Compiled under the auspices of the National Security Agency and unveiled on February 22, 2023, this report serves as a guidebook to fortify and safeguard home networks. Within its pages, a compendium of optimal practices emerges: embracing cybersecurity-savvy behaviors, implementing fundamental configuration protocols, and enacting decisive mitigatory steps. Among the pivotal countermeasures spotlighted are the routine application of software updates, diligent data backups, judicious disconnection of idle devices, and the imposition of administration limitations on internal networks. The central insight gleaned from this dossier is the indispensability of adopting an unwavering, proactive stance for ensuring the cybersecurity resilience of a home network, thereby positioning it as an ongoing endeavor of paramount importance.
Keywords: Association, Audio/Video, Communications, Cybersecurity/Privacy, Home Assistants, Home Networking, Internet of Things (IoT), Protocols/Standards