Wireless

Wireless networking encompasses the technologies, protocols, and security measures for radio-based network communications.

Wireless Standards

• 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax - Wi-Fi generations
• Wi-Fi 6/6E - Latest high-efficiency standards
• Bluetooth - Short-range personal area networks
• Zigbee/Z-Wave - IoT and home automation
• Cellular - 4G LTE, 5G mobile networks

Security Protocols

• WPA3 - Latest Wi-Fi security standard
• WPA2-Enterprise - 802.1X authentication
• WPA2-Personal - Pre-shared key authentication
• EAP - Extensible Authentication Protocol variants
• RADIUS - Authentication server integration

Wireless Attacks

• Evil twin and rogue access points
• Deauthentication attacks
• WPA/WPA2 cracking
• KRACK and PMKID attacks
• Bluetooth exploits (BlueBorne, KNOB)
• RF jamming

Security Best Practices

• Strong encryption (WPA3/WPA2-Enterprise)
• Network segmentation (guest networks)
• MAC filtering and 802.1X
• Wireless IDS/IPS deployment
• Regular security assessments
• Rogue AP detection

Assessment Tools

• Aircrack-ng suite
• Kismet, Wireshark
• WiFi Pineapple
• Spectrum analyzers
• Heat mapping tools