How do hackers attack you
- Zero-day
- Phishing
Zero-day when attackers attack from outside through outdated software, through known vulnerabilities that are not yet patched.
How to secure your Network?
- Secure your router
- Check open ports and close unnecessary ports
- Enable firewall
- disable ping response
- disable port forwarding [if there is no firewall and other measures in place]
- disable router remote management option
- Use WPA2 or newer WiFi mode and make sure the password is strong
- Use VPN
- Redesign your internal network
- Keep your network devices under different network segments
- Use switches with built-in firewalls and filters [Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine or unifi software]
- Configure internal devices and NAS
- Enable firewall
- install antivirus / security monitor
- use VPN
- enable an auto Lock feature
- two-step authentication
- close unnecessary open ports/ change them to different ones
- disable admin account
- make strong passwords
- enable powen on/off schedule
- Separate volume (for OS, snapshots)
- have regular backups
- Enable automated updates
- router firmware
- internal devices
How to scan your open ports ?
Use port scanning websites or run a scan from neighbors or friends network – remotely.
Get your external IP
Run a scan
From online websites
From your friends house
You can also scan only for open ports )all of them or just specific ports) instead of vulnerabilities
How to secure your router?
Disable upnp and port forwarding
Disable Respond to Ping
Increase firewall level or set manual rules
Also disable DMZ access
Redesign your internal network
Do not allow hackers connect to your NAS via cheaper iot devices. Keep them seperate.
Keep your NAS accessible only from particular internal IP address and enable brute force attacks
Configure internal devices and NAS
Enable automatic logout and enable HTTP attack protection
Enable two factor authentication
Enable Account protection
Enable Firewall
Enable Autoblock
Enable DoS protection
Use Security Advisor to scan for open volnurabilities on your NAS
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