A man pulls a kite to let it fly on a bridge over the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A man pulls a kite to let it fly on a bridge over the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A farmer harvests wheat in a field in the countryside of Al Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus. AFP
A farmer harvests wheat in a field in the countryside of Al Kaswa, south of Syria's capital Damascus. AFP
A woman lights a candle at the site where a man killed himself in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
A woman lights a candle at the site where a man killed himself in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
Children look at the kites on a Gaza beach. AFP
Children look at the kites on a Gaza beach. AFP
A Tunisian tailor at her workshop at the old city in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
A Tunisian tailor at her workshop at the old city in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
Palestinian men exercise before sunset on Gaza city beach. AFP
Palestinian men exercise before sunset on Gaza city beach. AFP
A Palestinian protester runs to seek cover from Israeli soldiers during clashes after a demonstration against Israel's plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in the village of Kufr Qaddum near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
A Palestinian protester runs to seek cover from Israeli soldiers during clashes after a demonstration against Israel's plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in the village of Kufr Qaddum near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
A swarm of locusts fly over Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
A swarm of locusts fly over Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

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Six tips to secure your smart home

Most smart home devices are controlled via the owner's smartphone. Therefore, if you are using public wi-fi on your phone, always use a VPN (virtual private network) that offers strong security features and anonymises your internet connection.

Keep your smart home devices’ software up-to-date. Device makers often send regular updates - follow them without fail as they could provide protection from a new security risk.

Use two-factor authentication so that in addition to a password, your identity is authenticated by a second sign-in step like a code sent to your mobile number.

Set up a separate guest network for acquaintances and visitors to ensure the privacy of your IoT devices’ network.

Change the default privacy and security settings of your IoT devices to take extra steps to secure yourself and your home.

Always give your router a unique name, replacing the one generated by the manufacturer, to ensure a hacker cannot ascertain its make or model number.

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