Many times people unintentionally leave their WiFi network open for the bad guys.The bad guys use this opportunity to get access to your network. Today i m going to share 3 reasons why you must make your WiFi network secure.
If the bad guy gets access to your network he can use it for performing some illegal actions such as publishing illegal content over the internet.
He may use it to hack into other networks over the internet, when the police will trace back the incident it will lead to your network and you may not have any answer to prove your innocence.
If the bad guys get access to your network then your data which flows from the network is at a big risk. The bad guy may intercept some very personal or confidential information of yours. Also there is a possibility that the data which flows from the network is tampered by the bad guy.
Sometimes the person who got access to your network may not have bad intentions. The person may only want to use free internet, this may cause problem if you have a limited data-plan. It may seem to be a very small reason but this may cause big problems, like network blockage just before an important work.
There may be many different problems which you may face if your WiFi network gets compromised.
Hope this small post helps you understand the importance of securing your WiFi network. In my next article I will discuss how you can secure your WiFi network in simple steps.
Please feel free to contact me thorough comments or personal message about any queries your have.
Till then, Stay Online ! Stay Safe !
- Shantanu
1. Illegal use
If the bad guy gets access to your network he can use it for performing some illegal actions such as publishing illegal content over the internet.
He may use it to hack into other networks over the internet, when the police will trace back the incident it will lead to your network and you may not have any answer to prove your innocence.
2. Your data at risk:
If the bad guys get access to your network then your data which flows from the network is at a big risk. The bad guy may intercept some very personal or confidential information of yours. Also there is a possibility that the data which flows from the network is tampered by the bad guy.
3. Network usage
Sometimes the person who got access to your network may not have bad intentions. The person may only want to use free internet, this may cause problem if you have a limited data-plan. It may seem to be a very small reason but this may cause big problems, like network blockage just before an important work.
There may be many different problems which you may face if your WiFi network gets compromised.
Hope this small post helps you understand the importance of securing your WiFi network. In my next article I will discuss how you can secure your WiFi network in simple steps.
Please feel free to contact me thorough comments or personal message about any queries your have.
Till then, Stay Online ! Stay Safe !
- Shantanu
