Cyber Security Certification: GAWN

GIAC Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks (GAWN)

Exam Certification Objectives & Outcome Statements
How to Prepare

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The GAWN certification is designed for technologists who need to assess the security of wireless networks. The certification focuses on the different security mechanisms for wireless networks, the tools and techniques used to evaluate and exploit weaknesses, and techniques used to analyze wireless networks. Students will not only gain experience using tools to assess wireless networks, they will understand how the tools operate and the weaknesses in protocols that they evaluate.

Areas Covered

Attacking weak encryption, 802.11 fuzzing attacks, and bluetooth attacks
Bridging the air gap, DECT, DoS on wireless networks, high-frequency RFID attacks, and RFID applications
Hotspots, low-frequency RFID attacks, NFC, practical SDR attacks, and rogue networks
Sniffing wireless, wireless basics, wireless client attacks, WPA2, and Zigbee

Who is GAWN for?

Auditors
Ethical hackers and penetration testers
Network security staff
Network and system administrators
Incident response teams
Information security policy decision-makers
Technical auditors
Information security consultants
Wireless system engineers
Embedded wireless system developers

Requirements

1 proctored exam
75 questions
Time limit of 2 hours
Minimum Passing Score of 70%

Note:

GIAC reserves the right to change the specifications for each certification without notice. Based on a scientific passing point study, the passing point for the GAWN exam has been determined to be 70% for all candidates receiving access to their certification attempts on or after August 14th, 2013. To verify the format and passing point of your specific certification attempt, read the Certification Information found in your account at https://exams.giac.org/pages/attempts.

Delivery

NOTE: All GIAC Certification exams are web-based and required to be proctored. There are two proctoring options: remote proctoring through ProctorU, and onsite proctoring through PearsonVUE. Click here for more information.

GIAC certification attempts will be activated in your GIAC account after your application has been approved and according to the terms of your purchase. Details on delivery will be provided along with your registration confirmation upon payment. You will receive an email notification when your certification attempt has been activated in your account. You will have 120 days from the date of activation to complete your certification attempt.

Exam Certification Objectives & Outcome Statements

The topic areas for each exam part follow:

802.11 Fuzzing Attacks: The candidate will be able to perform basic fuzzing attacks.
Attacking Weak Encryption: The candidate will be familiar with weak encryption methods including WEP and how to attack and secure them.
Bluetooth Attacks: The candidate will be familiar with the structure, uses and weaknesses of Bluetooth.
Bluetooth Low Energy Attacks: The candidate will demonstrate understanding of how changes to Bluetooth Low Energy affect security, and methods to test, inspect, and audit Bluetooth Low Energy data in transit.
Bridging the Air Gap: The candidate will be able to use a compromised wireless system to further compromise a wired network.
DECT: The candidate will be familiar with DECT including how to attack and secure it.
DoS on Wireless Networks: The candidate will be able to perform and defend against common DoS attacks.
High-Frequency RFID Attacks: The candidate will demonstrate understanding of RFID tracking techniques, and how to exploit mid to long-range RFID applications.
Hotspots: The candidate will be familiar with the identification and auditing of hotspots.
Low-Frequency RFID Attacks: The candidate will demonstrate understanding of short-range, Low Frequency (LF) RFID attacks, including impersonation and cloning of Low-Frequency RFID tags.
NFC: The candidate will demonstrate understanding of Near Field Communications (NFC) and how it uses consistent data protocols to exchange data bidirectionally for uses in payment systems, and generic data transfers.
Practical SDR Attacks: The candidate will be familiar with the common implementations of wireless protocols and how SDR projects can identify failures in the overall implementation of those protocols.
Rogue Networks: The candidate will understand how to identify and protect against rogue networks.
Sniffing Wireless: The candidate will be capable of capturing wireless traffic.
Wireless Basics: The candidate will be familiar with common wireless threats as well as current wireless network standards.
Wireless Client Attacks: The candidate will demonstrate understanding of wireless client vulnerabilities, including hotspot injection, weaknesses in wireless client segmentation or public secure packet forwarding, and the preferred network list on client systems.
WPA2: The candidate will be familiar with WPA2 including how to attack and secure it.
Zigbee: The candidate will be familiar with Zigbee including how to attack and secure it.

*No Specific training is required for any GIAC certification. There are many sources of information available regarding the certification objectives' knowledge areas. Practical experience is an option; there are also numerous books on the market covering Computer Information Security. Another option is any relevant courses from training providers, including SANS.*

Other Resources

Training is available in a variety of modalities including live training and OnDemand
Practical work experience can help ensure that you have mastered the skills necessary for certification
College level courses or self paced study through another program or materials may meet the needs for mastery.
The procedure to contest exam results can be found athttps://www.giac.org/about/procedures/grievance.