Tormeron wrote:One more thing to add to this guide is:
When installing your router or when a company comes to install your home router, make sure they change the admin password on the router from it's default, Most people leave it on the default allowing hackers easy access
bad ideas for router passwords are simple words, use a secure password you can remember.
the best option would be to turn off the ability for WAN sided connections to the router interface. (though you still should place a secure password on your router)
Yeah ... cannot stress that enough.
There's a website dedicated entirely to people that left their IP CCTV password to factory defaults, and is open for the world to see, just to prove a point. Kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms; you name it.
Creepy and morally very incorrect, but does prove a very valid point.
