wireless attacks (2.4)

Wireless deauthentication

taking people that normally work on the wireless network and suddenly disconnects them completely any connection to the network

what is the main reason for wireless deauthentication?

the management frames that are sent and received by the access point

802.11 management frames

used to connect your device to the network, manage its connection, and disconnect when you’re done using the network

how to protect against deauth attacks?

IEEE has addressed the problem, important management frames are encrypted

Radio frequency (RF) jamming

a type of DoS attack that affects everyone trying to communicate over those wireless frequencies

wireless jamming

ways to jam a frequency and there are many different types (ex. constant random bits or legitimate frames)