Secure your router for a safe Wi-Fi connection

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: use a strong password there as well. This step will encrypt all traffic passing in your wireless network.

Every network card has a unique address. To find that, simply type ‘ipconfig / all’ in your command prompt window. You will see a line called physical address followed by a series of 12 digits and alphabets separated by hyphens. Something looking like this: 00-RR-HH-67-54-HF. That is your laptop’s physical address. Enter those addresses into the Wi-Fi router and configure it to accept connections only from those addresses. Be aware that all public Wi-Fi enabled spots like airports, hotels, etc are insecure. Use them for browsing, but be advised that using hotspots for financial transactions is very insecure.

If you follow the above steps, you should be alright. However, if you are looking for a more robust protection, then you need to call in the professionals. As they will tell you—these steps may stop a causal attacker—but for a professional, they are only deterrents.