Hacking Exposed

Average customer rating: 4.0

vedy good
An essential book for Linux admins
Information Security
Still solid but redundant and a bit tired
Good, but aging

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Hacking Exposed
Joel Scambray , Stuart McClure , and George Kurtz
Manufacturer: Amazon Remainders Account
Product Group: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B00009B1US

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A lot of computer-security textbooks approach the subject from a defensive point of view. "Do this, and probably you'll survive a particular kind of attack," they say. In refreshing contrast, Hacking Exposed, Second Edition talks about security from an offensive angle. A Jane's-like catalog of the weaponry that black-hat hackers use is laid out in full. Readers see what programs are out there, get a rundown on what the programs can do, and benefit from detailed explanations of concepts (such as wardialing and rootkits) that most system administrators kind of understand, but perhaps not in detail. The book also walks through how to use the more powerful and popular hacker software, including L0phtCrack. This new edition has been updated extensively, largely with the results of "honeypot" exercises (in which attacks on sacrificial machines are monitored) and Windows 2000 public security trials. There's a lot of new stuff on e-mail worms, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and attacks that involve routing protocols.

The result of all of this familiarity with bad-guy tools is a leg up on defending against them. Hacking Exposed wastes no time in explaining how to implement the countermeasures--where they exist--that will render known attacks ineffective. Taking on the major network operating systems and network devices one at a time, the authors tell you exactly what Unix configuration files to alter, what Windows NT Registry keys to change, and what settings to make in NetWare. They spare no criticism of products with which they aren't impressed, and don't hesitate to point out inherent, uncorrectable security weaknesses where they find them. This book is no mere rehashing of generally accepted security practices. It and its companion Web site are the best way for all of you network administrators to know thine enemies. --David Wall

Topics covered: <ul>

Security vulnerabilities of operating systems, applications, and network devices

Administrative procedures that will help defeat them

Techniques for hacking Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Novell NetWare, and Unix

Strategies for breaking into (or bringing down) telephony devices, routers, and firewalls</ul>

Book Description

The new edition of this powerful best-seller contains a CD-ROM with links to security tools mentioned in the book, key security tools for download from the CD, and a password database. Inside the book, you'll also get all-new security information on 802.11 (Wireless) hacking, Windows XP, Windows.NET Server (code named Whistler), and IIS 5--plus a whole lot more!

Customer Reviews:

vedy good.......2007-03-31

The book is one of the best that i've read.
It speaks about hacking in a technical way and it's full of information

An essential book for Linux admins.......2007-03-07

I read this book cover to cover and bookmarked half the pages with tips I want to use. It's not just a book on preventing hacks...it's full of great productivity tips as well. Nowadays, I rarely buy computer books because all the info is on the internet. But this book is an exception. The internet can't substitute for the education you'll get by walking through this one page at a time.

Information Security.......2006-10-10

I had to purchase this book for college but it is a great read. One of the only textbooks that I have used that was actually interesting. They give clear examples and make it easy to follow thier explanations. Great book if you want to learn about hacking and some of the issues it involves.

Still solid but redundant and a bit tired.......2006-07-27

I cannot say anything more that other positive reviews have not already said.

Simply put, the Hacking Exposed series is THE source. However, it is getting tired and repetitive. Many topics covered in earlier chapters gets repeated AD NAUSEUM in later chapters.

Also, I feel this particular book is getting bloated at 750 pages. Hacking is a diverse subject. This book tries to narrow things down, but not enough in my opinion. The authors spread themselves too thin in some areas...thus adding to the page count unnecessarily. To their credit (and I love them dearly for this) they did not take chunks of old material and cut and paste like some other authors do! These guys keep the fresh material coming.

My 3 stars would have been 4 or 5 stars if I had seen really great improvements over the previous edition.

Good, but aging.......2006-01-22

The book is not bad, but needs serious rewriting. The "fifth edition" is a joke-it looks more like an attempt to beat some more money out of the book's reputation than a serious release.

Some parts of the book are dated and should be left out or rewritten. Half of the URLs mentioned in the book does not work, because the websites have died a long time ago. Some nmap switches described in the text are not usable anymore, because the authors used an old version of nmap. A good deal of the text speaks about Windows NT, which is an OS almost unused today. There is a lot of typos in the book, which is quite unusal for a fifth edition. The HE website lists corrections for the first issue of the book, which is not very useful.

That said, I have learned a lot of interesting things from the book. It's a good book if you are trying to get the big picture-if you are looking for in-depth explanations and fresh information, I think you'd better look elsewhere. It's worth reading, I just wouldn't say it's a computer security Bible.

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