Extreme Exploits: Advanced Defenses Against Hardcore Hacks (Hacking Exposed) - Softcover

Friedrichs, Oliver; Oppleman, Victor; Watson, Brett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072259558 ISBN 13: 9780072259551

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2005

Synopsis

Take network security to the next level!

This book has never before published advanced security techniques and step-by-step instructions showing how to defend against devastating vulnerabilities to systems and network infrastructure.

Just about every day the media is reporting another hard-core hack against some organisation. It was reported mid-March that hackers had taken over one of Lexis Nexis’ databases gaining access to the personal files of as many as 32,000 people.

Extreme Exploits provides advanced methodologies and solutions needed to defend against sophisticated exploits by showing them how to use the latest advanced security tools. The book teaches you how little-known vulnerabilities have been successfully exploited in the real world and have wreaked havoc on large-scale networks.

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About the Authors

Victor is an accomplished author, speaker, and teacher in the field of network security and a specialized consultant to some of the worlds most admired companies. Victors open source software has been distributed to hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide and some is used in graduate-level college curricula to demonstrate advanced networking techniques. Early in his career as an engineer, Victor developed portions of the backbone systems infrastructure for Genuity, the first Internet data center company. Later, as a senior architect for BBN and GTE Internetworking, Victor developed security-related products and services centered on public key infrastructure (PKI). A great deal of Victor's professional career has been dedicated to tactical engineering and consulting for global telecom operators and critical infrastructure organizations in industries such as power and water, financial services, and defense. Some of the largest global companies frequently call upon Victor to perform advanced vulnerability assessments, provide expert counsel, and navigate complex regulatory issues concerning information security. An accomplished executive and engineer in network security, data hosting services, and software development, Victor also holds US intellectual property patents in distributed adaptive routing and wireless consumer applications.

Oliver Friedrichs is a Senior Manager in Symantec Security Response, the organization responsible for the delivery of AntiVirus definitions, intrusion detection updates, and early warning technologies within Symantec. Mr. Friedrichs served as co-founder and Director of Engineering at SecurityFocus until the companys acquisition by Symantec in 2002. At SecurityFocus, Mr. Friedrichs managed the development of the industrys first early warning technology for Internet attacks, the DeepSight Threat Management System. Mr. Friedrichs also created and grew the DeepSight Threat Analyst team providing thorough analysis of emerging Internet threats. Prior to SecurityFocus, he served as co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at Secure Networks, Inc., which was acquired by Network Associates in 1998. At Secure Networks, Friedrichs architected and managed the development of Ballista network security auditing software, later rebranded CyberCop Scanner by Network Associates. At Network Associates Mr. Friedrichs also founded COVERT (Computer Vulnerability Exploitation Research Team) with the exclusive goal of researching and discovering new security vulnerabilities. Mr. Friedrichs also architected and developed a prototype of the industrys first commercial penetration testing product, CORE Impact, developed and sold by CORE Security Technologies. Mr. Friedrichs has over 13 years of expertise in security technologies, including network assessment, intrusion detection systems, firewalls, penetration testing, and honeypots. As a frequent speaker, he has shared his expertise with many of the worlds most powerful organizations, including the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service, the IRS, the DOD, NASA, AFOSI, and the Canadian DND.

Brett has 17 years experience in network architecture and security, including large-scale IP networking, optical networking, and security and vulnerability assessments. Brett helped deploy and maintain the original MCI and Genuity IP backbones, and designed the first metropolitan IP-over-Gigibit Ethernet product for Metromedia Fiber Networks. Brett has spent the last three years performing custom network and vulnerability assessments, and consulting on information security issues for some of the largest healthcare, water, and power industries in the United States. In addition, Brett holds a patent for one of the first large-scale, content distribution platforms known as Hopscotch.

From the Back Cover

Protect your network and web sites from malicious attacks with help from this cutting-edge guide. Extreme Exploits is packed with never-before-published advanced security techniques and concise instructions that explain how to defend against devastating vulnerabilities in software and network infrastructure. This book gives you detailed analyses of modern threats and their solutions along with checklists for developing defenses. You'll also be introduced to a winning methodology for custom vulnerability assessments including attack profiling and the theatre of war concept. Through in-depth explanations of underlying technologies, you'll learn to prepare your network and software from threats that don't yet exist. This is a must-have volume for anyone responsible for network security.Secure your critical domain name system (DNS) infrastructure Ensure reliable Internet connectivity amidst a myriad of attacks Implement effective intrusion detection and prevention technologies Prevent e-mail abuse using advanced filtering, encryption, and other methods Stop data theft and egress exploitation by altering packet filtering rules Defend against viruses, worms, bots, Trojans, and other malicious code Use IP sinkholes and backscatter analysis to trap and gain knowledge from scanning and infiltration attempts Secure wireless networks using a variety of technologies Create a customized vulnerability assessment methodology for your organization Use proven digital forensics techniques to investigate attacks Learn to protect your software from little-known vulnerabilities

About the Authors: Victor Oppleman is an accomplished author, speaker, and patent-holder in the field of network security anda specialized consultant to some of the world's most admired companies. His open source software is used by thousands of engineers worldwide. Oliver Friedrichs is a Senior Manager in Symantec Security Response, the organization responsible for the delivery of anti-virus definitions, intrusion detection updates, and early warning technologies within Symantec. Mr. Friedrichs also co-founded SecurityFocus and Secure Networks. Brett Watson has 17 years experience in networks and security for some of the world's largest Internet Service Providers and enterprise networks. He holds a patent for one of the first large-scale content distribution platforms known as Hopscotch.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0072259558
• ISBN 13: 9780072259551
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 448