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Hacking Exposed : Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Fifth Edition
Name: Hacking Exposed : Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Fifth Edition
Authors: Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 4 edition (April 19, 2005)
Pages: 692
ISBN: 0072260815
Description: A lot of computer-security textbooks approach the subject from a defensive point of view. "Do this, and probably you'll survive a particular kind of attack," they say. In refreshing contrast, Hacking Exposed, Second Edition talks about security from an offensive angle. A Jane's-like catalog of the weaponry that black-hat hackers use is laid out in full. Readers see what programs are out there, get a rundown on what the programs can do, and benefit from detailed explanations of concepts (such as wardialing and rootkits) that most system administrators kind of understand, but perhaps not in detail. The book also walks through how to use the more powerful and popular hacker software, including L0phtCrack. This new edition has been updated extensively, largely with the results of "honeypot" exercises (in which attacks on sacrificial machines are monitored) and Windows 2000 public security trials. There's a lot of new stuff on e-mail worms, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and attacks that involve routing protocols.
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Hacking Linux Exposed, Third Edition
Name: Hacking Linux Exposed : Third Edition
Authors: ISECOM
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 3 edition (August 12, 2008)
Pages: 648
ISBN: 0072262575
Description: To be released
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Hacking Windows Server 2003 Exposed
Name: Hacking Windows Server 2003 Exposed
Authors: Joel Scambray, Stuart McClure
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (October 27, 2003)
Pages: 628
ISBN: 0072230614
Description: Protect your Windows Server 2003 systems from the latest widespread and devastating attacks the tried-and-true Hacking Exposed way. You'll learn, step-by-step, how intruders locate targets, gain super-user access, and ransack compromised networks. Fully updated chapters detail all-new Windows Server 2003 footprinting and scanning methods, IIS6 security flaws, buffer overflow exploits, Terminal Services hacks, and DoS/DDoS vulnerabilities. Real-world cases and code examples demonstrate the most current dangers and spell out countermeasures to stonewall malicious intruders every time.
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Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, Second Edition
Name: Hacking - The Art of Exploitation
Authors: Jon Erickson
Publisher: No Starch; 2nd edition (January, 2008)
Pages: 488
ISBN: 1593271441
Description: Emphasizing a true understanding of the techniques as opposed to just breaking the rules, the author helps readers determine which areas are prone to attack and why. Unlike other so-called hacking guides, this book does not gloss over technical details, and includes detailed sections on stack-based overflows, heap based overflows, format string exploits, return-into-libc, shellcode, and cryptographic attacks on 802.11b.
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Gray Hat Hacking, Second Edition
Name: Gray Hat Hacking : The Ethical Hacker's Handbook
Authors: Shon Harris, Allen Harper, Chris Eagle, Jonathan Ness
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 2 edition (December 20, 2007)
Pages: 550
ISBN: 0071495681
Description: Prevent catastrophic network attacks by exposing security flaws, fixing them, and ethically reporting them to the software author. Fully expanded to cover the hacker's latest devious methods, Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Second Edition lays out each exploit alongside line-by-line code samples, detailed countermeasures, and moral disclosure procedures. Find out how to execute effective penetration tests, use fuzzers and sniffers, perform reverse engineering, and find security holes in Windows and Linux applications. You'll also learn how to trap and autopsy stealth worms, viruses, rootkits, adware, and malware.
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Counter Hack
Name: Counter Hack : A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses
Authors: Ed Skoudis
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (July 23, 2001)
Pages: 592
ISBN: 0130332739
Description: In defending your systems against intruders and other meddlers, a little knowledge can be used to make the bad guys--particularly the more casual among them--seek out softer targets. Counter Hack aims to provide its readers with enough knowledge to toughen their Unix and Microsoft Windows systems against attacks in general, and with specific knowledge of the more common sorts of attacks that can be carried out by relatively unskilled "script kiddies." The approach author Ed Skoudis has chosen is effective, in that his readers accumulate the knowledge they need and generally enjoy the process.
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Security Warrior
Name: Security Warrior :
Authors: Cyrus Peikari, Anton Chuvakin
Publisher: O'Reilly; 1 edition (February 1, 2004)
Pages: 552
ISBN: 0596005458
Description: When it comes to network security, many users and administrators are running scared, and justifiably so. The sophistication of attacks against computer systems increases with each new Internet worm. What's the worst an attacker can do to you? You'd better find out, right? That's what Security Warrior teaches you. Based on the principle that the only way to defend yourself is to understand your attacker in depth, Security Warrior reveals how your systems can be attacked. Covering everything from reverse engineering to SQL attacks, and including topics like social engineering, antiforensics, and common attacks against UNIX and Windows systems, this book teaches you to know your enemy and how to be prepared to do battle. Security Warrior places particular emphasis on reverse engineering. RE is a fundamental skill for the administrator, who must be aware of all kinds of malware that can be installed on his machines -- trojaned binaries, "spyware" that looks innocuous but that sends private data back to its creator, and more. This is the only book to discuss reverse engineering for Linux or Windows CE. It's also the only book that shows you how SQL injection works, enabling you to inspect your database and web applications for vulnerability. Security Warrior is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book covering the art of computer war: attacks against computer systems and their defenses. It's often scary, and never comforting. If you're on the front lines, defending your site against attackers, you need this book. On your shelf--and in your hands.
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Special Ops
Name: Special Ops : Host and Network Security for Microsoft, UNIX, and Oracle
Authors: Erik Pace Birkholz, Stuart McClure (Foreword)
Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (February 17, 2003)
Pages: 1040
ISBN: 1931836698
Description: In the fast-paced, caffeine-powered, and sometimes reckless world of computer security, the security analogy of a "hard crunchy outside and soft chewy inside," a staple of the security community today, is uncannily apropos as we spend millions to protect and fortify the outside perimeter network and nary spend a dime to address internal threats. However, as convenient as it may be to leave internal systems free from controls, it’s a disaster once someone "bites" through to that unprotected inside; consider, too, the potential damage (whether intentional or not) that could be generated by those employees or partners who have legitimate access to the center. Lackadaisical attention to the soft and chewy inside could compromise your security at any time. The authors of Special OPs: Host and Network Security for Microsoft, UNIX, and Oracle immerse you in this analogy of intranet security and "the soft chewy inside" so frequently neglected in today’s security oration. In this book, you will find the critical pieces to securing your vital internal systems from attackers (both friend and foe) and a near complete picture to understanding your internal security risk.
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Know Your Enemy
Name: Know Your Enemy : Revealing the Security Tools, Tactics, and Motives of the Blackhat Community
Authors: The Honeynet Project
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; Bk&CD-Rom edition (August 31, 2001)
Pages: 352
ISBN: 0201746131
Description: Blackhats are the term here for what some call hackers: anyone attempting to use Internet technology for illegal, destructive, or unauthorized activity. The two-year Honeynet Project involved a collection of production systems designed to be compromised, and to record each step of the probe, attack, and compromise. Project members share what they learned about how such people behave. Readers are not expected to have a technical background. The disk contains examples of network traces, code, system binaries, and logs used by intruders
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