How to avoid making your network vulnerable to attack

Your Local Area Network (LAN) is vital to your home and office. It's what handles all internal and outbound traffic, ensuring all clients on your side can communicate with one another, as well as billions of devices worldwide, so long as you have a router and external link. But how does one go about securing their LAN? Here are some pointers on how to not make your LAN vulnerable to outside attacks. Some involve common sense and others require you to do a little work.

Feb 17, 2025 - 19:20
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How to avoid making your network vulnerable to attack

Your Local Area Network (LAN) is vital to your home and office. It's what handles all internal and outbound traffic, ensuring all clients on your side can communicate with one another, as well as billions of devices worldwide, so long as you have a router and external link. But how does one go about securing their LAN? Here are some pointers on how to not make your LAN vulnerable to outside attacks. Some involve common sense and others require you to do a little work.