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312-50V13 · Question #606

As the lead security engineer for a retail corporation, you are assessing the security of the wireless networks in the company's stores. One of your main concerns is the potential for "Wardriving"…

The correct answer is A. Limit the range of the store's wireless signals. To mitigate the risk of Wardriving without impacting customer Wi-Fi experience in a retail store, limiting the range of the store's wireless signals is the most suitable measure.

Submitted by ashley.k· Mar 6, 2026Hacking Wireless Networks

Question

As the lead security engineer for a retail corporation, you are assessing the security of the wireless networks in the company's stores. One of your main concerns is the potential for "Wardriving" attacks, where attackers drive around with a Wi-Fi-enabled device to discover vulnerable wireless networks. Given the nature of the retail stores, you need to ensure that any security measures you implement do not interfere with customer experience, such as their ability to access in-store Wi-Fi. Taking into consideration these factors, which of the following would be the most suitable measure to mitigate the risk of Wardriving attacks?

Options

  • ALimit the range of the store's wireless signals
  • BImplement MAC address filtering
  • CDisable SSID broadcasting
  • DImplement WPA3 encryption for the store's Wi-Fi network

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    79% (15)
  • B
    11% (2)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

To mitigate the risk of Wardriving without impacting customer Wi-Fi experience in a retail store, limiting the range of the store's wireless signals is the most suitable measure.

ALimit the range of the store's wireless signalsCorrect

Wardriving involves discovering wireless networks from outside the physical premises. By reducing the transmission power of the wireless access points, the signal strength and reach can be confined primarily to the store's interior. This makes it significantly more difficult for attackers outside the building to detect and map the network, thereby directly mitigating wardriving without affecting legitimate in-store customer access.

BImplement MAC address filtering

MAC address filtering is easily bypassed by MAC spoofing and creates significant management overhead for legitimate customer devices, thus interfering with the customer experience.

CDisable SSID broadcasting

Disabling SSID broadcasting offers minimal security as the SSID can still be discovered with sniffing tools, and it complicates legitimate customer access, negatively impacting the user experience.

DImplement WPA3 encryption for the store's Wi-Fi network

Implementing WPA3 encryption secures access to the network once found, but it does not prevent the network's existence from being detected from outside the premises, which is the core concern for Wardriving.

Concept tested: Wireless network physical security (signal containment)

Topics

#wireless security#Wardriving#signal strength#WPA3 encryption

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