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Originally Posted by EssDee
I have to disagree with you somewhat. Both of the measures you have highlighted above DO increase security somewhat.
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Hiding the SSID does nothing to increase the security, it merely makes it slightly more difficult to locate your network. It's still there, and it's no more secure, it's the equivalent of taking the house number off your house - the house still has the same level of security (taking the house number off doesn't make your locks more effective) it's just more difficult to find.
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Originally Posted by EssDee
It's a bit like claiming locking your doors and fitting an alarm system doesn't increase your home security.
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Nothing like it at all I'm afraid. Locking your doors actually makes it more difficult to access your house, providing an increased physical barrier to entry. Fitting an alarm system
doesn't make your house more secure, it simply acts as a deterrent and an indicator of whether your security had been breached. Activating encryption is the equivalent of having locks on your doors/windows, having an intrusion detection system would be the equivalent of having an alarm.
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Originally Posted by EssDee
Wouldn't like those that value the advice on here assume that it's not worth 'switching on' whatever they can to increase security. Better than nothing, surely?
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MAC filtering makes it more difficult for the user to later connect more devices to their router, this will lead to problems and frustration further down the line - increasing the likelihood that they will switch it off (possibly along with other securing measures). Hiding the SSID also makes life more difficult for the user, with the same possible consequences.
I'd rather advise people to take a measured and appropriate stance on securing their routers, and provide them with advice that will lead to a genuine increase in security than get them to do something that needlessly complicates matters and won't help much in the long run.
As with any advice though, people are at liberty to take it or disregard it as they see fit - there's also nothing anywhere that says people can't post conflicting or complimentary advice, it's up to the person reading that advice how much of it they choose to pay attention to.