WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend

WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 521
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ISBN-10 : 9780080481685
ISBN-13 : 008048168X
Rating : 4/5 (68X Downloads)

Book Synopsis WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend by : Chris Hurley

Download or read book WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend written by Chris Hurley and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-04-02 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of WarDriving is a unique combination of hobby, sociological research, and security assessment. The act of driving or walking through urban areas with a wireless-equipped laptop to map both protected and un-protected wireless networks has sparked intense debate amongst lawmakers, security professionals, and the telecommunications industry. This first ever book on WarDriving is written from the inside perspective of those who have created the tools that make WarDriving possible and those who gather, analyze, and maintain data on all secured and open wireless access points in very major, metropolitan area worldwide. These insiders also provide the information to secure your wireless network before it is exploited by criminal hackers.* Provides the essential information needed to protect and secure wireless networks* Written from the inside perspective of those who have created the tools for WarDriving and those who gather, maintain and analyse data on wireless networks* This is the first book to deal with the hot topic of WarDriving


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