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Emerging wireless attacks

Emerging wireless attacks

What are the emerging types of wireless attacks and how can they be combated?

As we know, WEP is notoriously insecure. This has led to a shift in focus from attacking the basic flaws in the 802.11 standard to attacking flaws in how it is implemented. As a result, various attack vectors are viewed differently now and instead of attacking a wireless network directly, the new approach is to go after the endpoints that attach to it.

This change in focus is evident in some of the vulnerabilities that were released earlier this year. For instance, the

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Protecting wireless-enabled laptops

Protecting wireless-enabled laptopsAt the ShmooCon hacker conference in January 2006, the Simple Nomad reminded us all of what many knew but few seemed to be thinking about: wireless clients are at risk...
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How 802.11w will improve wireless security

How 802.11w will improve wireless securitySince the ratification of the IEEE 802.11i amendment, organizations have been able to take advantage of improved security on wireless networks with WPA2-compliant hardwar...
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Wireless attacks: Damage and costs

Wireless attacks: Damage and costsI am conducting a presentation on the importance of wireless security to an internal group. I am looking for recent statistics or surveys describing wireless attack incid...
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Tightening up home wireless security

Tightening up home wireless securityCould you expand on how we can secure home networks when using Wi-Fi technologies? Having to maintain the security of a wireless network is something that’s probably ne...
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Protecting against vulnerabilities in wireless drivers

Protecting against vulnerabilities in wireless driversOne of the talks announced for the Black Hat conference this summer in Las Vegas is about 802.11 driver vulnerabilities, which can affect users even if they aren't connec...
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Wireless lessons learned at a hacker conference

Wireless lessons learned at a hacker conferenceThis year's DEFCON was a lively one for wireless security. Probably the most significant event in the wireless realm was Johnny "Cache" Ellch's and David Maynor's pres...
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Is WEP ever appropriate?

Is WEP ever appropriate?How insecure is Wired Equivalent Privacy? The short answer is that Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is badly broken and only fit for a few low-security uses. Wireless commu...
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Explaining WPA2

Explaining WPA2Can you explain the differences between WPA and WPA2 and provide some information on the different features and functionality? In April 2003, the Wi-Fi Alliance introduce...
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