Despite being a security-oriented government agency, a company I’ve been working for recently provided me with a Wi-Fi-only laptop.

Usually, I would ensure that my super-secure devices are on my wired VLAN, but this is not possible, so how do I know that my wireless network is secure?

First, I can change the password periodically and check my DHCP logs to ensure nothing unknown has connected to the network, but how do I spot if someone is hacking my WiFi?

Plus, any new MAC Addresses get put in the holding pen until they are promoted. So, no fancy rotating privacy Macs, or you just end up in the holding pen again.

A small company called Maltronics sells a device called the De-auth-Detector. This device follows up on their WiFi Deauthor, another must-have device if you are trying to compromise a network.

Plug the Deauth Detector into a USB socket in plain sight. It will light up green, but if it detects “de-auth packets,” it will flash Red.

Now, you have real-time detection of someone trying to hack your network.