How to prevent hackers from gaining access to your Wi-Fi network via Smart plugs

Your Wi-Fi's network security is as strong as the security of each of the devices connected to the network. So make sure all the devices are secured to bar off any unauthorised access.

Updated on May 25, 2021  |  07:04 PM IST |  913K
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How to prevent hackers from gaining access to your Wi-Fi network via Smart plugs

In the age of connected technology, where we adjust the temperature of our homes remotely, adjust the light settings in our houses via mobile phone, monitor the front entrances to our homes and make sure your Amazon package was delivered. The possibilities are endless, and since more and more manufacturers are now producing smart connected devices, the cost of purchase is reducing.

But also imagine a scenario where all these devices that we are controlling, the visual feed that we can see on the mobile phone of our smart cameras, Etc. Can be accessed by an outsider because he gained access to our secure network through a loophole in one of our smart devices. Scary right. There have been instances of hackers gaining access to your Wi-Fi network and prying on your lives. They can gain access to your confidential information transmitted over the Wi-Fi network, such as pictures or bank details. 

There are a few steps we can take, to make sure that our Wi-Fi network stays secure and no one gets access to it without our knowledge.

Remember, your Wi-Fi's network security is as strong as the security of each of the devices connected to the network. Hence follow the above steps and stay connected, stay safe.

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