With all the new ideas circulating concerning wireless security, we can't forget the basic fact that the biggest security threat in the wireless world comes from the physical layer, or layer 1. I'm seeing customers expand/increase their Wifi foot print like it's nobody's business. Have IT professionals forgotten that the smaller your RF foot print, the fewer people you're gonna be visible to?
Keatron Evans is a senior penetration tester and principal of Blink Digital Security, based in Chicago. He has more than 11 years experience doing penetration tests, vulnerability assesments and forensics. Keatron regularly consults with and sometimes trains government entities and corporations in the areas of network penetration, SCADA security, and other related national infrastructure security topics. He holds several information security certifications including CISSP, CSSA, CEH, CHFI, LPT, CCSP, MCSE:Security, MCT, Security+, and others. When not doing penetration tests, you can find Keatron teaching ethical hacking and forensics classes worldwide.
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