Wi-Foo: The Secrets of Wireless Hacking is a new technical tome about the security (and insecurity) if 802.11 standards. Written by three security consultants with a history roaming the occult worlds of encyrption and hackery, the book is not for dabblers or those who blush at the site of a UNIX prompt. It's literally a step-by-step guide to penetrating wireless networks, from assembling a war-driving apparatus to targeting VPNs. . . .
Wi-Foo: The Secrets of Wireless Hacking is a new technical tome about the security (and insecurity) if 802.11 standards. Written by three security consultants with a history roaming the occult worlds of encyrption and hackery, the book is not for dabblers or those who blush at the site of a UNIX prompt. It's literally a step-by-step guide to penetrating wireless networks, from assembling a war-driving apparatus to targeting VPNs.

Only by truly understanding how an attack is carried out, the authors argue, can one develop a strong defense against it. Indeed, the final third of the book is entitled "Building the Citadel" and covers a range of security measures and techniques, including applied cryptography and wireless intrusion detection systems.

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