Wireless security assessment on the FTMSK2 building / Zainurzaman Mah Sangit @ Kasmat

Many university information services departments have been gradually extending their
wireless local area network (WLAN) coverage in order to provide wireless access to students,
staff, and faculty throughout their campuses. There is a growing concern about security risks
inherent with a wireless data network, such as loss of confidentiality, loss of integrity and loss
of network availability. Numerous flaws have been discovered in WEP, and studies have
shown that many wireless LANs are installed with their default settings.
This thesis explores security vulnerabilities in Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks. A thorough
description about WLAN and critical security holes is briefly described. First a guide to the
necessary equipment and how to set it up as an attack platform is provided. Tools and
techniques for measuring IEEE 802.11 WLANs also included giving the reader a greater
insight into how computer systems are utilized by hackers, and eventually enable the design of
more secure systems. The tools are all open-source software available for download and the
techniques all use open-source software and off-the-shelf hardware components.
Later it is demonstrated the tools’ utility in monitoring traffic at FTMSK2 building and show
how the lack of security may aid a malicious hacker to exploit interesting targets beyond the
realm of Wi-Fi. Our tool captures only packets of interest for optional storage and further
analysis, thus greatly reducing resource requirements. The preliminary results obtained from
these measurements are presented.