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--Originally published at Mr. Robot&#039;s Imaginary Friend<\/a><\/a><\/em>
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Various wireless security protocols were developed to protect home wireless network. These wireless security protocols include WEP, WPA and WPA2, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. In addition to preventing uninvited guest from connecting to your wireless network, wireless security protocols encrypt your private data as it is being transmitted over the airwaves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wireless networks are inherently insecure. In the early days of wireless networking, manufacturers tried to make it as easy as possible for end users. The out-of-the-box configuration for most wireless networking equipment provided easy (but insecure) access to a wireless network.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although many of these issues have since been addressed, wireless networks are generally not as secure as wired networks. Wired networks, at their most basic level, send data between two points, A and B, which are connected by a network cable. Wireless network, on the other hand, broadcast data in every direction to every device that happens to be listening within a limited range.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most common protocols for wireless security are:<\/span><\/p>\n