Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Wi-Fi Penetration Tester In Your Pocket

Posted by kdawson on from the happy-to-see-me? dept.

00*789*00 writes "ZDNet has a story about the public launch of Immunity's Silica, a portable hacking device that can search for and join 802.11 (Wi-Fi) access points, scan other connections for open ports, and automatically launch code execution exploits from a built-in exploit platform."

2 of 121 comments (clear)

  1. The cost is too high, get a Zaurus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For $3,600, I think it's way over priced. Use a laptop, or home brew a similar device with a mcuh cheaper Zaurus:

    http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?submenu=zaurus/zauru sheader&page=zaurus/zaurusmain

  2. Re:Skip the Zaurus... by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 4, Insightful

    $3600 for something to detect wireless networks?

    For half that money you could get a fully fledged laptop with builtin wireless and run any tools you liked.

    From the summary I was expecting a $50 pocket device.