Due to the increasing demand of wireless networks, there is an increasing necessity for security as well. This is because unlike wired networks, wireless networks can be easily hacked form outside the building if proper security measures are not in place as wireless networks make use of radio waves and radio waves can leak outside of building at distances up to 300 feet or more. So everything we do on our network can be monitored by anyone who has wireless capabilities. This unauthorized access can be used as an essence by the hacker to launch various kinds of attacks like man-in-the-middle attacks, denial of service attacks, IP spoofing etc. As a result in addition to the firewalls, password protection techniques, virus detectors etc, additional levels of security is needed to secure the wireless networks. This paper focuses on comparing various techniques that are used to protect the users from these attacks by providing practical observations based on the network parameters time and scalability and also highlighted the best method in the end to combat the attacks at a superior level.

ARP Cache Snort Wireshark SSLstrip Ettercap.