It was nearly one year ago that we took an in-depth look at the Pwnie Express Pwn Plug, a security appliance that absolutely exploded its way onto the scene. By combining an off the shelf hardware platform that was well supported by open source software, custom software front-end, and the experience and knowledge of their team of [...]
WiFi Monitor Mode with Android PCAP Capture
Noted security researcher Mike “dragorn” Kershaw, developer of the gold standard in WiFi scanners, Kismet, has recently released a tool for Android that enables raw 802.11 frame captures in WiFi monitor mode. Putting a WiFi device into monitor mode allows it to capture all sorts of interesting data about the wireless network that would otherwise be [...]
The (Not) Open Garden: Using Open As a Buzzword
While browsing though the Google Play Store on my Android device this evening, I came across an interesting application that was featured prominently. “Open Garden” advertises itself as a free mesh networking tool: Your laptop can now access mobile Internet coming from your phone anywhere it has no Wi-Fi. Like tethering, but with no buttons [...]