People and Router Security
There are so many posts out on the internet about router security. Well, here is another one.
In my house, I receive at least 6 WAPs in some spots of my house. Over the few years that we have lived in our current house, I have seen router security improve.
However, people take the first step to securing their router and then they stop there. They do the basic WEP encryption and then just leave their router alone. This is a bad practice. WEP isn’t enough.
If you’re sending packets over your network using a short key for your passcode, you’re at high risk. Most people don’t realize that there are tools available like aircrack-ng and LiveCDs like backtrack available that are made specifically for quickly cracking low-security networks. These tools can crack your password in a number of minutes if you’re actively using the internet. Once your network security is compromised, it’s all over. The perpetrator can intercept (and if he has enough knowledge, he can even inject) packets from your network and find out anything that he wants to know.
That’s why I must say: Use WPA2-Personal encryption as a minimum for your home network!
That’s all. 
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