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There’s no question that Wi-Fi technology has had a dramatically positive effect on the connectivity of our world. The simple ability to gain access to the Internet or even the corporate network in the absence of a physical network connection has brought remarkable convenience to many people’s lives as well as, of course, to many businesses’ operations. However, it is the very wireless nature of Wi-Fi that can also make it vulnerable to security breaches potentially causing great damage to your organisation. So, what can be done to boost Wi-Fi security? For the average home user, such practices as setting up a suitably entropic pre-shared key and disabling superfluous services such as Wi-Fi Protected Setup may be more than sufficient for warding off the vast majority of obvious threats in relation to Wi-Fi. However, many of the greatest vulnerabilities to organisations trying to maintain the robustness of their Wi-Fi security are far from obvious or easy to close, which is where the right Penetration Testing can play a central role. We know a thing or two about penetration testing here at Sec-Tec – we perform more than 100 bespoke assessments a year for clients of all types, and we have an up-to-date appreciation of the latest Wi-Fi vulnerabilities of which today’s organisations, businesses and departments need to be aware. We test for a vast range of threats Did you know that if your organisation provides an unencrypted “guest” Wi-Fi network for the purposes of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and corporate guest Internet access, there are various potential risks? These include network sniffing and man-in-the-middle attacks in the event of the inadequate implementation of host isolation, as well as risks arising from older devices simultaneously bridging unencrypted guest Wi-Fi connections and wired networks. Weak encryption keys can also be a major problem, with many organisations wrongly presuming newer WPA/WPA2 PSK (Pre-shared Key) encryption algorithms to be immune from all attacks. We are also experts in identifying the potential for ‘evil twin’ attacks, which involve the introduction of a malicious access point advertising a legitimate network name in order to fool devices into connecting to it. Should such a connection be achieved, various types of attacks can be attempted, including the presentation to users of a fake web portal in an attempt to obtain their domain credentials. Contact us now about our penetration testing know-how While we could cite all manner of other potential dangers to the security of your organisation’s Wi-Fi, ultimately, the only way to be sure in the case of your own firm is to carry out the most appropriate testing. Get in touch with the Sec-Tec team now, and we will be able to discuss in more detail the many ways in which the right Wi-Fi Penetration Testing could benefit your company.
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