CWNA®: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide

Chapter 14. Wireless Attacks, Intrusion Monitoring, and Policy

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

• Wireless attacks

  • Rogue wireless devices

  • Peer-to-peer attacks

  • Eavesdropping

  • Encryption cracking

  • Authentication attacks

  • MAC spoofing

  • Management interface exploits

  • Wireless hijacking

  • Denial of service (DoS)

  • Vendor-specific attacks

  • Social engineering

• Intrusion monitoring

  • Wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS)

  • Wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS)

  • Mobile WIDS

  • Spectrum analyzer

• Wireless security policy

  • General security policy

  • Functional security policy

  • Legislative compliance

  • 802.11 wireless policy recommendations

Wireless Attacks

As you have learned throughout ...