Wireless Penetration Testing
Wireless extends your attack surface into the air around a building, where a tester with an antenna can reach it. This wireless penetration testing course covers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and other radio protocols, from attacking WPA2 and WPA3 to enterprise wireless infrastructure.
You work in a controlled radio lab under written authorization, capturing and analysing traffic, and you leave able to run an authorized wireless assessment and report the risks it uncovers.
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Format
- Live online, instructor-led
- Prerequisites
- None required
- Class size
- Capped at 12 learners
What you will be able to do
- Set up adapters and antennas and capture wireless traffic in monitor mode
- Attack WPA2 and WPA3 networks in a controlled lab and explain the limits
- Test WPA Enterprise and common EAP methods for credential exposure
- Stand up and detect rogue access points and evil twins
- Assess Bluetooth, Zigbee and sub-GHz devices for weaknesses
- Plan and run an authorized site wireless assessment
- Write wireless findings with practical hardening recommendations
Course outline
5 modules
- How Wi-Fi and radio protocols work
- Adapters, antennas and monitor mode
- Legal and scope considerations for radio
- Capturing and reading wireless traffic
What you need before you start
- Basic networking knowledge, including how Wi-Fi is used
- Comfort with the Linux command line
- A laptop that can use a compatible wireless adapter
Who this course is for
- Penetration testers adding wireless to their services
- Network and security staff auditing their own Wi-Fi
- Consultants performing site security assessments
- Testers preparing for the CompTIA PenTest+ exam
Where this leads
Prepares you for
PenTest+
Awarded by CompTIA
PenTest+ is granted by CompTIA on passing its exam and is never issued by the academy. The scoping, hands-on testing and reporting you practise here map to the penetration testing lifecycle PenTest+ measures, with wireless as the specialisation.
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