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Wireless and Mobile Device Security, 2nd Edition
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Wireless and Mobile Device Security, 2nd Edition

by Jim Doherty
March 2021
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
400 pages
14h 24m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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CHAPTER 6

WLAN and IP Networking Threat and Vulnerability Analysis

This chapter considers the threats and vulnerabilities that are directly associated with 802.11 wireless networks, their various topologies, and devices. It also looks at wireless local area network (WLAN) vulnerabilities within the context of Internet Protocol (IP) networking and how cyberthieves and hackers leverage WLANs as the “crack in the door” to the corporate networks they attack.

Wireless networks consist of radio cards that work together in a variety of configurations to form peer-to-peer WLAN infrastructures, bridges, repeaters, extenders, ...

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ISBN: 9781284211733