Turn your devices off from the internet.

Besides age or wear and tear, internet routers can have certain settings you should try enabling and tinkering with to make ...

Your home network’s security is only as good as the configuration of your router or gateway. Leave it open or vulnerable, and you might end up with freeloaders that hog your bandwidth, at best. At ...

Wi-Fi devices use radios to communicate, and as Wi-Fi gets faster, it uses higher radio frequencies like 5Ghz and 6Ghz, which don’t have as much range ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Most modern homes have quite a few WiFi-connected gadgets trying ...

If a hacker or another unauthorized user connects to your home or business router, you can identify the unknown user by the Media Access Control address of his device. Find the MAC addresses, the name ...

Thread is a mesh networking protocol that connects low-power smart home gadgets, and it’s one of Matter’s underlying ...

Most of us tend to keep our router or modem always on so that we can be online all the time. But is it safe? Are we trading our privacy for convincing? Should we turn off our computer network when not ...

The FBI is advising users of consumer-grade routers and network-attached storage devices to reboot them as soon as possible to counter Russian-engineered malware that has infected hundreds of ...

Home Wi-Fi is a basic human need at this point. From streaming movies and video calls to smart home devices and cloud gaming, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Last week, Talos Intelligence released a detailed report on a new breed ...