The purpose of a Wireless Assessment is to interrogate a wireless infrastructure and so provide assurance that it cannot be used to compromise the integrity and confidentiality of an organisations network or data.

In most cases the footprint of a wireless network will extend beyond the desired area. This effectively extends the network boundary beyond the physical boundary of private premises and into public space.

The majority of mobile devices supplied today have wireless connectivity hardware enabled by default. An attacker can use such a wireless interface as a beachhead for further attacks into the wired corporate network infrastructure.