Syngress Publishing, Inc. has announced the publication of WarDriving & Wireless Penetration Testing by Chris Hurley, Frank Thornton, Dan Connelly, Brian Baker, and edited by Russ Rogers.

According to Joshua Wright, Senior Security Researcher, Aruba Networks, “In this book, five recognized experts in the wireless security field have put together a guide to help you learn how to analyze wireless networks through wardriving and penetration testing. Each has contributed material that matches their strengths with various operating systems and techniques used to analyze wireless networks, resulting in a powerful guide to assessing wireless networks while leveraging these free tools with low-cost supporting hardware.

“The exploration of wireless networks is more than a hobby for these authors, it’s a passion. After reading this book and getting a taste for wardriving, I think you’ll feel the same way. I thank these experts of industry for their hard work in producing this book, and contributing to improving the state of wireless security.”

Inside The Book

• Introduction to WarDriving and Penetration Testing
• Understanding Antenna Theory
• WarDriving with Handheld Devices and Direction Finding
• Performing Penetration Testing on Wireless Networks Using Windows
• Performing Penetration Testing on Wireless Networks Using Linux
• Performing Penetration Testing on Wireless Networks using OS X
• Performing Penetration Testing on Wireless Networks Using a Bootable CD Distribution
• Mapping WarDrives
• Using Man-in-the-Middle Attacks to Your Advantage
• Using Custom Firmware
• Identifying Cameras and Video Resources with the IC-R3