Free (as in beer) wireless pentesting class. As a contribution to the incredibly awesome Security B-Sides unconference in Atlanta, the gang at Errata Security has put together a free training class based on our techniques for completing a professional wireless penetration test. We'll be going over the 5 basic areas of the "gold standard" wireless security assessment, as we do from time to time for a living.
To see what prerequisite knowledge is required to participate, and to register for the class (only a few spots left!) , please read more. WiFi pentesting in 5 parts.#1 Sniffing Get a proper WiFi adapter. List of compatible USB chipsets: Where to buy: Before the class, test your wifi on programs like WireShark for a successful capture in promiscuous mode. Use NetStumbler, Kismet, or Airdump to find networks to break into (orSquirrel).#3 Cracking Use the "aircrack-ng" suite. #5 Hacking (active) Registration for the class is closed.
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