The Hacker's Handbook: The Strategy Behind Breaking into and Defending Networks

by Susan Young, Dave Aitel

Overview

This handbook reveals those aspects of hacking least understood by network administrators. It analyzes subjects through a hacking/security dichotomy that details hacking maneuvers and defenses in the same context. Chapters are organized around specific components and tasks, providing theoretical background that prepares network defenders for the always-changing tools and techniques of intruders. Part I introduces programming, protocol, and attack concepts. Part II addresses subject areas (protocols, services, technologies, etc.) that may be vulnerable. Part III details consolidation activities that hackers may use following penetration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135516543
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	11/24/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	896
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Dave Aitel is the founder of Immunity, Inc. (www.immunitysec.com), with prior experience at both private industry security consulting companies and the National Security Agency. His tools, SPIKE and SPIKE Proxy, are widely regarded as the best black box application assessment tools available.

Susan Young has worked in the security field for the past seven years, four of which have been spent in the security consulting arena, helping clients design and implement secure networks, training on security technologies, and conducting security assessments and penetration tests of client system or network defenses (so-called ethical hacking). Her experience has included consulting work in the defense sector and the financial industry, as well as time spent evaluating and deconstructing various security products. She currently works as a senior security consultant in the Boston area security practice of International Network Services (INS).

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Chess Game, PART I: FOUNDATION MATERIAL, 2. Case Study in Subversion, 3. Know Your Opponent, 4. Anatomy of an Attack, 5. Your Defensive Arsenal, 6. Programming, 7. IP and Layer 2 Protocols, 8. The Protocols, PART II: SYSTEM AND NETWORK PENETRATION, 9. Domain Name System (DNS), 10. Directory Services, 11. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), 12. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), 13. Database Hacking and Security, 14. Malware and Viruses, 15. Network Hardware, PART III: CONSOLIDATION, 16. Consolidating Gains, 17. After the Fall, 18. Conclusion, Index

Editorial Reviews

“By the author’s providing a ‘hacker’ perspective, readers will more fully understand the ramifications of having an insecure computer, server, network, program, database and or policy. The book [includes] … a good table of contents that is extensive, very organized and thorough … . … [T]here are important discussions of the non-technical kind [of insecurity] like policy, which is too often overlooked in many organizations. … What is most impressive about the book is its outlines of specific exploits and attacks with prescribed defenses. … Coupled with good illustrations and detailed explanations[,] this is a great resource for both academic and public libraries.”
— E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 9, Sept. 2004
“Awesome work!”
—Anton Chuvakin, Ph.D., GCIA, GCIH, netForensics
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