CWSP® Certified Wireless Security Professional Official: Study Guide

Chapter 8. Wireless Security Risks

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

• Unauthorized rogue access

  • Rogue devices

  • Rogue risks

  • Rogue prevention

• Eavesdropping

  • Casual eavesdropping

  • Malicious eavesdropping

  • Eavesdropping risks

  • Eavesdropping prevention

• Authentication attacks

• Denial of Service (DoS) attacks

  • Layer 1 DoS

  • Layer 2 DoS

• MAC spoofing

• Wireless hijacking

• Encryption cracking

• Peer-to-Peer attacks

• Management interface exploits

• Vendor proprietary attacks

• Social engineering

• Physical damage and theft

• Public use and WLAN hotspots

Unauthorized Rogue Access

The corporate WLAN is an authorized wireless portal to network resources. In Chapter 4, "Enterprise 802.11 ...