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 | It doesn't look like an actual pineapple, and its definitely not edible. Instead, the Wi-Fi Pineapple is a nifty little gadget designed to steal all of your network data. Who says fruit is good for you? More - What Is the Wi-Fi Pineapple? | |
Finding and Using Wi-Fi Hotspots
A Wi-Fi hotspot is a wireless access point that provides Internet access to network devices in public locations such as downtown centers, cafes, airports and hotels. Businesses and schools are increasingly using Wi-Fi hotspots for their internal (intranet) networks. One of the keys to using Wi-Fi hotspots effectively is to stay safe and protect your network data.
| Do Not Auto-Connect to Open Wi-Fi Networks
One easy way to fall victim to a Wi-Fi Pineapple (or other kind of network hack) is to set your device to automatically join hotspots that it thinks are ones it has used before. Our computers may be smarter than we are about many things, but not this.
| What Hardware Is Required to Build a Wireless Network?
The key hardware components of a wireless computer network include adapters, routers and access points, antennas and repeaters.
| What is a Hacker?
In computer networking, hacking is any technical effort to manipulate the normal behavior of network connections and connected systems. A hacker is any person engaged in hacking. The term "hacking" historically referred to constructive, clever technical work that was not necessarily related to computer systems. Today, however, ... .
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