WarDriving : drive, detect, defend: a guide to wireless security / Chris Hurley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurley, Chris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wireless communication systems--Security measures.

Wireless communication systems.

Computer security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Rockland, MA : Syngress Publishing, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The practice of WarDriving is a unique combination of hobby, sociological research, and security assessment. The act of driving or walking through urban areas with a wireless-equipped laptop to map both protected and un-protected wireless networks has sparked intense debate amongst lawmakers, security professionals, and the telecommunications industry. This first ever book on WarDriving is written from the inside perspective of those who have created the tools that make WarDriving possible and those who gather, analyze, and maintain data on all secured and open wireless access points in very m

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Learning to WarDrive; NetStumbler and MiniStumbler: Overview; Operating NetStumbler and MiniStumbler; Installing Kismet in Slackware Linux 9.1; Installing Kismet in Fedora Core 1; Configuring and Using Kismet; Mapping WarDrives Using StumbVerter; Organizing WarDrives; Attacking Wireless Networks; Basic Wireless Network Security; Advanced Wireless Network Security; Index; Related Titles

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-281-05263-9

9786611052638

0-08-048168-X

OCLC:

60365284