By the end of 2008 it is estimated that 52% of American households will have a computer network set up, allowing more than one computer to access the internet at any given time. Defined in it’s simplest form, a computer network is two or more computer systems linked by either a cable or a wireless device, sharing files or internet access. If there is no central server in use then the network is called a peer to peer network, of P2P, in which all computers are equal. This is also known a workgroup, a name coined by Microsoft.

You should be concerned with protecting your wireless computer network from being hacked. Worst case scenario is that a outsider could connect to your computers or at the least use your internet connection. Spend the time to understand how your wireless computer network works, and then take the necessary steps to secure it. Considering that your privacy is at stake it is worth going through your systems documentation and taking the steps to secure it.