Special Ops: Host and Network Security for Microsoft, Unix, and Oracle: Host and

Birkholz, Erik Pace; Stuart McClure

ISBN 10: 1931836698 / ISBN 13: 9781931836692

Published by Syngress, 2003

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Special Ops: Host and Network Security for Microsoft, Unix, and Oracle: Host and In englischer Sprache. pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Special Ops: Host and Network Security for Microsoft, Unix, and Oracle: Host and
• Publisher: Syngress
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931836698
• ISBN 13: 9781931836692
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: gut
• Weight: 2000 grams

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Synopsis

Special Ops: Internal Network Security Guide is the solution for the impossible 24-hour IT work day. By now, most companies have hardened their perimeters and locked out the "bad guys," but what has been done on the inside? This book attacks the problem of the soft, chewy center in internal networks. We use a two-pronged approach-Tactical and Strategic-to give readers a complete guide to internal penetration testing. Content includes the newest vulnerabilities and exploits, assessment methodologies, host review guides, secure baselines and case studies to bring it all together. We have scoured the Internet and assembled some of the best to function as Technical Specialists and Strategic Specialists. This creates a diversified project removing restrictive corporate boundaries. The unique style of this book will allow it to cover an incredibly broad range of topics in unparalleled detail. Chapters within the book will be written using the same concepts behind software development. Chapters will be treated like functions within programming code, allowing the authors to call on each other's data. These functions will supplement the methodology when specific technologies are examined thus reducing the common redundancies found in other security books. This book is designed to be the "one-stop shop" for security engineers who want all their information in one place. The technical nature of this may be too much for middle management; however technical managers can use the book to help them understand the challenges faced by the engineers who support their businesses.

About the Author

Erik Pace Birkholz (CISSP) is a Principal Consultant for Foundstone, specializing in assessing Internet and Intranet security. He has performed nearly a hundred attack and penetration tests since he began his career in 1995. Most recently, he presented his research at the Black Hat Windows Security 2002 Briefings and presented Hacking Exposed: Live! to over 500 of Microsoft's Windows developers at their corporate headquarters in Redmond. Erik also serves asan instructor for Foundstone's "Ultimate Hacking: Hands On" and "Ultimate NT/2000 Security: Hands On" courses. Prior to joining Foundstone, Inc., he served as Assessment Lead for Internet Security System's (ISS) West Coast Consulting Group. Before ISS, Erik worked for Ernst and Young's eSecurity Services as a member of the company's National Attack and Penetration team. He also served as an instructor for E&Y's "Extreme Hacking" course. Erik also workedfor two years as a Research Analyst for the National Computer Security Association (NCSA, now TruSecure Corp).

Erik is a contributing author for the new "Hacking Exposed" titles: "Hacking Exposed: Windows 2000" and "Hacking Exposed, Third Edition." Previously, he was featured in the international best seller, "Hacking Exposed, Second Edition." He also has been published in The Journal of the National Computer Security Association and Foundstone's Digital Battlefield column. He has presented his research findings at multiple Black Hat Windows Security Briefings and The Internet Security Conference (TISC). In 2001, Erik was a panel member for the second annual Orange County Internet Security and Hacking Summit. Throughout his career, Erik has presented results of his research to members of the major federal government agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency and all branches of the Department of Defense. He lives in Huntington Beach, California.