Virtual wireless penetration testing laboratory model

Abstract

Penetration testing is one of the key actions in ensuring information system security and thereby avoiding security incidents including eavesdropping or unauthorized access to internal systems. In traditional educational settings it can be difficult to provide training for practitioners to develop and practice wireless penetration testing techniques, due to the requirement for physical equipment which can be used only by one person at the time, the need for student to be present at the location of the lab and the need to have expert in the lab to assess student's progress. A virtual wireless penetration testing laboratory designed for educational purposes could overcome these problems. In this paper we propose a model of such a laboratory.