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Computer Security: Encryption and Beyond

Posted at 16:01, 17/04/2008 by Dina323

Thousands of networks are hacked into every year; the results can range from an inconveniently slow connection to identity fraud. The best way to keep your network safe is through encryption—which is by default turned off in most routers. PC World offers the following advice:

If you haven’t already, enable your router’s encryption, and use the strongest form supported by your network. The Wireless Protected Access (WPA) protocol and more recent WPA2 have supplanted the older and less-secure Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP).

Go with WPA or WPA2 if possible; WEP is easy to crack. (You must use the same form on all devices—you can’t mix WEP and WPA.) WPA and WPA2 use keys that change dynamically, making it nearly impossible to hack. Use a combination of letters and numbers of 14 characters ore more for the encryption key.

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