6. Wireless Internet Security

Wireless internet security is important for not only businesses but for home internet networks as well.  Without a secure internet, anyone with WiFi in the are can connect to your internet and spy on your internet activities and even gain access to your hard drive.  It is also important to have a secure wireless internet so that nobody living around you can leech off of your internet account.  It is estimated that about 60 to 70% of wireless internet connections in America are not secured.

It is essential that you use encryption in order to secure your wireless internet connection, which is quite accessible because most wireless access has a mechanism for this built in.  A wireless service that provides WPA encryption is the best value if you wish to encrypt your internet account.  It can be a little tough to set up the encryption alone if you do not know the technology too well, so you may have to either find a friend who knows how to activate it or pay a technician to do it for you.  Another way to help with wireless security is to not broadcast your WiFi access, so that your internet will not be advertised to any other wireless cards in the area.  You can also limit the access to your wireless internet to only certain computers that you have chosen to be allowed to access it.  With all of this and a strong password, you can be sure that nobody can view your online activity or access the information on your hard drive via your wireless internet. 

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