Computer Weekly, March 2004
&essential for administrators who want to secure computer systems under their management&
Book Description
- Examines where security holes come from, how to discover them, how hackers exploit them and take control of systems on a daily basis, and most importantly, how to close these security holes so they never occur again
- A unique author team-a blend of industry and underground experts- explain the techniques that readers can use to uncover security holes in any software or operating system
- Shows how to pinpoint vulnerabilities in popular operating systems (including Windows, Linux, and Solaris) and applications (including MS SQL Server and Oracle databases)
- Details how to deal with discovered vulnerabilities, sharing some previously unpublished advanced exploits and techniques
