO 4G was known as the HTC Supersonic unlike other products that carry the HTC 3G technologies such as HTC Desire, HTC EVO 4G using Android 2.1 OS with HTC UI Sense, equipped with 2 cameras, 8 megapixel camera and 1.3 megapixel forward-facing secondary camera


Specs of The HTC Evo 4G:
Network

HTC EVO 4G3G, 4G, CDMA, CDMA EV-DO, CDMA2000, EVDO


Dimension
(H x W x D) 4.8 x 2.6 x .5 inchi
Weight 6 oz


Display
4.3-inch 800×480 capacitive TFT touchscreen with multitouch capabilities

Operating System
Android 2.1 OS with HTC Sense UI

Camera
8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording
1.3-megapixel front-facing

CPU
1GHz Snapdragon processor

Memory
Flash memory 1GB
RAM 512MB

Connectivity
WiFi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 A2DP + EDR
 
Battery
Li-Ion 1500mAh 

Features
GPS/aGPS with free turn-by-turn navigation
FM Radio
HDMI out port
3.5mm headset jack
microUSB port
8GB microSD (expandable up to 32GB)
Digital compass, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, and a Light Sensor
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