An aquintance in IT pointed me in this direction when I asked him some questions.
I've done a lot of research so far, but have hit a bit of a wall as far as my knowledge goes. I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction of where/what to look for. I guess, you don't know what you don't know....
My current situation is - I found myself falling backwards into securing my home network. I'm not an IT guy, and have just basic skills. I'm "drinking from the firehose" trying to learn as much as possible on nights and weekends. I just ordered some network+ books to look over and have been scouring some sites.
In short- I want to secure my home network. Currently have very simple setup with about 10 devices (laptops, printer, NAS, phones, ipads, baby monitor, camera). I'm currently using a Linksys 1900acs router (which I've changed the admin pw).
Most of my research leads me to belive the best step is to set up a VPN (with a different router) and lock down additional access and guest accounts.
Please let me know:
1) Does that seem like the best idea? Best options for what I'd like to do (VPN? New Router?)
2). Best places to do more research and learn the skills I'll need to set up and maintain a secure network
3). Any free or cheap tools for monitoring
I've done a lot of research so far, but have hit a bit of a wall as far as my knowledge goes. I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction of where/what to look for. I guess, you don't know what you don't know....
My current situation is - I found myself falling backwards into securing my home network. I'm not an IT guy, and have just basic skills. I'm "drinking from the firehose" trying to learn as much as possible on nights and weekends. I just ordered some network+ books to look over and have been scouring some sites.
In short- I want to secure my home network. Currently have very simple setup with about 10 devices (laptops, printer, NAS, phones, ipads, baby monitor, camera). I'm currently using a Linksys 1900acs router (which I've changed the admin pw).
Most of my research leads me to belive the best step is to set up a VPN (with a different router) and lock down additional access and guest accounts.
Please let me know:
1) Does that seem like the best idea? Best options for what I'd like to do (VPN? New Router?)
2). Best places to do more research and learn the skills I'll need to set up and maintain a secure network
3). Any free or cheap tools for monitoring