Security & Privacy Monday May 12, 2008 - 11:12:15 PM

Are intruders in your living room?

If your wireless network is not secure, you might as well leave your front door open!

In a world of growing cybercrime and identity theft, have you made sure your wireless network is secure?

Did you know that virtually all wireless routers are supplied in a 'default' insecure state with no security enabled?

This means that as soon as you connect an un-secured wireless broadband router to the internet you'll allowing access to whoever might be passing outside your house. Any hacker, identify thief, paedophile or other undesirable cyber-criminal can not only gain access to the internet through your broadband connection but may also be able to steal files from any computer you have connected to it yourself.

We can offer a wifi checkup to ensure that your wireless network is secure from unauthorised access. Whether it's a matter of enabling the relevant encryption level or configuring your computers to have improved firewalls, we can prevent unauthorised people from gaining access to your network.

Contact us for further information and details of our on-site wifi checkups in the Portsmouth & Southsea area.

We have several years of experience in installing and configuring secure email solutions, ranging from simple password protected access to comprehensive public key cryptography systems, using military grade encryption for your emails and confidential files.

Whether it's a home PC or a small office server we can advise on the best strategy for you, as well as installing and configuring Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) or GnuPG. We also offer comprehensive training and help on how to send encrypted emails.

Any defence is only secure as the weakest link in the chain. When installing a network you should always install and configure a firewall for maximum security.

We can advise on the best types of firewall to use, from dedicated firewall routers to installing firewall software on your personal computer.