Warflying in a Cessna
Matt Thomassen, Sean McKeever
DEF CON 32 Creator Stage · Day 1 · Creator Stage
This talk, "Warflying in a Cessna," presented by Sean McKeever and Matt Thomassen at DEF CON 32, delves into the intriguing concept of collecting wireless access point data from the air. Drawing inspiration from traditional **war driving** and **war dialing**, the speakers explored the unique advantages of an aerial perspective for surveying Wi-Fi networks. Their research, born from a casual conversation in November 2019 and navigating the challenges of 2020, sought to revive a topic that had seen little attention in the security community for two decades: the efficacy and implications of **war flying**.