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Building a Pentesting Lab for Wireless Networks
Key FeaturesDesign and build an extendable penetration testing lab with wireless access suitable for home and enterprise useFill the lab with various components and customize them according to your own needs and skill levelSecure your lab from unauthorized access and external attacksBook DescriptionStarting with the basics of wireless networking and its associated risks, we will guide you through the stages of creating a penetration testing lab with wireless access and preparing your wireless penetration testing machine.
This book will guide you through configuring hardware and virtual network devices, filling the lab network with applications and security solutions, and making it look and work like a real enterprise network. The resulting lab protected with WPA-Enterprise will let you practice most of the attack techniques used in penetration testing projects. Along with a review of penetration testing frameworks, this book is also a detailed manual on preparing a platform for wireless penetration testing. By the end of this book, you will be at the point when you can practice, and research without worrying about your lab environment for every task.
What you will learnDetermine your needs and choose the appropriate lab components for themBuild a virtual or hardware lab networkImitate an enterprise network and prepare intentionally vulnerable software and servicesSecure wired and wireless access to your labChoose a penetration testing framework according to your needsArm your own wireless hacking platformGet to know the methods to create a strong defense mechanism for your systemAbout the AuthorVyacheslav Fadyushin (CISA, CEH, PCI ASV) is a security consultant and a penetration tester with more than 9 years of professional experience and a diverse background in various aspects of information security.
His main points of interest and fields of expertise are ethical hacking and penetration testing, infrastructure and application security, mobile security, and information security management.
He is also an author of the book, Penetration Setting Up a Test Lab How-to, published by Packt Publishing in 2013.
Andrey Popov is a security consultant and penetration tester with rich professional experience and a diverse background in infrastructure and application security, information security management, and ethical hacking. He has been working for a market-leading company along with another security professional since 2007.
Table of ContentsUnderstanding Wireless Network Security and RisksPlanning Your Lab EnvironmentConfiguring Networking Lab ComponentsDesigning Application Lab ComponentsImplementing SecurityExploring Hacking ToolkitsPreparing a Wireless Penetration Testing PlatformWhat's Next?
This book will guide you through configuring hardware and virtual network devices, filling the lab network with applications and security solutions, and making it look and work like a real enterprise network. The resulting lab protected with WPA-Enterprise will let you practice most of the attack techniques used in penetration testing projects. Along with a review of penetration testing frameworks, this book is also a detailed manual on preparing a platform for wireless penetration testing. By the end of this book, you will be at the point when you can practice, and research without worrying about your lab environment for every task.
What you will learnDetermine your needs and choose the appropriate lab components for themBuild a virtual or hardware lab networkImitate an enterprise network and prepare intentionally vulnerable software and servicesSecure wired and wireless access to your labChoose a penetration testing framework according to your needsArm your own wireless hacking platformGet to know the methods to create a strong defense mechanism for your systemAbout the AuthorVyacheslav Fadyushin (CISA, CEH, PCI ASV) is a security consultant and a penetration tester with more than 9 years of professional experience and a diverse background in various aspects of information security.
His main points of interest and fields of expertise are ethical hacking and penetration testing, infrastructure and application security, mobile security, and information security management.
He is also an author of the book, Penetration Setting Up a Test Lab How-to, published by Packt Publishing in 2013.
Andrey Popov is a security consultant and penetration tester with rich professional experience and a diverse background in infrastructure and application security, information security management, and ethical hacking. He has been working for a market-leading company along with another security professional since 2007.
Table of ContentsUnderstanding Wireless Network Security and RisksPlanning Your Lab EnvironmentConfiguring Networking Lab ComponentsDesigning Application Lab ComponentsImplementing SecurityExploring Hacking ToolkitsPreparing a Wireless Penetration Testing PlatformWhat's Next?
392 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2016
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