Following these tips can help keep your personal data safe By Nicholas De Leon In today’s hyper-connected world, your WiFi router is one of the most critical tools for protecting your personal data.

IBM X-Force warns that router passwords must be changed. Update, Jan. 5, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 4, now includes a user guide explaining how to change your router admin credentials ...

It is the simplest of security precautions, but it is one that still is often not followed: Change your default router password to something else. My colleague Carolyn Duffy Marsan this week posted an ...

Since the router is the guardian of your network, you’d think that router manufacturers would ship them with default options configured for security. However, several of the stock options on your ...