02484cam a2200301 a 4500 1/38235 140828s2004 us 001 0 eng 9781931836036 1931836035 40873 OPELS eng OPELS OCLCQ OCLCF GR-PeUP WarDriving [electronic resource] : drive, detect, defend : a guide to wireless security / Chris Hurley ... [et al. ; foreword by Jeff Moss]. Drive, detect, defend Guide to wireless security WarDriving and wireless security Rockland, Mass. : Syngress ; [Sebastopol, Calif.] : Distributed by O'Reilly, c2004. 1 online resource (xxiii, 495 p.) : ill. 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. "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. Wireless communication systems Security measures. Computer security. Electronic books. Hurley, Chris. INST UNIPILB EBOOKS 20100705 00b40873 00b40873 ONLINE 0 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781931836036 /webopac/covers/02/40873_9781931836036.jpg /webopac/covers/02/40873_1931836035.jpg