How To Stop Your Home From Being Hacked #Infographic

Published by Web Desk Saturday, January 7, 2017

When you bring a new WiFi connected device home, do you check to see whether the security on said device is up to par? Chances are you just rip the package open and start filling it full of your sensitive data. It’s human. We don’t always stop to think whether we should once we realize we can. Unfortunately this very human trait is leaving all of us vulnerable to hackers.

Just a couple of months ago there was a major internet outage that affected the East coast of the United States. It was a DDoS attack on Dyn, which stopped traffic from being routed to over 80 different websites including Netflix and Twitter. The culprit? Hackers had taken over unsecured IoT devices and used them to overwhelm Dyn. It’s easy to buy the latest IoT gadget and hook it up to your WiFi, but it’s not always easy to make sure all your gadgets are connected safely. Learn how to stop your home from being hacked from this infographic!

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Infographic by: www.refiguide.org

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