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Published inFeb 2022
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Glen D. Singh
Glen D. Singh
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Glen D. Singh

Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point. Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Managing and monitoring wireless modes

When working with a wireless network adapter as an ethical hacker or penetration tester, it's vital to have a clear understanding of the various modes that you can operate a wireless network adapter in. Let's look at each mode of operations that's connected to Kali Linux:

  • Managed: This is the default mode for all wireless network adapters. It allows a host system such as Kali Linux to connect to an access point or a wireless router. This mode does not allow an ethical hacker or penetration tester to perform any type of wireless penetration testing technique.
  • Monitor: This mode allows ethical hackers and penetration testers to scan for nearly IEEE 802.11 wireless networks, capture wireless frames such as beacons and probes, and perform packet injection attacks on a target wireless network.
  • Master: This mode allows Linux-based systems to operate as access points or wireless routers.
  • Ad hoc: This mode allows the...
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Glen D. Singh

Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point. Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
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