Preface

Wireless networks have become ubiquitous in today's world. Millions of people use it worldwide every day at their homes, offices, and public hotspots to log on to the internet and do both personal and professional work. Even though wireless makes life incredibly easy and gives us such great mobility, it comes with its risks. In recent times, insecure wireless networks have been used to break into companies, banks, and government organizations. The frequency of these attacks is only intensified, as network administrators are still clueless on how to secure wireless networks in a robust and fool proof way.

Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner's Guide, Third Edition, is aimed at helping the reader understand the insecurities associated with wireless networks, and how to conduct penetration tests to find and plug them. This is an essential read for those who would like to conduct security audits on wireless networks and always wanted a step-by-step practical guide for this. With this book, your learning will be complete, as every wireless attack explained is immediately followed by a practical demo.

We have chosen Kali Linux as the platform to test all the wireless attacks in this book. Kali Linux, as you might already be aware, is the world's most popular penetration testing distribution. It contains hundreds of security and hacking tools, some of which we will use in this book.