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Wireless networks are everywhere. You have probably set one up yourself, but have you ever wondered just how safe you are while browsing online? In the majority of cases, the default settings for your networks are not enough to protect you. With your data being transferred over the air, it can be easily plucked and used by anyone who knows how. Don't let it happen to you.BackTrack - Testing Wireless Network Security will help you secure your wireless networks and keep your personal data safe. With this book, you will learn how to configure your hardware for optimum security, find network security holes, and fix them.BackTrack - Testing Wireless Network Security looks at what tools hackers use and shows you how to defend yourself against them. Taking you from no prior knowledge all the way to a fully secure environment, this guide provides useful tips every step of the way. Learn how to select a wireless card to work with the Backtrack tools, run spectrum analysis scans using kismet, set up test networks, and perform attacks against wireless networks. Use the tools aircrack-ng and airodump-ng to crack the wireless encryption used on the network.
You will learn everything you need to know to set up your wireless network for use within Backtrack and also how to defend yourself against the included attack tools.
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BackTrack – Testing Wireless Network Security
BackTrack – Testing Wireless Network Security
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First published: June 2013
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Credits
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Kevin Cardwell
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Arif Jatmoko
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About the Author
Kevin Cardwell currently works as a freelance consultant and provides consulting services for companies throughout the world. He developed the Strategy and Training Development Plan for the first Government CERT in the country of Oman and also developed the team to man the first Commercial Security Operations Center there. He has worked extensively with banks and financial institutions throughout the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the UK. He currently provides consultancy services to commercial companies, governments, major banks, and financial institutions across the globe.
About the Reviewers
Aaron M. Woody is a security consultant with over 15 years of experience in Information Technology, with a focus on security. He is a speaker and an active instructor, teaching hacking, forensics, and information security. In addition to this, he has been a technical reviewer on several titles published by Packt Publishing. Aaron maintains two blogs: www.n00bpentesting.com and www.datacentricsec.com. Aaron can also be followed on Twitter at @shai_saint.
Aaron is the author of Enterprise Security: A Data-Centric Approach to Securing the Enterprise, Packt Publishing.
Abhinav Singh is a young information security specialist from India. He has a keen interest in the field of hacking and network security and has adopted this field as full-time employment. He is the author of Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook, Packt Publishing, a book dealing with pen-testing using the most widely -used framework. Abhinav's work has been quoted in several portals and technology magazines. He is also an active contributor to the SecurityXploded community. He can be reached by mail at <[email protected]> or on Twitter at @abhinavbom.
I would like to thank my grandparents for their blessings, my parents for their support, and my sister for being my perfect doctor.
Arif Jatmoko (MKom, CISSP, CISA, CCSP, CEH) is an IT Security Auditor at Bank Mandiri, Indonesia, and a private pentester for a few government projects. Prior to joining the bank, Arif had spent over 15 years working as a computer security specialist, computer forensicist, and malware analyst. From the early stages of his career, he has been working with top Fortune 500 companies as an IT security officer and has run several pentest projects for government and military institutions.
Now, he is working on a research about protocol reverse- engineering related to application systems within financial transactions such as banking.
Lee Allen is currently the Vulnerability Management Program lead for one of the Fortune 500 countries.
Lee is also the owner of miDgames.com, which is dedicated to bridging the gap between learning and fun by providing 3D video games that teach and reinforce complex subjects such as Linux command-line and penetration-testing skills.
Lee Allen is the author of Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments: The Ultimate Security Guide, Packt Publishing.
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Preface
This book is for the reader who wants to understand more about their wireless network, and how to use a software distribution such as BackTrack to be able to survey their wireless environment and select a robust and secure configuration.
What this book covers
Chapter 1, Installing and Configuring BackTrack, shows the reader how to install, configure, and customize BackTrack. At the end of this chapter, the reader will have a working and customized BackTrack application.
Chapter 2, Working with the Wireless Card, shows the reader how to work with the configuration and deal with the sometimes challenging task of getting their wireless card to work within BackTrack. At the end of this chapter, you will have a wireless card that works with the tools within BackTrack.
Chapter 3, Surveying Your Wireless Zone, covers how to use the tools within BackTrack and examines the wireless environment around you. You will learn how to identify wireless networks and determine the characteristics of these networks. At the end of this chapter, you will have a fundamental understanding of the components that are visible when surveying your zone.
Chapter 4, Breaching Wireless Security, introduces the reader to the way in which hackers typically break into networks. Within this chapter, you will get to practice some of the more common types of attacks. At the end of this chapter, you will have seen the technique used to crack WEP and WPA.
Chapter 5, Securing Your Wireless Network, shows you how to apply all of the knowledge gained from the previous chapters, and also gives you the opportunity to examine and evaluate the security settings possible for your wireless network. At the end of this chapter, the reader will be able to make the best decisions when it comes to securing their home wireless networks.
Appendix, Wireless Tools, lists a number of tools, with a brief explanation of each tool and links to other resources with respect to the tool.
What you need for this book
A computer with a minimum 2 GB of RAM (4 GB is recommended) is needed. You will also need virtualization software products. The book uses the VMware Workstation; but if you are familiar with others, you can use them. You will require the BackTrack distribution. The steps for its installation and configuration are included within the book.
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who wants to know more about wireless networks and/or how to secure their wireless networks. The book has been written for readers at a beginner's level, but they should be familiar with networks. For those who have more experience with the software, this book can serve as a refresher and validation of your skill sets.
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