Wireless Attacks and Countermeasures


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
Wireless networking is becoming more and more prevalent in corporate networks. The methods used to set up and secure these networks are often tested by hackers to see if they can penetrate and gain information from them. This course examines wireless systems and 802.11x WLAN operational modes. This course discusses WEP and other wireless security protocols, along with WLAN threats, wireless hacking tools, and the security countermeasures that can be used to counter these threats. This course also assists students who are preparing for the EC Council's Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures (CEHv6) exam 312-50.

Target Audience
Existing or in-training IT security professionals seeking detailed security penetration testing skills

Prerequisites
A technical background with a solid understanding of networks and networking concepts, such as TCP/IP, IP Routing, and LAN Switching, as well as Windows and/or UNIX/LINUX operating systems; a general familiarity with the principles and usage of command-line, coding, and GUI-based technologies for manipulating IT operating systems

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Wireless Attacks and Countermeasures

  • recognize features of the primary modes used for cellular communication
  • recognize features of the RF technologies for 2.4 Ghz wireless LANs
  • identify the components of Bluetooth security algorithms
  • sequence the steps of the association process
  • recognize how wireless systems work
  • recognize features of the WEP authentication methods
  • identify the vulnerabilities of WEP
  • recognize how wireless networks are vulnerable to DoS attacks
  • recognize how the broadcast bubble makes wireless networks vulnerable to eavesdropping
  • recognize common wireless hacking tools
  • recognize how to increase the security of wireless LANs
  • recognize how wireless security protocols work and how to defend a wireless network

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