03188nam a2200421Ii 4500991003254869707536m d cr cn|||||||||070806s2004 maua s 001 0 eng d97819318360361931836035b13656181-39ule_inst105504:105532Elsevier Science & Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.comOPELSOPELSTEFA005.822WarDriving[electronic resource] :drive, detect, defend : a guide to wireless security /Chris Hurley ... [et al. ; foreword by Jeff Moss].Drive, detect, defendGuide to wireless securityWarDriving and wireless securityRockland, Mass. :Syngress ;[Sebastopol, Calif.] :Distributed by O'Reilly,c2004.xxiii, 495 p. :ill. ;24 cm."WarDriving is the act of moving around a specific area and mapping the population of wireless access points for statistical purposes ... to raise awareness of the security problems associated with these networks"--P. 3.Includes index.The practice of WarDriving is a unique combination of hobby, sociological research, and security assessment. The act of driving or walking through urban areas with a wireless-equipped laptop to map both protected and un-protected wireless networks has sparked intense debate amongst lawmakers, security professionals, and the telecommunications industry. This first ever book on WarDriving is written from the inside perspective of those who have created the tools that make WarDriving possible and those who gather, analyze, and maintain data on all secured and open wireless access points in very major, metropolitan area worldwide. These insiders also provide the information to secure your wireless network before it is exploited by criminal hackers. * Provides the essential information needed to protect and secure wireless networks * Written from the inside perspective of those who have created the tools for WarDriving and those who gather, maintain and analyse data on wireless networks * This is the first book to deal with the hot topic of WarDriving.Electronic reproduction.Amsterdam :Elsevier Science & Technology,2007.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Web browser.Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 2, 2007).Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.Wireless communication systemsSecurity measures.Computer security.Electronic books.localHurley, Chris.authorhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut627561Original19318360359781931836036(OCoLC)55130068Referexhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781931836036An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information.b1365618124-02-2224-01-08991003254869707536C0TEFWarDriving1464022UNISALENTOle02924-01-08mm -engmau00