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802.11b War Driving and LAN Jacking

Peter Shipley

Peter Shipley explores 802.11b war driving and lan jacking at DEF CON 9, examining wardriving and practical defenses.

Summary

Architecture and Background

Peter Shipley - 802.11b War Driving and Lan Jacking Mr. Shipley will discuss his latest research concerning open WLANs in the corporate and home environment.

Vulnerability Analysis

Early results will be presented along with maps illustrating the current threats showing that the current security models in 802.11 networking have set the state of network security back a decade. Shipley is one of the few individuals who is well known and highly respected in the professional world as well as the underground / hacker community.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

With thirteen years experience in the Computer Security field he has extensive experience in system and network security as well as programming and project design. Past positions and titles include "Chief Security Architect" at KPMG, Former and Chief Engineer for Network Security Assocates and Founder/VP at DNAI (a prominent Bay Area ISP), Mr.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Shipley's specialties are third party penetration testing and firewall review, computer risk assessment, secure systems design and security training. Shipley also performs post-intrusion analysis as well as expert witness testimony.

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Main Stage·47 min

  • DEF CON
  • Wireless
  • Date: Aug 2003
  • Location: Las Vegas

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