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About the Book: Wireless Network Security: A Beginner's Guide

"Wireless Network Security: A Beginner's Guide discusses the many attack vectors that target wireless networks and clients--and explains how to identify and prevent them. Actual cases of attacks against WEP, WPA, and wireless clients and their defenses are included.

Wireless Network Security: A Beginner's Guide features:

Lingo--Common security terms defined so that you're in the know on the job

IMHO--Frank and relevant opinions based on the author's years of industry experience

In Actual Practice--Exceptions to the rules of security explained in real-world contexts

Your Plan--Customizable checklists you can use on the job now

Into Action--Tips on how, why, and when to apply new skills and techniques at work "

Contents

Part I Wireless Foundations

1 Introduction to the Wireless Security Mindset

2 Wireless Tools and Gadgets

Part II Know Thy Enemy

3 Theory of Attacks on Wireless Networks

4 Attacking Wireless Networks

5 Attacking Wireless Clients

Part III Real-World Wireless Security Defenses

6 Theory of Defense for Securing Wireless Networks

7 Understanding the WPA2-Enterprise with Certificates Architecture

8 Deploying a WPA-Enterprise Network with Certificates

9 Deploying Secure Wireless Networks

10 Handling Wireless Guest Access

11 Handling Rogue Access Points and the Future of Wireless Security a Introduction to Linux: The Wireless Engineer's Operating System of Choice

About the Author: Tyler Wrightson

Tyler Wrightson, CISSP, CCSP, MCSE, (Albany, NY) is the founder and president of Leet Systems and Frigdo.com.