Counter Hack A Step-By-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses

9780130332738

0130332739

The Next Generation Hacker Book<>The step-by-step guide to defending against hacker intrusions!<>- Defend against today's most powerful hacker attacks!<>- Hands-on, step-by-step techniques for UNIX/Linux and Windows environments<>- Intrusion detection: New evasion techniques-and countermeasures<>- By the security expert who demonstrated hacking to the U.S. Senate!<>This easy-to-use, step-by-step guide will empower network and system administrators to defend their information and computing assets-whether or not they have security experience. In Counter Hack, leading network security expert Edward Skoudis presents comprehensive, insider's explanations of today's most destructive hacker tools and tactics-and specific, proven countermeasures for both UNIX and Windows environments. Skoudis covers all this and more:<>- Know your adversary: from script kiddies to elite attackers<>- A hacker's view of networks, TCP/IP protocols, and their vulnerabilities<>- Five phases of hacking: reconnaissance, scanning, gaining access, maintaining access, and preventing detection<>- The most dangerous and widespread attack scenarios-explained in depth<>- Key hacker tools: port scanners, firewall scanners, sniffers, session hijackers, RootKits, and more<>- How hackers build elegant attacks from simple building blocks<>- Detecting and preventing IP spoofing, covert channels, denial of service attacks, and other key attacks<>- How hackers cover their tracks-and how you can uncover their handiwork<>- A preview of tomorrow's hacker tools, attacks, and countermeasures<>Whatever your role in protecting network infrastructure and data, Counter Hack delivers proven solutions you can implement right now-and long-term strategies that will improve security for years to come.