
Plus, failure to keep your network secure might provide strangers with a bit too much control over your coffee maker, air conditioner or automated security system.

Every connected device uses bandwidth, and the more outside devices that use your network, the less likely your automated home devices will get the bandwidth they need. Keeping your home Wi-Fi network safe from intruders is doubly important if your home is automated. That’s why Wired recommends all homeowners protect access to their routers with a complex password and WPA2 security.

Failure to add protection to your Wi-Fi network means opening up your network to freeloaders. Update your security to cut off bandwidth leechesĮxtra users slow your internet connection by taking up internet bandwidth.
