What is a wireless network penetration test?
From rogue access points to weak encryption algorithms, the threats to wireless networks are significant.
Wi-Fi can provide opportunities for attackers to infiltrate an organization’s secured environment – irrespective of security access controls.
Wireless network testing generally includes:
- Identifying Wi-Fi networks, including wireless fingerprinting, information leakage, and signal leakage
- Determining encryption weaknesses, such as encryption cracking, wireless sniffing, and session hijacking
- Identifying opportunities to penetrate a network by using wireless or evading WLAN access control measures
- Identifying legitimate users’ identities and credentials to access otherwise private networks and services
Once identified, the vulnerabilities are presented in a format that allows an organization to assess their relative business risk and remediation cost.
They can then be resolved in line with the network owner’s budget and risk appetite, helping them respond proportionately to cyber risks.
COVID-19: remote delivery options
We want to reassure our clients that all training and consultancy services will go ahead as scheduled during the current COVID-19 situation. We are adjusting our delivery methods to allow us to provide consultancy services, penetration tests, and training remotely where necessary. Please also refer to our COVID-19 policy.
Did you know?
Wireless networks present a much easier exploitation path for attackers than a standard wired network. Criminal hackers generally consider wireless networks to be ideal entry points into an organization’s systems.
Wireless network traffic is also easily recorded. Criminal hackers can gather proprietary information, logins, passwords, intranet server addresses, and valid network and station addresses.
They can steal Internet bandwidth, transmit spam, or use your network as a springboard to attack others. They can capture and modify traffic to masquerade as you, with financial or legal consequences.
The benefits of completing a wireless network penetration test
- Get real-world insight into your vulnerabilities
- Detect default Wi-Fi routers
- Identify rogue or open access points
- Spot misconfigured or accidentally duplicated wireless networks
- Flag security vulnerabilities in Bluetooth technology
- Identify insecure wireless encryption standards (such as WEP)
Is a wireless network penetration test right for you?
If you are responsible for your network, you should ask yourself:
- Have you identified all your access points? How many unsecured or poorly secured access points are there?
- Is data freely flowing through your network without being encrypted?
- Are there unauthorized access points on your network?
- Is it possible that your IT department could misconfigure or accidentally duplicate a wireless network?
- Has the appropriate security been put in place to prevent attacks?
- Have you updated wireless protocols to an industry-accepted protocol (WPA2)?
Our engagement process
Our CREST-accredited penetration testers follow an established methodology based on the Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM). This approach emulates an attacker’s techniques using many of the same readily available tools.
- Scoping: Before the test, our account management team will discuss your assessment requirements for your internal network to define the scope of the test.
- Reconnaissance: The tester will identify and list wireless network access points where a signal can be received at the targeted location(s), whether physically located at or nearby the targeted location(s).
- Assessment: We test the target wireless network for potential vulnerabilities using the information identified in the initial phase. This will help your organization produce an accurate threat and risk assessment.
- Reporting: The results will be thoroughly analyzed by an IT Governance certified tester. A full report will be prepared that sets out the scope of the test, the methodology used and all the risks identified.
- Re-test: We can provide access to our testers and the raw test data to support and expedite remediation. We can also retest your systems so that you can be sure all the identified issues have been successfully resolved.
Our penetration tests comply with the Microsoft Rules of Engagement
For Azure clients, this means we take care to limit all penetration tests to your assets, thereby avoiding unintended consequences to your customers or your infrastructure
Select your wireless penetration test
We offer two levels of penetration test to meet your budget and technical requirements.
Level 1: buy online from $3,500
- Identifies the vulnerabilities that leave your IT exposed
- Combines a series of manual assessments with automated scans, as our team assesses the vulnerability of your network
- Allows you to evaluate your security posture and make more accurate budgetary decisions
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- Attempts to exploit the identified vulnerabilities to see whether it’s possible to access your assets and resources
- Provides a more thorough assessment of your security posture, which enables you to make more accurate decisions about investing in securing your business-critical systems
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How IT Governance can help you
We are pioneers in offering easy-to-understand and quick-to-buy penetration testing.
You can choose the level of penetration test to meet your budget and technical requirements.
We provide clear reports that can be understood by engineering and management teams alike.
CREST-accredited penetration testing services give you all the technical assurance you need.
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