The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf! Communications engineers need to master a wide area of topics to excel. The Wireless Security Know It All covers every angle including Emerging Wireless Technologies and Security Issues, Wireless LAN and MAN Security, as well as Wireless Personal Area Networks. . A 360-degree view from our best-selling authors . Topics include…mehr
The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf!
Communications engineers need to master a wide area of topics to excel. The Wireless Security Know It All covers every angle including Emerging Wireless Technologies and Security Issues, Wireless LAN and MAN Security, as well as Wireless Personal Area Networks.
. A 360-degree view from our best-selling authors . Topics include Today's Wireless Technology, Security Definitions and Concepts, and Wireless Handheld devices . The ultimate hard-working desk reference; all the essential information, techniques and tricks of the trade in one volume
Alan Bensky, MScEE, an electronics engineering consultant with over 25 years of experience in analog and digital design, management, and marketing. Specializing in wireless circuits and systems, Bensky has carried out projects for varied military and consumer applications. He is the author of Short-range Wireless Communication, Second Edition, published by Elsevier, 2004, and has written several articles in international and local publications. He has taught courses and gives lectures on radio engineering topics. Bensky is a senior member of IEEE.
Chris Hurley is a Senior Penetration Tester in the Washington, DC area. He has more than 10 years of experience performing penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and general INFOSEC grunt work. He is the founder of the WorldWide WarDrive, a four-year project to assess the security posture of wireless networks deployed throughout the world. Chris was also the original organizer of the DEF CON WarDriving contest. He is the lead author of WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 19318360305). He has contributed to several other Syngress publications, including Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit (ISBN: 1-5974490210), Stealing the Network: How to Own an Identity (ISBN: 1597490067), InfoSec Career Hacking (ISBN: 1597490113), and OS X for Hackers at Heart (ISBN: 1597490407). He has a BS from Angelo State University in Computer Science and a whole bunch of certifications to make himself feel important.
Security Definitions and Concepts Attacks and risks Security monitoring and protocols Performance monitoring Reporting Security standards Wireless encryption
Wireless LAN and MAN Security Security concerns Counteracting risks Application layer vulnerabilities and analysis Data link vulnerabilities and analysis Physical layer vulnerabilities and analysis 802.11 security mechanisms Wi-Fi Alliance security policies WPA and WPA2 WiMax security policies
Wireless Personal Area Networks Bluetooth standards and security issues Security risks Counteracting risks Performance impacts Standard security mechanisms Security policies
Wireless Handheld Devices Overview of handheld security concerns Security requirements Countermeasures Impact on performance Security standards and policies
Security Definitions and Concepts Attacks and risks Security monitoring and protocols Performance monitoring Reporting Security standards Wireless encryption
Wireless LAN and MAN Security Security concerns Counteracting risks Application layer vulnerabilities and analysis Data link vulnerabilities and analysis Physical layer vulnerabilities and analysis 802.11 security mechanisms Wi-Fi Alliance security policies WPA and WPA2 WiMax security policies
Wireless Personal Area Networks Bluetooth standards and security issues Security risks Counteracting risks Performance impacts Standard security mechanisms Security policies
Wireless Handheld Devices Overview of handheld security concerns Security requirements Countermeasures Impact on performance Security standards and policies
