3 Tips for Securing Your Home Wi-Fi Network

Your home Wi-Fi network using TeleChoice broadband and the TeleChoice NBN is part of your daily life – your computer, phone, and tablet are on it, you use it to stream movies, store important documents, do online shopping and your monthly banking. The last thing anyone wants is for a malicious act of hacking to occur, but the risks are there. The key is to implement robust security around your network with this advice from TeleChoice customer service specialists.

TeleChoice Broadband Security Tip #1: Upgrade Your Router Password 

A complex password is a key to any aspect of online security, whether it’s for your Facebook account, online banking account or Wi-Fi router. TeleChoice customer service recommends a random mix of numbers and letters, including capitals and lower case letters, as well as a symbol. It makes it a little more difficult to share with friends and family, but it’s all about safety first. You can always write it down and stick it to behind a shelf or mirror, or store it in a digital vault app on your computer or smartphone. 

TeleChoice Broadband Security Tip #2: Limit Access to Your Router 

While sharing your password for your TeleChoice NBN Wi-Fi with friends and family is common, it’s important to show some discretion with other people. A salesperson, contractor working on the property or a decorator doing a design job for you doesn’t have the right to your Wi-Fi password. Their data needs should be covered by the company they work for. No matter how trustworthy they may prove to be, you only need to give your password to the wrong person once to put sensitive personal data at a huge risk. 

TeleChoice Broadband Security Tip #3: Change the Name of Your Network 

Router manufacturers usually produce routers with the same settings and same administration software in bulk for each product line, which makes it easy for hackers to access them. It’s up to you as a TeleChoice NBN customer to implement your own security measures to prevent this. 

Using the same network detection software that we all use on smartphones and internet-enabled devices, hackers can see all the Wi-Fi networks within range. To break-in, they don’t need your address if you still have the standard network name (known as an SSID) your router was originally set to. Using your SSID, a hacker can look up the default username and password for that router in a simple search – and then they’re in. 

So, what name should you use? Don’t use your address, name or any other personal information, and don’t make it provocative either – go for something bland and uninformative, it’s safest according to TeleChoice customer service specialists. 

If you want fast, secure and affordable high-speed internet, it’s time to get on any of our range of TeleChoice NBN packages. For more information, contact the TeleChoice customer service team today.