Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices

Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices

by Philip Polstra
Released September 2014
Publisher(s): Syngress
ISBN: 9780128008249

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Book description

Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices shows you how to perform penetration tests using small, low-powered devices that are easily hidden and may be battery-powered. It shows how to use an army of devices, costing less than you might spend on a laptop, from distances of a mile or more.

Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices shows how to use devices running a version of The Deck, a full-featured penetration testing and forensics Linux distribution, and can run for days or weeks on batteries due to their low power consumption. Author Philip Polstra shows how to use various configurations, including a device the size of a deck of cards that can easily be attached to the back of a computer.

While each device running The Deck is a full-featured pen-testing platform, connecting systems together via 802.15.3 networking gives you even more power and flexibility. This reference teaches you how to construct and power these devices, install operating systems, and fill out your toolbox of small low-power devices with hundreds of tools and scripts from the book's companion website. Hacking and Pen Testing with Low Power Devices puts all these tools into your hands and will help keep you at the top of your game performing cutting-edge pen tests from anywhere in the world!

  • Understand how to plan and execute an effective penetration test using an army of low-power devices
  • Learn how to configure and use open-source tools and easy-to-construct low-power devices
  • Leverage IEEE 802.15.4 networking to perform penetration tests from up to a mile away, or use 802.15.4 gateways to perform pen tests from anywhere in the world
  • Access penetration testing operating systems with hundreds of tools and scripts on the book's companion web site

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Author Biography
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1: Meet the deck
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. The Deck
    4. Summary
  10. Chapter 2: Meet the beagles
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Texas Instruments Devices
    4. Summary
  11. Chapter 3: Installing a base operating system
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Desired Attributes for Penetration Testing Linux Distribution
    4. Ubuntu Options
    5. Creating a microSD Card
    6. Summary
    7. Chapter 3 Appendix: Digging Deeper into the Setup Script
  12. Chapter 4: Filling the toolbox
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Adding a Graphical Environment
    4. Adding Tools the Easy Way
    5. Adding Tools the Hard Way
    6. Starter Set of Tools
    7. Summary
  13. Chapter 5: Powering The Deck
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Power Requirements
    4. Power Sources
    5. Reducing Power Consumption
    6. Penetration Testing With a Single Beagle
    7. Summary
  14. Chapter 6: Input and output devices
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Display Options
    4. Keyboards and Mice
    5. IEEE 802.11 Wireless
    6. IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless
    7. Network Hubs and Switches
    8. BeagleBone Capes
    9. Penetration Testing With a Single Remote Drone
    10. Summary
  15. Chapter 7: Building an army of devices
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Using IEEE 802.15.4 Networking
    4. Configuring IEEE 802.15.4 Modems
    5. Remote Control the Easy Way
    6. Remote Control via Python
    7. Saving Power
    8. Adding Security
    9. Expanding Your Reach
    10. Penetration Testing With Multiple Drones
    11. Summary
  16. Chapter 8: Keeping your army secret
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Hiding Devices
    4. Installing Devices
    5. Summary
  17. Chapter 9: Adding air support
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Building the AirDeck
    4. Using Your Aerial Drone
    5. Alternative Aircraft
    6. Summary
  18. Chapter 10: Future directions
    1. Abstract
    2. Introduction
    3. Current Happenings with The Deck
    4. Cape Contemplations
    5. Ports of The Deck
    6. Ultralow Power with Microcontrollers
    7. Closing Thoughts
  19. Index

Product information

  • Title: Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices
  • Author(s): Philip Polstra
  • Release date: September 2014
  • Publisher(s): Syngress
  • ISBN: 9780128008249