Hackers Beware starts with a roadmap of the various areas of hacking but quickly delves into the details of how specific attacks work and how to protect against them. Since most attacks we hear about either occur or are perceived to come from hackers, people are very interested "in how they do that"--The techniques hackers use to break into systems. Hackers Beware is unique in that it gives specific exploits, exactly how they work and how to protect...

Do you spend hours coding on an application for the sheer joy and challenge? How about taking the time to analyze every piece of traffic that crosses your network, dissecting packets, and making sure nothing hidden is going on? If you want to refine these skills (and learn many new ones) to build an InfoSec career in a top corporation or government agency but aren't sure where to begin, this book is for you! The authors of this book have all succeeded...

Praise for Exploiting Software " Exploiting Software highlights the most critical part of the software quality problem. As it turns out, software quality problems are a major contributing factor to computer security problems. Increasingly, companies large and small depend on software to run their businesses every day. The current approach to software quality and security taken by software companies, system integrators, and internal development organizations...

"For 25 years, 2600: The Hacker Quarterly has given voice to the hacker community in all its manifestations. This collection of letters to the magazine reveals the thoughts and viewpoints of hackers, both white and black hat, as well as hacker wannabes, technophiles, and people concerned about computer security. Insightful and entertaining, the exchanges illustrate 2600's vast readership, from teenage rebels, anarchists, and survivalists to law enforcement,...

As the clicȟ reminds us, information is power. In this age of computer systems and technology, an increasing majority of the world's information is stored electronically. It makes sense then that as an industry we rely on high-tech electronic protection systems to guard that information. As a professional hacker, I get paid to uncover weaknesses in those systems and exploit them. Whether breaking into buildings or slipping past industrial-grade...

Harden the human firewall against the most current threats Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking reveals the craftier side of the hacker's repertoire-why hack into something when you could just ask for access? Undetectable by firewalls and antivirus software, social engineering relies on human fault to gain access to sensitive spaces; in this book, renowned expert Christopher Hadnagy explains the most commonly-used techniques that fool...

Learn to think like a hacker to secure your own systems and data Your smartphone, laptop, and desktop computer are more important to your life and business than ever before. On top of making your life easier and more productive, they hold sensitive information that should remain private. Luckily for all of us, anyone can learn powerful data privacy and security techniques to keep the bad guys on the outside where they belong. Hacking For Dummies takes...

A thorough revision of the bestselling guide to the tools and tricks of the hybrid hacker. Written by seasoned security authors and instructors, this fully updated volume offers a comprehensive overview of today's hacking and computer security landscape.

The complete guide to today's hard-to-defend chained attacks: performing them and preventing them Nowadays, it's rare for malicious hackers to rely on just one exploit or tool; instead, they use "chained" exploits that integrate multiple forms of attack to achieve their goals. Chained exploits are far more complex and far more difficult to defend. Few security or hacking books cover them well and most don't cover them at all. Now there's a book that...

Dies ist ein praxisorientierter Leitfaden für angehende Hacker, Penetration Tester, IT-Systembeauftragte, Sicherheitsspezialisten und interessierte Poweruser. Mithilfe vieler Workshops, Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen sowie Tipps und Tricks lernen Sie unter anderem die Werkzeuge und Mittel der Hacker und Penetration Tester sowie die Vorgehensweise eines professionellen Hacking-Angriffs kennen. Der Fokus liegt auf der Perspektive des Angreifers...