secure wifi

How to check if someone is stealing your bandwidth

How to check if someone is stealing your bandwidth

Your WiFi connection is yours, and you shouldn’t have to worry about neighbors, strangers, or hackers tapping into it. To help keep others from accessing your internet connection, you need to understand how to control the devices connected to your WiFi. It’s also…

What is encryption and how can it protect your data?

What is encryption and how can it protect your data?

Many people think data encryption is something used only by the military and large organizations, but this isn’t true at all. In fact, you’ve already used encryption today if you’re reading this article over WiFi. Encryption is an essential part of home networks these…

How to secure your WiFi (and why you should)

How to secure your WiFi (and why you should)

It may feel inconvenient to have to get a password every time you want to use the WiFi at your friend’s house or at a coffee shop. But WiFi passwords are magical things. They help keep out the monsters (hackers and malware) and protect the important stuff (your…

How to make a strong WiFi password

How to make a strong WiFi password

How to make a strong WiFi password Your internet connection is your gateway to the web. But it’s more than that. WiFi is also a doorway to your smart IoT devices, personal information, and financial accounts. If you don’t keep that door secure, you could open the…