Network Security,chapter 4

Wireless device that contains an antenna, a radio transmitter/receiver to send and receive wireless signals, and a port that allows it to connect to a wired network

The protocol used so that a device can determine the media access control address of another device based on its internet protocol address

An attack in which the media access control address in the ARP cache is corrupted so that the corresponding internet protocol address points to a different device

An account that is secretly set up without the administrators knowledge or permission that cannot be detected and that allows for remote access to the device

The process of the access point sending out at regular intervals information to announce its presence and to provide the necessary information for devices to join the wireless network

An internet naming system that performs name resolution

The act of sending unsolicited messages between bluetooth to bluetooth enabled devices

The unauthorized access of information from a wireless device through a blue tooth connection

Wireless technology that uses short range radio frequency transmissions

Wireless technology that uses short-range radio frequency transmissions

List stored on a local computer that contains the mappings of names to computer number

The IEEE 802.11 standard protocol for WLANS that attempts to prevent multiple wireless devices from transmitting at the same time

User account that is created automatically instead of by the administrator

An attack that attempts to consume network resources so that the network or its devices cannot respond to legitimate requests

An antenna that detects signals from all directions equally also called omnidirectional antenna