What is a "wireless network"?
In regards to computer security and wireless, a wireless network is fairly simple to set up. Basically all you need is a wireless adaptor; this unit will take the Internet as an input and then broadcast it through a frequency known as "Wi-Fi" to other devices that can receive such a signal. A wireless network is just that, it's an extended network that is wireless. It relies on a technology called "Wi-Fi", also known as eight "o" two eleven with a few different variations. B A G, which has to do with the range. Wi-Fi is a technology that allows computers and peripherals, such as printers and other stations and notebooks to all connect in one environment without having to run wires all over the place. The obvious benefit of Wi-fi is a tremendous one in that you don't have cables and wires running all over the place, although, it does bring into question a couple of security concerns, and it did bring about a whole bunch of new security risks and solutions. Some of the computer security risks with Wi-fi is that you have an open network accessible not just from single points, but from quite a wide radius and it's hard to protect. So, a lot of different security standards have come into place for Wi-fi. WEP, which is Wireless Encryption Protocol, encrypts the data that's being sent, and decodes it on the end where it's received in place. There are varying degrees of this from very mild security, fine for a home user, to rather serious and rigid security which is good for a business or some kind of organization such as that.
