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Does Asus WiFi Extender Truly Protect the Home Network?

Do Son February 4, 2022 4 minutes read
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Taiwan-based Asus multinational phone and computer hardware and electronics firm with its headquarters in the Beitou District of Taipei. Asus WiFi extenders offer the most secure home network and are considered among the company’s best products.

If you are wondering, does Asus extender truly protect the home network? You are at the right place! Stay stick to this guide to get the answer!

How does Asus WiFi Extender protect the home network?

Asus extenders offer AiProtection to ensure enterprise-level security in the home. AiProtection eliminates a vulnerability in your home gateway by first evaluating your router’s configuration for potentially harmful gaps and then deleting those vulnerabilities from the configuration.

Moreover, while browsing the internet, AiProtection, in conjunction with web reputation service (WRS) and DPI, continuously defends and prevents you from unintentionally visiting potentially harmful websites.

In addition, AiProtection protects against incursion from several cyber threats, including malware, malicious websites, and system vulnerabilities. In conclusion, alarms are generated when a device on your network is hacked and displays suspicious activity.

Assess Security Settings

Many seemingly little issues might jeopardize security, such as a weak router password, unencrypted WiFi, or allowing remote access, among others.

It is also possible that hackers will be able to modify your network settings and circumvent your firewall to manage gadgets, steal sensitive personal information, or even utilize your IP camera remotely if your settings are incorrect.

Asus extenders review all fundamental security settings and ensure all of the devices linked to your home network are safe and secure against external intrusion. You’ll have the confidence in knowing that hackers will be kept away that your data will be kept secure.

Block Malicious Websites

Malicious sites blocking can prevent you from accessing malicious websites, therefore preventing your computers from being infected with Trojans or abused accidentally. In conjunction with Trend Micro’s Web Reputation Services, Ai Protection assists you in identifying harmful URLs.

Trend Micro’s web reputation technology monitors the trustworthiness of online domains using one of the world’s biggest domain-reputation databases, which Trend Micro maintains.

Vulnerability Protection

Securing the growing number of Internet of Everything (IoE)-enabled devices that are becoming available online is the most pressing security concerns of the current era. There may be vulnerabilities in your IoE-enabled devices.

In most cases, IoE-enabled devices are based on ancient versions of unpatched open-source software, making them more susceptible to exploitation. Your IoE-enabled device suppliers may be hesitant to patch your devices because of the risks involved.

Incompatibilities may arise due to patching a susceptible device, resulting in the device failing to work correctly. Therefore, device manufacturers may be hesitant to offer security fixes for your devices until they have completed appropriate testing.

Moreover, your IoE-enabled device suppliers may never deliver security updates. Vendors of Internet-of-Things-enabled devices may not have given much attention to issuing security fixes for their devices, and they may never provide security patches for your gadgets.

As a result of the fact that all of your Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices are linked to the internet via your home network, and since IoE-enabled devices may include vulnerabilities, the need for vulnerability prevention on home routers is more than ever before.

Luckily, Asus extenders with AiProtection assist in preventing the exploitation of a known vulnerability even when the affected systems have not yet been patched with the latest security updates.

AiProtection has a built-in DPI engine that can recognize and prevent known assaults before the attacking packets reach the susceptible connected devices. It also prevents malicious communication from reaching IoE-enabled devices, ensuring that they are never compromised.

Detect and Block Infected Devices

An infected host will connect invisibly to a malicious server, commonly known as a Command-and-Control server, to receive orders from the attacker when infected with a bot or Trojan.

This host machine gets transformed into a zombie computer for the Botnet. The rogue server provides the attacker with the ability to take command of the compromised host. Then, the attacker can also steal the victim’s sensitive information.

If the device’s log reveals that a host attempted to connect to a malicious server but was denied access, this is an indicator that the host has been infected with malware.

So, Asus WiFi extenders with AiProtection assist you in identifying the Command-and-Control server by sending you an alert email. Also check out, how to secure your online accounts.

The Bottom Line

Asus WiFi extenders offer fast, stable, and secure internet connections. AiProtection continuously monitors the security and safety of your home network. In sum, Asus extenders truly protect your home network.

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