Hacking Wireless Networks for Dummies
Chapter One
Introduction to Wireless Hacking
In This Chapter
* Understanding the need to test your wireless systems
* Wireless vulnerabilities
* Thinking like a hacker
* Preparing for your ethical hacks
* Important security tests to carry out
* What to do when you're done testing
Wireless local-area networks - often referred to as WLANs or Wi-Fi
networks - are all the rage these days. People are installing them in
their offices, hotels, coffee shops, and homes. Seeking to fulfill the wireless
demands, Wi-Fi product vendors and service providers are popping up just
about as fast as the dot-coms of the late 1990s. Wireless networks offer convenience,
mobility, and can even be less expensive to implement than wired
networks in many cases. Given the consumer demand, vendor solutions, and
industry standards, wireless-network technology is real and is here to stay.
But how safe is this technology?
Wireless networks are based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 set of standards for WLANs. In ca ... read full excerpt from Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies ebook
