The first of the main objectives of this work was to examine and study the different types of attacks on wireless networks. This work is focused on the most commonly occurring types of attacks such as WEP/WPA/WPA2 cracking, a Man in the Middle attack (MIM), Dictionary attacks, MAC spoofing and finally Denial of Service attacks. Description of individual attacks is also accompanied by detailed instructions on how to carry out these attacks on the Windows platform. It is described how to detect various attacks and identified. It is then implemented software that is able to identify possible risk of selected types of attacks. This software belongs to a group of wireless intrusion prevention system (WIDS). It focuses on attacks WEP/WPA/WPA2 type of cracking, Dictionary attacks and MAC spoofing. For the implementation of defense against attack by a Man in the Middle (MIM) and Denial of Service attack would need special monitoring equipment.