Penetration Testing Solution for Wireless Networks using mobile devices

Abstract

An important problem when teaching cyber security concepts is the difficulty in understanding and testing security and penetration scenarios. Since the beginning of networks and computers, there was a constant battle regarding when, how and who has access to different resources and information. The paper unveils some key insecurities of wireless networks and presents a penetration testing (pen testing) mobile programmable device controlled by a mobile application that can be used for understanding and learning security concepts. The proposed system allows teachers to build low cost hand-on security laboratory solutions and lets students run real security penetration scenarios, to further deepen their cyber security understanding.