IT professionals are looking for a book that gives them more than just theory and generic security information. With the best-selling "Hacking Exposed" series already established as the leader in the marketplace, "Hacking Exposed Wireless" provides real, tactical wireless security implementation coverage by showing how to execute the attacks and implement the defenses. This is an invaluable resource for any IT professional who works with wireless technology.

Table of Contents

Part I: OverviewChapter 1: Wireless Security OverviewChapter 2: Radio FrequencyPart II: Hacking 802.11 Wireless TechnologyChapter 3: Introduction to 802.11 Chapter 4: 802.11 DiscoveryChapter 5: Scanning and Enumerating 802.11 NetworksChapter 6: Attacking 802.11 NetworksChapter 7: Attacking WPA-protected 802.11 NetworksChapter 8: 802.11 DefensePart III: Hacking Additional Wireless TechnologiesChapter 9: Hacking HotspotsChapter 10: The Potential Threat of BluetoothChapter 11: Advanced AttacksIndex

About the Author

< Johnny Cache received his Masters in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2006. His thesis work, which focused on fingerprinting 802.11 device drivers, won the Gary Kildall award for the most innovative computer science thesis. Johnny wrote his first program on a Tandy 128K color computer sometime in 1988. Since then he has spoken at several security conferences including BlackHat, BlueHat, and ToorCon. He has also released a number of papers related to 802.11 security, and is the author of many wireless tools. Most of his wireless utilities are included in the Airbase suite, available at 802.11mercenary.net. Vincent Liu , CISSP is the Managing Director at Stach & Liu, a professional services firm providing IT security consulting to the Fortune 500, national law firms, and global financial institutions. Before founding Stach & Liu, Vincent led the Attack & Penetration and Reverse Engineering teams for the Global Security unit at Honeywell International. Prior to that, he was a consultant with the Ernst & Young Advanced Security Centers and an analyst at the National Security Agency. Vincent is a developer for the Metasploit Project and an experienced speaker, having presented his research at conferences including BlackHat, ToorCon, and Microsoft BlueHat. Vincent has been published in interviews, journals, and books with highlights including: Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit; Writing Security Tools and Exploits; Sockets, and Shellcode, Porting, and Coding. Vincent holds a Bachelor of Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania with a major in Computer Science and Engineering and a minor in Psychology.