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60%200px|link=End-user_Computer_Security=𓆉≅ <div STYLE="float:right;margin-right:10px;margin-left:30px"> End-user Computer Security Inexpensive security for    ⦾ individuals ⦾ sole traders ⦾ small businesses </p> </div> <tr style="padding:0px;margin:0px;"> Wireless Communications12px|link=Wikipedia:Wireless  /  Chapter 3 Wireless Communications (chapter 3) If internet connection is hacked, computers will become vulnerable. Although maintaining security on the user's machine will probably mean that security overall will be sufficiently maintained, it is still worthwhile safeguarding against such an event. <tr style="padding:0px;margin:0px;"> Wired12px|link=Wikipedia:Wired_communication vs. wireless12px|link=Wikipedia:Wireless Wired vs. wireless Whenever there is a choice between wired or wireless communication (such as in the case of wired tethering for internet connections), wired communication is likely going to be more secure; it appears that most wireless routers usefully also permit wired ethernet connections. <tr style="padding:0px;margin:0px;"> Shared WiFi12px|link=Wikipedia:Wi-Fi Shared WiFi It's best not to use a shared WiFi router at all, if it can be helped; or if it is used, only to use it with a highly secure client-machine set-up. When a router is shared, it can be difficult to convince others about the need to perform certain security tasks, such as the changing of the WiFi password on a regular basis. Essex police’s cyber-security advice as of March 2020, was not to use free WiFi for anything you wouldn’t want a stranger to see. <tr style="padding:0px;margin:0px;"> Keep communication12px|link=Wikipedia:Communication systems turned off Keep communication systems turned off Keeping wireless technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, and infrared ports, disabled when not in use, is a good precautionary security measure. Navigation in footer100px|link=End-user_Computer_Security/Main_content/Passwords_and_digital_keys|Previous chapter: chapter 2, entitled 'Passwords and digital keys' Chapter 2Passwords and digital keys 15px|link=End-user_Computer_Security/Preliminaries|Go to page for contents, index, and foreword Contents, Index, Foreword true End-user_Computer_Security 🔍 enter search text here 15 Chapter 4Digital storage 100px|link=End-user_Computer_Security/Main_content/Digital_storage|Next chapter: chapter 4, entitled 'Digital storage' Book:End-user Computer Security/Hash-tagged/＃Communication/＃Secure communication/＃Secure downloading Book:End-user Computer Security/Hash-tagged/＃Privacy/＃Electronic signals privacy Book:End-user Computer Security/Hash-tagged/＃Communication/＃Secure communication/＃Non-tampered communication Book:End-user Computer Security/Hash-tagged/＃Tamper, tampering/＃Tamper prevention Book:End-user Computer Security/Hash-tagged/＃Communication/＃Wireless communication Book:End-user Computer Security/Book part/Main content/Chapters/«Wireless Communications», chapter 3 Book:End-user Computer Security/Hash-tagged/＃Physical security Book:End-user Computer Security/Hash-tagged/＃Simple security measures Book:End-user Computer Security/Hash-tagged/＃Security credentials/＃Changing security credentials