Maximum Wireless Security

Client-to-Client Hacking

Clients exist on both wireless and wired networks. A client can range from anything such as a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, to a printer, or even a server. In a typical ad-hoc network, there are no servers or printers—just other individuals’ computers. Because the majority of consumer operating systems are Microsoft based, and since the majority of users do not know to how to secure their computers, there is plenty of room to play here.

For example, an attacker can strike at a laptop that uses a wireless connection. Even though the office has not deployed a wireless connection, a laptop that is connected to the Ethernet could still have its Wireless Network Interface Card installed and configured in peer mode. ...