WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend published

Syngress Publishing Announces the Release of "WarDriving: Drive,
Detect, Defend"
The only book available that covers the art of WarDriving

Contact: Amy Pedersen
781-681-5151 x12
amy@syngress.com

Rockland, MA--April 24, 2004--Syngress Publishing, Inc., today
announced the publication of "WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend" (ISBN:
1-931836-03-5).

"WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend" will arrive in bookstores and at online
retailers in May. It is the first book to focus exclusively on the recent
phenomenon of "WarDriving," loosely defined in the world of high-tech
computer security as "moving around a specific area for the purpose of
mapping the population of wireless access points within that area."

The authors of the book are Chris Hurley, Frank Thornton and Michael
Puchol; and they go by the "handles" of ROAMER, THORN and MOTHER
respectively. The book's technical consultant is Russ Rogers.  Jeff Moss,
President and CEO of Black Hat, Inc., has described the authors as "the
people who both pioneered and refined the field."

Chris Williams, President of Syngress Publishing, said, "'WarDriving:
Drive, Detect, Defend' is just the kind of book IT security professionals
have come to expect from us over the last couple of years. It is unique,
authoritative, and at times entertaining. Most importantly, it is
essential reading for anyone involved with wireless communications."

Chapter topics include: Learning to WarDrive, NetStumbler and
MiniStumbler, Operating NetStumbler and MiniStumbler, Installing Kismet in
Slackware Linux 9.1, Installing Kismet in Fedora Core 1, Configuring and
Using Kismet, Mapping WarDrives Using StumbVerter, Organizing WarDrives,
Attacking Wireless Networks, Basic Wireless Network Security, and Advanced
Wireless Network Security.

Here are some of the early accolades for WarDriving: Drive, Detect,
Defend:
"A comprehensive and authoritative guide to WarDriving and wireless
security."
--Mike Kershaw (Dragorn), Kismet author

"WarDriving is a book that covers every aspect of wireless security from
some of the most respected people in the wireless community. It should be
on every IT person's bookshelf and required reading for anyone who is
looking at deploying or who currently has a wireless network."
--John Kleinschmidt, Michiganwireless.org Founder and Vice President of
Technology & Security, PC Powersystems

"This is the 'Kama Sutra' of wardriving literature. If you can't wardrive
after reading this, nature has selected you not to. This is the first
complete guide on the subject we've ever seen (it mentions us). Don't
quote me on that."
--Bob "bobzilla" Hagemann, WiGLE.net CoFounder

BOOK DETAILS
ISBN: 1-931836-03-5
PRICE: $49.95 U.S.
PAGE COUNT: 448 PP

About the Authors
Chris Hurley (aka Roamer) is the founder of the WorldWide WarDrive, an
effort by information security professionals and hobbyists to generate
awareness of the insecurities associated with wireless networks. He is the
primary organizer of the WarDriving Contest held at the annual DefCon
hacker conference.

Frank (Thorn) Thornton runs his own technology consulting firm, Blackthorn
Systems, which specializes in wireless networks.

Michael Puchol, (BEng, Hons) is the founder of Sonar Security, a small
enterprise that has become the leading source of wireless security
knowledge in Spain. He pioneered WarDriving in Europe, and is the creator
of StumbVerter, the most widely used tool for mapping and analysing WiFi
access points and their geographical distribution.

Russ Rogers (CISSP, CISM, IAM) is a Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Technology Officer, and Principle Security Consultant for Security
Horizon, Inc., a Colorado-based professional security services and training
provider.

Background Information
Syngress Publishing (www.syngress.com), headquartered in Rockland,
Massachusetts, is an independent publisher of print and electronic
reference materials for Information Technology professionals seeking skill
enhancement and career advancement. Distributed throughout Europe, Asia,
and the U.S. and Canada, Syngress titles have been translated into twenty
languages. The company's pioneering customer support program,
solutions@syngress.com, extends the value of every Syngress title with
regular information updates and customer-driven author forums. For more
information on Syngress products, contact Amy Pedersen at 781-681-5151 or
email amy@syngress.com. Syngress books are distributed in the United
States and Canada by O'Reilly & Associates.