Opensource is known to offer free software alternatives in almost every domain and network security is no exception. We’ve had opensource IDS/IPS for a while but for wired networks only. With Aircrack-ng, we’ve mastered wireless attacks and now it’s time to use that knowledge to be also on the defensive side to mitigate those attacks. In this talk, I’ll present OpenWIPS-ng, a new modular and opensource wireless IDS/IPS.
Thomas d’Otreppe “Mister X” is a wifi hacker and the author of Aircrack-ng, a Wi-Fi auditing suite. He has designed Offensive-Security WiFu, a proactive wireless security course, with Mati Aharoni and also contributes to BackTrack Linux. He works as a software developer for NEK Advanced Securities Group.