CWSR case studies
CWSR · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Certified Wireless Security Professional (CWSP) is a vendor-neutral certification for network and security professionals who design, implement, and defend Wi-Fi networks. It suits administrators, engineers, and consultants moving beyond basic WLAN configuration into risk assessment, 802.11 frame protection, enterprise authentication, and monitoring. The CWSR case studies are 5 cases and about 4,803 words.
1Legacy Infusion Pumps on a Shared WPA2-Personal SSID
A 600-bed hospital operates a WLAN with 1,100 access points and 14,000 associated clients. The biomedical engineering team reports 300 infusion pumps that connect only to 5 GHz and support WPA2-Personal with TKIP; firmware cannot be upgraded and the vendor will end support in 2027.
779 words, about 4 min2EAP Method Selection for Managed, BYOD, and IoT Devices
A university with 45,000 students and 8,000 staff runs two RADIUS servers and an internal Microsoft Enterprise CA. The wireless team must redesign authentication for three device classes: 12,000 managed Windows/macOS laptops, 30,000 BYOD phones/tablets, and 3,000 IoT devices (printers, sensors, cameras).
1,066 words, about 5 min3WPA3 Transition Mode Disconnects and Rogue AP Alerts
A retail chain operates 600 access points across 150 stores. Each store has 1,200 handheld barcode scanners (WPA2-Personal only), 300 point-of-sale (POS) terminals that support WPA3-Enterprise, and 5,000 employee smartphones that support WPA3-Personal.
1,018 words, about 5 min4Deauth Flood and Evil Twin on a Trading Floor
A financial services firm with 500 access points and 3,000 wireless clients runs a 24x7 security operations center (SOC). The WIPS raises a critical alert: 1,200 deauthentication frames per minute are originating from a single AP in the trading floor, affecting 50 clients.
999 words, about 5 min5Contractor BYOD Access to an Internal Inventory Application
A manufacturing plant has 200 contractors per day who need to access a single internal inventory web application at 10.10.5.20:8443 and the internet. Contractors use their own laptops and phones.
941 words, about 5 min