You won't believe how UNSAFE your home router is!

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Your router is the gateway between your devices and the internet at large. If it’s compromised, it’s like leaving the front door to your home network wide open, allowing malicious actors to enter. Unfortunately the routers most of us use are VERY insecure, with all kinds of known vulnerabilities. In this video we go over how to give your hardware and software a major overhaul, including a step-by-step tutorial for how to use pfSense on a Protectli firewall vault. 00:00 Intro 01:07 What’s in a “Router”? 03:30 Security Dangers 06:06 Upgrading with Protectli 06:43 Protectli Components Explained 07:50 Installation Tutorial 09:39 Configuring pfSense Settings 13:45 Power Cycling Tip 14:12 How Protectli Fits into Your Network Setup 15:57 Add WiFi Capabilities 16:36 How to Enable AP Mode 18:34 Setup Diagram 20:07 Conclusion With pfSense and the Protectli vault, you can tweak your settings to incredibly granular levels. That's what we'll cover in future videos: how to configuring firewalls to block malicious traffic coming in AND telemetry going out, and how to set up a whole network VPN. Video 2 in our home networking series: https://youtu.be/yKyjbeObQXg Video 3 in our home networking series: coming soon! Brought to you by NBTV members: Lee, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, and Naomi Brockwell. This video was not sponsored by anyone. Protectli Hardware: https://protectli.com/ pfSense Download: https://www.pfsense.org/ Network Chuck's video on IP addresses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WfiTHiU4x8 Privacy book mentioned (this is an affiliate link and helps support our channel) Extreme Privacy - Michael Bazzel https://amzn.to/4jrseiS To support NBTV, visit: https://www.nbtv.media/support (tax-deductible in the US) Visit our shop! https://Shop.NBTV.media Our eBook "Beginner's Introduction To Privacy: https://amzn.to/3WDSfku Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice. Visit the NBTV website: https://nbtv.media Watch this video on Odysee! https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/pfsense-protectli-tutorial:7 ________________________________________________________________________ Here are a bunch of products I like and use. Using these links helps support the channel and future videos! Recommended Books: Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - Naomi Brockwell https://amzn.to/3WDSfku Permanent Record - Edward Snowden https://amzn.to/305negc What has the government done to our money - Rothbard https://amzn.to/2KMzmcu Extreme Privacy - Michael Bazzel (The best privacy book I've ever read) https://amzn.to/3BLZ1gq Digital version: https://inteltechniques.com/book7.html (non affiliate link) No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald https://amzn.to/2UQmJ4m Some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy! Brave browser: https://brave.com/nao076 Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone) https://amzn.to/3z02UiF Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred) https://amzn.to/2SVh0J2 Camera tape (electrical tape is the best tape for covering phone and computer cameras) https://amzn.to/3Xn8xBn USB-C to ethernet adapter: https://amzn.to/2lOVBoy Privacy Screens (use your phone and computer in public? Keep your information safe!) Computer: (Search for the size right for your computer) MacBook Air 13" https://amzn.to/3VQvpZ7 HP/Dell/Acer/Asus/Lenovo 15.6" https://amzn.to/3KK1Oda Lenovo Thinkpad/HP Elitebook/Dell 14" https://amzn.to/4enT2zq Phone: (Search for the size for your phone, decide whether you want glass or plastic!) Galaxy s24 - https://amzn.to/3VGgb8H iPhone 15 - https://amzn.to/45vCd1h Pixel 8 - https://amzn.to/3KFDuJF