Hacking Exposed - Softcover
This second edition of "Hacking Exposed" has been combined with a CD-ROM to create "Hacking Exposed, CD Edition". The book portion of the product will not be different from the second edition, the main difference and addition is the CD-ROM, which will be bundled with the book. The CD contains: custom scripts created by the authors; vendor tools that can be found on the companion web site; a default password database containing a list of default passwords that hackers know and administrators need to avoid in order to keep their networks safe; and bonus electronic version of "Hacking Exposed, Second Edition". The authors are security experts who are keynote speakers and instructors for worldwide security conferences, where they give a Hacking Exposed Live! presentation.
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Review:
There are dozens of books detailing the careers of malicious hackers and plenty more on security techniques. What makes Hacking Exposed different is that it combines the best of both worlds, giving you an insight into the techniques and mindset of crackers without glamorizing or mystifying what they get up to--and then telling you how to keep them out of your system by explaining exactly what they'll try to do to get in.
Synopsis:
There are security options in every operating system and any competent sysadmin will know what they are and how to use them: you may even be able to keep up with all the service packs and patches that come out. What you probably don't know is all the potential holes in your security and the tools that will be used to try to get into your system. This book will scare you thoroughly by explaining each type of attack on your network. But it then tells you how to deal with the security hole of which each attack takes advantage. The explanations are clear and detailed and cover UNIX and Linux, Windows 95, 98 and NT (with an appendix on Windows 2000), Novell NetWare and common firewalls and mail servers too. The problem is always growing, but the coverage is reasonably up-to-date and points you at some useful resources, including the companion Web site at www.hackingexposed.com.
The obvious worry with a book like this is that it will help the crackers as much as the sysadmins it's written for. But security through obscurity is no security--and anyway all of these intrusion tools and techniques are out there on the Net already for those with the time and inclination to look for them. Learning how vulnerable your network is to password crackers and direct attacks or seeing how easily intruders can find out about your systems and take advantage of your resources--and getting a step-by-step guide to keeping them out--is your best defence. --Penny Jannifer
This second edition of "Hacking Exposed" has been combined with a CD-ROM to create "Hacking Exposed, CD Edition". The book portion of the product will not be different from the second edition, the main difference and addition is the CD-ROM, which will be bundled with the book.
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- PublisherOsborne/McGraw-Hill
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0072134828
- ISBN 13 9780072134827
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages700
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