Présentation de l'éditeur
For upper level Computer Science courses in Network Security and general courses in Security, as well as an essential resource for system administrators, network administrators, security specialists, and others directly involved in protecting network and computing infrastructure.
Written in an informal, east-to-follow manner, Counter Hack: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses provides a detailed guide to defending against hacker intrusion that will empower every network and system adminstrator to defend their network assets. Covering both Unix and Windows platforms, the book presents in-depth descriptions of the inner workings of the most destructive hacker tools, and proven countermeasures. The techniques in the book apply to all types of organizations using computers and networks including enterprises and service providers, from small to gigantic.
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The Next Generation Hacker Book
The step-by-step guide to defending against hacker intrusions!
- Defend against today's most powerful hacker attacks!
- Hands-on, step-by-step techniques for UNIX/Linux and Windows environments
- Intrusion detection: New evasion techniques�??and countermeasures
- By the security expert who demonstrated hacking to the U.S. Senate!
This easy-to-use, step-by-step guide will empower network and system administrators to defend their information and computing assets�??whether or not they have security experience. In Counter Hack, leading network security expert Edward Skoudis presents comprehensive, insider's explanations of today's most destructive hacker tools and tactics-and specific, proven countermeasures for both UNIX and Windows environments. Skoudis covers all this and more:
- Know your adversary: from script kiddies to elite attackers
- A hacker's view of networks, TCP/IP protocols, and their vulnerabilities
- Five phases of hacking: reconnaissance, scanning, gaining access, maintaining access, and preventing detection
- The most dangerous and widespread attack scenarios�??explained in depth
- Key hacker tools: port scanners, firewall scanners, sniffers, session hijackers, RootKits, and more
- How hackers build elegant attacks from simple building blocks
- Detecting and preventing IP spoofing, covert channels, denial of service attacks, and other key attacks
- How hackers cover their tracks�??and how you can uncover their handiwork
- A preview of tomorrow's hacker tools, attacks, and countermeasures
Whatever your role in protecting network infrastructure and data, Counter Hack delivers proven solutions you can implement right now�??and long-term strategies that will improve security for years to come.
