The WiFi Threat You Can't See
Right now, someone could be sitting in your parking lot, connected to your WiFi, downloading your files. Sound paranoid? It happens 100,000 times daily to small businesses.
How Criminals Use Your WiFi
- Parking Lot Attacks: Sit outside, hack in, steal data
- Customer Spoofing: Pretend to be a customer needing WiFi
- Evil Twin Networks: Create fake WiFi that looks like yours
- Password Crackers: "Password123" takes 0.2 seconds to crack
Real WiFi Horror Stories
Coffee Shop: Customer credit cards stolen through unsecured WiFi. $30,000 in fraudulent charges.
Medical Office: Patient records accessed via guest WiFi. HIPAA fine: $125,000.
Retail Store: Inventory system hacked through WiFi. Criminals knew exactly when expensive shipments arrived.
The Problems With Your Current Setup
- Same Network for Everything: Guests and employees on same network
- Default Router Settings: Admin/admin or admin/password
- WPS Enabled: That "easy connect" button is a security nightmare
- Old Encryption: WEP or WPA (not WPA3) is like a paper lock
- No Access Logs: You don't know who's connected right now
Fix Your WiFi Security Today (30 Minutes)
- Step 1: Change router login (not WiFi password, the router's admin password)
- Step 2: Create separate guest network (most routers have this option)
- Step 3: Use WPA3 (or at least WPA2) encryption
- Step 4: Turn off WPS button
- Step 5: Hide network name (SSID) from public view
- Step 6: Set guest network to expire passwords daily
WiFi Password Best Practices
Bad: CompanyName2024, Password123, 12345678
Good: Coffee#Sunrise@2024Beach!
Use a phrase: "My2DogsLove#Pizza&Walks!" is stronger than "X#k9$mP2"
Monthly WiFi Security Checklist:
- □ Check who's connected to your network
- □ Update router firmware
- □ Review guest access logs
- □ Change guest WiFi password
- □ Test your WiFi range from parking lot