Adventures of a Wi-Fi Pirate

Tracing the trail of a computer consultant with flexible ethical standards through hotels, schools, businesses, and the general outdoors, this cautionary tale shows the ease with which a hacker can access and cause trouble with other people's computers. Intertwined with each tale of a nosy consultant with too much time on his hands are practical explanations of how the network or computer was accessed and how the victim could have prevented the intrusion. With an alarming and revealing look at how vulnerable many Wi-Fi networks and computers are, this guide shows users how to reduce the chances of wireless hardware being accessed by unauthorized parties.