[Current Date] Audience: Security Teams / IT Managers Purpose: To demonstrate the risks of rogue APs and insecure Wi-Fi client behavior.
During my evaluation, I was impressed by the breadth of features and capabilities offered by Pineapple Pentest. Some of the standout features include: pineapple pentest
A Pineapple pentest is a type of penetration test that uses a Pineapple device to simulate a malicious attack on a network. The Pineapple is a small, portable device that can be used to conduct wireless network scanning, packet sniffing, and other types of network reconnaissance. It's essentially a miniaturized version of a wireless access point (WAP) that can be used to test the security of a network. [Current Date] Audience: Security Teams / IT Managers
Setting up "Evil Twin" portals to harvest login credentials or WPA handshakes. The Pineapple is a small, portable device that
Use the Pineapple’s logging features to document successful "pwns" and provide evidence for the final security report. Defense and Mitigation
Here are some best practices to keep in mind when conducting a Pineapple pentest:
| Tactic | Technique | Pineapple Implementation | |--------|-----------|--------------------------| | Initial Access | T1565 – Rogue AP | Pineapple clones a trusted SSID (e.g., CompanyWiFi , Starbucks WiFi ). | | Credential Access | T1040 – Network Sniffing | Harvests hashes/cleartext via captive portal or SSL stripping. | | Execution | T1203 – Client-side exploit | Delivers malicious payloads via DNS spoofing (e.g., fake software update). | | Command & Control | T1573 – Encrypted tunnel | Pineapple tunnels intercepted traffic over VPN to attacker’s server. |