The bad news: most people don’t give a second thought to their routers. This lack of know-how puts a lot of households in a dangerous position. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ...

If you’re like me, your home Wi-Fi is at the center of almost everything you do online, whether it’s online banking, paying bills, booking trips, chatting with friends or streaming movies. These days, ...

Never choose Open (no security), or if it is using WEP, change the security setting immediately. An open network will make it easy for someone to steal your Wi-Fi, and the older WEP security is easily ...

If you have people coming to your home, you might want to give them Wi-Fi without letting them into your main network. A ...

Tap or click here for five easy ways to secure your home’s Wi-Fi. It’s vital to check your router settings and tweak them for your home network’s security’s sake. Before you do, there is one essential ...

Like other routers, Netgear products come with options for different settings. The Netgear users' manual covers selecting the right setting for security, for connections with network computers and for ...

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...

Take network security seriously. A security hole in your home or office network can expose you to attackers and put your personal information at risk. The good thing is that your router provides you ...

Almost all modern Wi-Fi routers are equipped with a configuration interface that you can access through a web browser and use it to set your preferences. So, if you’ve never paid much attention to ...

Your Wi-Fi router might be vital to keep you connected to the internet, but it could also be a gateway for cyber crooks. If, like most people, you simply leave your router to get on with things and ...

Many routers ship with options for outdated encryption settings. The most popular Wi-Fi security right now is Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) encryption. This standard is over a decade old. If you’re ...