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标题：Wireless Networks Security in Jordan: A Field Study
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作者：Ahmad S. Mashhour ; Zakaria Saleh
期刊名称：International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications
印刷版ISSN：0975-2307
电子版ISSN：0974-9330
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：4
DOI：10.5121/ijnsa.2013.5403
出版社：Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC)
摘要：Thepotentialof wirelesscommunications, hasresulted in a wide expand of wireless networks. However,the vulnerabilities and threats that wireless networks aresubjectedtoresulted in higher risk forunauthorized users to access the computernetworks.This researchevaluatesthedeployedWirelessNetwork in Jordan as well as the use ofthesecurity setting of thesystems andequipmentused.Caution willbe taken to avoid network access as only existence of the network is sought.Wardriving involve the use offreeware tools such as NetStumbler, or Kismet, which was originally developed to be used for helpingnetwork administrators make their systems moresecure.Thestudy is carried out through field evaluationof the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)in light of the use of Ward riving, and proposessome measuresthat canbe taken to improve securityof thewireless networkby theusers
关键词：Security;W;ardriving;Wireless;Local Area Network (WLAN); Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).