ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner explains best practices for setup and success of smart home security systems.
Change any default device passwords, and make sure email or commerce accounts that control the devices are strong, too.
"A lot of times the password to log into the router will be like admin and password 123 or something very simple," says Hiner."You want to make sure you change that. That's super important otherwise somebody could quite easily hack into your system potentially." A 12-16 character password is best. Use a phrase or scramble significant dates, such as a pet's birthday, by putting the month, date, and year in an unusual order.Keep your smart devices on the main house account, and don't let visitors on it. Many Wi-Fi routers allow for the creation of a guest account, with a separate username and password to connect to the internet.
"If they go to an internet cafe, every one of your friends, family, and neighbors that you connect to your Wi-Fi then is potentially broadcasting your security, your very sensitive sensitive security information, everywhere they go," says Hiner.Many new household appliances, from faucets to InstantPots and microwaves, are Wi-Fi-enabled.
"If you're not gonna actually use it in any way, or it's not going to be helpful in any way, don't connect it — because everything that's connected is potentially something that could be attacked," Hiner says."If it has a vulnerability or it has a default password that you're not even aware of, then that can become a way for someone to attack your network and potentially compromise everything else.
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