Maximum Wireless Security FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
By now, itﾽs common knowledge that conventional wireless networks are insecure. But how, exactly, can they be attacked? And how can you protect yourself? Wireless Maximum Security shows you.
Cyrus Peikari and Seth Fogie walk you step-by-step through probing virtually every area of potential weakness. They offer hands-on coverage of everything from cracking WEP to setting up rogue access points, from surveillance and wardriving to jamming wireless networks. In a full chapter on airborne viruses, you'll discover how Palms and Pocket PCs have become huge targets of opportunity for the creators of malicious code.
There's a three-chapter section on tools for identifying your own vulnerabilities, starting with NetStumbler, the "mother of all wireless network scanning tools.ﾽ The authors introduce Ethereal and Kismet sniffers, AirSnort and WEPCrack for capturing and decoding WEP-encrypted wireless transmissions, and more. There's a full chapter on hacking wireless networks with a Pocket PC -- so you can wander around your campus and discover which networks are easiest to victimize. There's also a start-to-finish walk-through of a wireless hacking session that describes exactly how it's done.
Thankfully, Peikari and Fogie turn to solutions next. You'll walk through security measures focused on protecting access points (for example, MAC filtering and DMZs); firewalling; encryption improvements such as TKIP; and, especially, VPN and wireless PKI-based approaches. It'll take some effort, but with this book's help you can secure your wireless networks to the point where you're comfortable using them. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Wireless Maximum Security is the quickest way to learn how to "war drive" your own wireless networks to test them for security. More so than any other book on the subject, this is a practical guide to mastering wireless security. The emphasis in this book is where the rubber meets the road -- literally. By reading this text you will rapidly become an expert war driver. This book will appeal to network administrators, security consultants, and anyone involved in community wireless networks. The subject matter is highly advanced, but the text explains it with clear (and often frightening) examples. This book will also help the reader to review for certifications, such as the Wireless Security Expert Certification (WSEC).
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