The Bottom Line
- Excellent coverage of wireless hacking techniques and security
- CD includes many excellent tools such as Airsnort, NetStumbler and Ethereal
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Description
- A detailed and comprehensive look at wireless networks and wireless security
- Thorough coverage of wireless hacker techniqes- WEP encryption cracking, packet sniffing and more
- The accompanying CD is filled with great tools discussed in the book including Kismet and WEPCrack
Guide Review - Book Review: Maximum Wireless Security
If you plan to implement a wireless network I recommend you take a look at this book. While its title and focus are security-centric, it is really more of a comprehensive coverage of wireless networks.
Maximum Wireless Security starts off with a good overview of the fundamentals of wireless networks- the types of hardware needed, the various wireless protocols and wireless programming. It then covers wireless threats such as the ability to crack WEP encryption keys, war-driving, packet sniffing, denial-of-service attacks and viruses. The authors cover various tools such as NetStumbler, Airsnort, Kismet and WEPCrack that you can use to test and audit your own wireless security. The book ends with coverage of various security technologies such as VPN (Virtual Private Networks), IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems) and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure).
Maximum Wireless Security does a great job of teaching the reader what sorts of threats are out there and how to secure their wireless networks. If you are planning on implementing a wireless network or just want to learn how to secure the one you already have go get this book.
