CRagsdale32   630 pts.  |   Apr 8 2009  4:49PM GMT

If you are asking is it possible to hack into someone’s laptop through their wifi connection and to be able to extract information the simple answer is yes. This is what’s known as a man in the middle attack in some case and others it can be just simply a straight data farm from your PC. There are many hacking tools out there on the web and available for download.

While I DO NOT condone nor do I agree with the use of such tools for malicious behavior, these tools can be of great benefit to a network or system admin for testing purposes. to find any holes in their network or firewall systems, or even in the OS itself in some cases.

There are alot of great forums and blogs out there that can lend you more knowlege and information as IT Security is one of the fastest growing areas of networking Professionals. I suggest a few quick googles for what you are looking for coupled with keywords such as {hacking tools forums blogs} and just spend a couple of hours reading and skimming through what others have to say.

In the end, use your best judgment about this as only you are responsible for the results of the programs you use.

Technochic   40210 pts.  |   Apr 8 2009  7:45PM GMT

Gerat points CRagsdale32! And the certified ethical hacker certification is useful for anyone who is seeking to move into a network security position.