Peltier Associates Breaking and Fixing Wireless Security

To the information security professional wireless networking may be thought of as a four letter word to be avoided at all costs. Regardless of the security implication wireless networking can provide cost efficiency, and because of that wireless technologies are here to stay. While many in the profession believe that wireless networks can be easily compromised, this class will show how the appropriate wireless architecture with the proper security controls can make your wireless network as secure as any other remote access point into your network.



In this three day, wireless security workshop, we will examine the cutting edge of wireless technologies. The purpose of the course is to give you a full understanding of what wireless (802.11) networks are, how they work, how people find them and exploit them, and how they can be secured. This hands-on course is based on real world examples, solutions, and deployments. In this course we will actually set up and use wireless networks, determine the tools to uncover wireless networks, and also look at how to defeat the attempts to secure wireless networks.



Course Completion

Upon the completion of our CISM course, students will have:



Constructed a wireless network architecture

Install and configure 802.1x authentication using Microsoft Windows IAS and Server 2000

Install a wireless access point

Distinguish between 802.11x standards

Defeat Wired Equivalent Privacy

Key Take Aways:



An understanding of wireless networks

A CD of common tools and documentation

An ability to search the internet for updates and more information on wireless networks

Detail of Course Content The following topics will be covered:



Wireless History

Radio Frequency (RF) Fundamentals

WLAN Infrastructure

802.11 Network Architecture

802.1X Authentication

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)/(LEAP)/(PEAP)

Detection Platforms

WLAN Discovery Tools

Kismet

Wireless Sniffers

Conventional Detection

Antennas

Exploiting WLANs

Securing WLANs

Other Wireless Options

Legal Issues including GLBA and ISO-17799

Future