The prevalence of cheap wireless solutions has resulted in the smallest of businesses turning to wireless routers and other devices to enable their networks. While these devices work wonders towards improving productivity and flexibility, there is also a huge downside to out of the box security.
Most routers shipped out these days arrive with minimal security configurations. Instead, they come straight from the manufacturer ready to provide an instant wireless connection. Although this is rather convenient, it doesn’t give any protection for your network and the secrets it contains. Outsiders can and often do thieve data from unsecured wireless connections. Even with the facts as they are, you would be surprised to know how many small businesses take the gamble of connecting a company laptop to an unprotected wireless router, basically inviting an intruder into the network.