If we take the following steps, it can give us basic protection against DDoS attacks on our home router:
1. Enable firewall on router – Almost all routers provide the option of enabling firewall. The firewall may not be very advanced one, but it is good enough to give us a basic protection against DDoS attack. Please go to your router settings page and enable firewall and DDoS protection following the instruction manual of your router.
2. Use trusted anti-malware programs on all your devices – Anti-malware programs may not prevent DDoS attack directly, but indirectly it helps a lot. It can protect your devices from various malware and can prevent your computer to be part of any botnet.
3. Configure proper firewalls on all your devices – No device should be connected to the Internet without using proper firewall. Please make sure you close vulnerable ports, restrict unnecessary applications from using the Internet and restrict your devices within the home network from communicating with each other unnecessarily. This is important as it can also prevent any malware from infecting other devices on your network in case the malware manages to infect one of your devices.
4. Use a VPN – VPN can hide your IP address from attackers. Attackers can only see the IP address of your VPN server. As a result, even if they make any DDoS attack, your VPN server will protect your devices from the attack.
5. Update your software and firmware – Please update your router firmware regularly. Also, keep your Operating System, browser and commonly used software updated with recent security patches. More updated a software or firmware is, lesser are its known security vulnerabilities.
6. Use official servers for online gaming – Please use official servers like PlayStation Network or XBOX Live for online gaming. Using third party servers can reveal your IP address to the third-party server or to the public.
7. Use your common sense while using the social networking site – Please think twice before sharing anything over the social networking site. Also, please use your common sense before clicking on any link or visiting any website.
8. Change IP address for your router – If your ISP allows you, then you can go to router settings and change IP address for your router.
9. Contact your ISP – If you are experiencing DDoS attack and unable to prevent it or unable to change the IP address of the router, you can contact your Internet Service Provider for help.
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