The Information Commissioner's Office today published new guidance for home Wi-Fi security after a YouGov report found that 40% of home users did not understand how to manage the security settings on their networks.

The survey also found that in spite of most ISPs now setting up and installing security on Wi-Fi equipment, 16% of the people surveyed were unsure whether or not they were using a secured network, or were aware they weren't, but didn't give a toss either way.

The new guidance includes information on managing encryption settings and how to think of a secure password. Top tip? Don't use pa55w0rd.

Giving people unsolicited access to your network could reduce connection speed, cause you to exceed data caps, or allow hordes of criminals to use your network for nefarious purposes, said the ICO.

Welcoming the move, D-Link's Chris Davies pointed out that there was no excuse for being caught out.

"There is no doubt that in the past setting up security on wireless networks could be tricky," said Chris. "But this is no longer the case with most wireless products.

"Security can be set up wiin a couple of minutes with no prior technical knowledge required. We've also been working with ISPs to help them ship products to consumers with security pre-configured."

Let's just hope the ICO doesn't start fining home users for data breaches. Or maybe that would be the kick in the butt some of them need?