Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Home Networking

Chapter 10. Securing Your Home Network

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Your Home Network—Under Siege

• Securing Your Wireless and Wired Ethernet Networks

• Securing Your Broadband Internet Connection

• Protecting Your Family

If you have a home network, particularly if you have wireless ethernet, a broadband Internet connection, or both, you’re in a war against an invisible army. Intruders ranging from the bored teenager down the street with a Wi-Fi–equipped laptop to the creators of sophisticated viruses want to get access to your home network. Casual snoopers might just want access to say “yeah, I did it,” but the creators of viruses, worms, malware, and fraudulent emails hope to fool you into giving them access to your personal data, your identities, and even your childrens’ ...