Hacking Exposed Wireless, 3rd Edition: Wireless Security Secrets & Solutions

Exploit and defend against the latest wireless network attacks

Learn to exploit weaknesses in wireless network environments using the innovative techniques in this thoroughly updated guide. Inside, you’ll find concise technical overviews, the latest attack methods, and ready-to-deploy countermeasures. Find out how to leverage wireless eavesdropping, break encryption systems, deliver remote exploits, and manipulate 802.11 clients, and learn how attackers impersonate cellular networks. Hacking Exposed Wireless, Third Edition features expert coverage of ever-expanding threats that affect leading-edge technologies, including Bluetooth Low Energy, Software Defined Radio (SDR), ZigBee, and Z-Wave.

• Assemble a wireless attack toolkit and master the hacker’s weapons
• Effectively scan and enumerate WiFi networks and client devices
• Leverage advanced wireless attack tools, including Wifite, Scapy, Pyrit, Metasploit, KillerBee, and the Aircrack-ng suite
• Develop and launch client-side attacks using Ettercap and the WiFi Pineapple
• Hack cellular networks with Airprobe, Kraken, Pytacle, and YateBTS
• Exploit holes in WPA and WPA2 personal and enterprise security schemes
• Leverage rogue hotspots to deliver remote access software through fraudulent software updates
• Eavesdrop on Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy traffic
• Capture and evaluate proprietary wireless technology with Software Defined Radio tools
• Explore vulnerabilities in ZigBee and Z-Wave-connected smart homes and offices
• Attack remote wireless networks using compromised Windows systems and built-in tools

Table of Contents

Part I Hacking 802.11 Wireless Technology
CASE STUDY: Twelve Volt Hero
Chapter 1 Introduction to 802.11 Hacking
Chapter 2 Scanning and Enumerating 802.11 Networks
Chapter 3 Attacking 802.11 Wireless Networks
Chapter 4 Attacking WPA-Protected 802.11 Networks
Chapter 5 Attacking 802.11 Wireless Clients
Chapter 6 Taking It All the Way: Bridging the Air-Gap from Windows 8

Part II Bluetooth
CASE STUDY: You Can Still Hack What You Can’t See
Chapter 7 Bluetooth Classic Scanning and Reconnaissance
Chapter 8 Bluetooth Low Energy Scanning and Reconnaissance
Chapter 9 Bluetooth Eavesdropping
Chapter 10 Attacking and Exploiting Bluetooth

Part III More Ubiquitous Wireless
CASE STUDY: Failure Is Not an Option
Chapter 11 Software-Defined Radios
Chapter 12 Hacking Cellular Networks
Chapter 13 Hacking ZigBee
Chapter 14 Hacking Z-Wave Smart Homes