The report highlights the growing threats from cyberattacks as more people are working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
But there are ways to defend your home against attacks.
“If it looks suspicious, it probably is.
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Another easy way to protect yourself is by using multifactor authentication wherever its offered.
Also, enable auto-updates on devicesincluding any connected camera, smart thermostat, printer or voice assistant.
Use strong, unique passwords, and enable broadband connection security offered by your ISP.”
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Hacking is surprisingly easy, observers say.
“Thats all you gotta hack it.
They now have admin access to that machine.”
Many attacks are harmless, but not all, Kee said.
“If its like a refrigerator and they venture to add it to a botnet to mine bitcoin.
Refrigerators mining bitcoin is funny.
Not so funny when its your kids webcams or the security cams in your house.”
Despite the increasing number of threats, there are ways to protect your home from cyberattacks, experts say.
“Many routers come with default user IDs and passwords, or even no passwords,” he added.
“Changing them to something only you know is an important first step.”
Creating strong passwords is also a must, Puldy said.
Not too crazy, but is difficult to break."
Another good habit to get into is to apply maintenance to your software and operating system regularly.
Just keep your guard up and don’t use the default setting on your internet devices.
