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Investigate WarDriving and wireless penetration testing with OS X

When people think of WarDriving and attacking wireless networks, Linux is usually the first OS that comes to mind. While there are excellent tools available for Linux, there are also several outstanding tools for the wireless hacker available for OS X. In this sample chapter from ...

Tags: Tool, WarDriving, Chapter Coverage, Apple Mac OS X, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Book chapters 2007-03-13

Intel experiments with Wi-Fi as GPS substitute

Intel experiments with Wi-Fi as GPS substitutewi-fi saturation?Though I can obviously see the advantage of such technology, hwo many places on earth are actually dense enough in wi-fi hotspots for this to be viable? Apart from 10-15 cities in the US, how often can one pick up service reliably...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, wardriving, irony, Intel Corp., Wi-Fi, GPS

Discussion threads 2005-07-12

'Wardriving' conviction is first under Can-Spam

'Wardriving' conviction is first under Can-Spamlol, this guy was mental"In November 2003, Toronto police stopped a car for a traffic infraction and discovered that the driver was naked from the waist down and was playing, on a laptop computer on the front seat, a pornographic video that had apparently been...

Tags: Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Wardriving, CAN-SPAM Act

Discussion threads 2004-09-30

Additional Resources

Why I run an open Wi-Fi network

Why I run an open Wi-Fi networkI share the bandwidth, tooI have gone on trips where I've used someone's home wifi for a quick e-mail or checking something like the location of a business or whatever, when I haven't been able to find a business giving an open WiFi Hotspot....

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network technology, Wi-Fi, open Wi-Fi network, network, cable, Wi-Fi network

Discussion threads 2008-01-11

Wi-Fi piggybackers confess

Wi-Fi piggybackers confessWi-Fi piggybackers confesswhere i live there are literally hundreds of unsecured wifi networks - and that includes some business networks as well. It is amazing just how careless some people are when it comes to wifi.But what your article fails to mention is that with these unsecured networks...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Unsecured WiFi, Wi-Fi, HotSpot, piggybacker, Wi-Fi piggybacker

Discussion threads 2007-11-17

Addicted to WiFi

Addicted to WiFiI'd bet that ...... Devil’s Lake, North Dakota has a StarBucks and a T-Mobile Hot Spot to go with it. Before you go off and upgrade your VerizonWireless service though, I'd BE SURE that they have CDMA-1X service (or even better, EvDO) in Devil's Lake, ND. ...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2007-08-08

Map your WarDrive with these two popular mapping applications

When WarDriving to test and analyze the security of a particular wireless network, one of the best things you can do is to map out your results. Maps generated from a WarDrive are very beneficial for identifying the correct WLAN of your target and for determining the maximum...

Tags: Chapter, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Linux, Operating Systems, Software

Book chapters 2007-01-24

WarDrive: Investigate and defend the security of wireless networking

As more and more wireless networks are deployed, the need to secure them increases. Enter WarDriving, an effort to educate wireless-network users about the insecurities associated with wireless networking. In brief, WarDriving is the act of moving around a specific area and mapping the population of wireless access...

Tags: Security, Network, Wireless Networking, WarDrive, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Book chapters 2006-12-06

Will Wi-Fi Make Your Private Network Public?: Wardriving, Criminal and Civil Liability, and the Security Risks of Wireless Networks

Wireless networking is growing in popularity because it is often cheaper and more convenient than other computer networking systems. Wireless networks, however, are also very hard to secure. Locating insecure wireless networks and advertising their locations is an activity known as "Wardriving." Exploiting the vulnerability of a wireless network to...

Tags: Security, Network, Wireless Networking, Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking

White papers 2005-08-02

Common concerns about wireless LAN security

Common concerns about wireless LAN securityConsumer-grade WirelessI'm finding a lot of the manufacturers of consumer-grade wireless products just don't care about providing decent security to SOHO users. A lot of prodcts out there are only capable of WEP (64-bit or 128-bit) and even then there are hints that there...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Home networking, Network security, Atheros Communications, WPA, NetGear, D-Link Systems, wireless

Discussion threads 2005-03-29

A Guide to Wardriving and Detecting Wardrivers

Computer users have been deploying 802.11b wireless access points in homes, offices, and schools without any regard to the security of these devices. A new activity has taken form: Wardriving. Participants of this activity assemble their rigs of hardware and software with the intent of cruising streets to find your...

Tags: Rig, Activity, SANS Institute, Access Point, Wireless, Wi-Fi

White papers 2003-02-06