Hackers Beware

Eric Cole

778 pages, parution le 01/09/2001

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Résumé

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 against them. This book will help readers understand what security threats they are up against and what they need to do to protect against them. Some books cover this from a high level but do not get into the details of specific exploits and cover it in a case by case fashion. This book will cover the complete picture. It will not only describe how an exploit works but present the signature of the attack, what to look for on a network and how to protect against it.

Contents

1. Current State of the Industry.
2. Exploiting a System.
3. Defining an Exploit.
4. Exploits and the 3. three main areas of Information Security.
5. Information Gathering.
6. IP Spoofing.
7. Session Hijacking.
8. Denial of Service Attacks.
9. Buffer Overflows.
10. Password Attacks.
11. NT Password Crackers.
12. Unix Password Crackers.
13. How NT Exploits Work.
14. Exploits for NT.
15. How Unix Exploits Work.
16. Exploits for Unix.
17. Preserving Access.
18. Covering the Tracks.
19. Other Types of Attacks.
20. SANS Top 10.
21. Case Studies.
22. Summary.
Appendix A. References.
Appendix B. Software on CD.
Appendix C. Additional Tools.
Appendix D. URLs and Mailing Lists.

L'auteur - Eric Cole

ERIC COLE is currently Chief Scientist for The Sytex Group's Information Warfare Center, where he heads up cutting-edge research in steganography and network security. Prior to this, Cole worked for more than five years in security for the CIA, during which time he earned six achievement awards and led a team of security professionals in the design and deployment of secure communications systems. Cole continues to consult for many government agencies. He holds several professional certifications and helped develop several of the SANS GIAC security certifications and corresponding courses. He has appeared on CNN, CBS News, and 60 Minutes.