Examples of threats:

• Jamming (Denial of Service)
• Cracking (Deciphering and Cryptoanalysis)
• Sniffing (Breach of confidentiality through interception)
• Injecting (Insertion of false data)
• Masquerading (Impersonation)
• Rogue point or AP (Unauthorized access point insertion)

When it comes to the classification of threats, they are the same as in the wired world but the traffic but sniffing is easier

To close the presentation, we were presented with some interesting facts:

• Typically only 40% of APs have WEP enabled (based on statistics gathered during war driving initiatives)
• Using 21db Yagi directional antenna ranges of up to 14 km can be achieved for WLAN sniffing.

What we need to do in order to increase the security of wireless networks is stream the existing security measures and implement new measures as in wired networks.


For all your wireless security information needs, visit the Wireless outside articles section of HNS. If you're interested in software titles, here are some of the most popular:

• Wellenreiter
• SLAN
• PrismStumbler
• Kismet
• Fake AP
• APTools
• AirSnort