Wireless Attacks from an Intrusion Detection Perspective

Security professionals commonly implement wired intrusion detection systems, but wireless intrusion detection systems (WIDS) are not as prevalent. Many security professionals simply do not understand the nature of wireless networks or the attacks they are prone to. Intrusion detection is available for wireless networks, but just how does wireless intrusion detection work and why is it different from wired IDS. In this paper I will discuss wireless intrusion detection systems and explain how to detect common wireless attacks.