The greatest risk that we face through modernization and rise of technological advancement is the advent of great minds that can ransack all your personal information and get into your lives in through networks and internet connections. Hackers is getting more creative and aggressive in doing whatever they want with the technology. They can do large scale scheme like stealing from stock market to a lower task like watching your every move or stealing your identity.
With the advancement of technology, our lives was made easy with the help of Smart Home. But, as long as there is a network and connection hackers are there to exploit and outsmart you.
Here are some tips on how you can prevent hackers from gaining control of your Smart Homes.
Regularly change your Username and Password. Most of us found it quite a hassle to change router and other internet-based devices log-in and passwords. If you just bought your router quickly change its default password to your own. Never use obvious passwords such as birthdays, reversed names, and your favorite band or artist. As much as possible use long and alpha-numerical passwords that are hard to crack. It is also advised that you have different passwords for every devices and accounts you have. This is to protect your other devices and accounts when one of them are compromised.
Update and Upgrade. As much as possible, Update or Upgrade software you own to their newest version and latest patch. Patches are made if a bug or a flaw was discovered from the current version.
Mobile Data are better than Public Wi-fi. Hackers can take advantage public wi-fi networks to gain personal information. If you are going to log-in to your smart home and do some adjustments, make sure that you are on a secure network or better yet just use mobile data.
Install home security protection. Smart Homes are best if they are side by side with a reliable and strong home security protection. Install home protection from a reputable company and make sure to understand what are the purposes and use of their features.
