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Wireless networking and hackers

Wireless networks like all other types of network are vulnerable to hackers. Hackers can hack into a network and try to steal stored sensitive data such as credit card numbers or passwords, or delete files and valuable data. Some hackers use the victims machine for launching attacks on other computers or sending out masses of spam email. So it can be realised that it is important to protect a network against hackers. A good protection against hackers is to use a firewall. There are many software firewalls available freely for personal use. Many routers have embedded hardware firewalls, which can also prevent hackers from attacking a network.