Hacking Exposed Windows 2000 Network Security Secrets & Solutions

9780072192629

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"Your all-access pass into the hacking elite." --Timothy M. Mullen, CIO and Chief Software Architect, AnchorIS.comLearn how to secure Windows 2000 from the hacker's perspectiveOptimizing security and plugging the holes inherent in Windows 2000 networks is a daunting task and new vulnerabilities pop up every day. Break-ins, fraud, sabotage, and DoS downtime are constant realities in this target-rich environment. Hacking Exposed Windows 2000: Network Security Secrets ; Solutions will teach you, step-by-step, how to defend against the latest attacks by understanding how intruders enter and pilfer compromised networks. Renowned security experts and best-selling authors Joel Scambray and Stuart McClure provide examples of real-world hacks, from the mundane to the sophisticated, and detailed countermeasures to protect against them.What You'll Learn:The proven Hacking Exposed methodology to locate, exploit, and patch vulnerable systemsHow attackers identify and exploit weaknesses in NetBIOS ; SMB (including how to bypass RestrictAnonymous and the latest SMB man-in-the-middle attacks!)How to implement and proactively prevent the newest IIS 5 hacks, including remote buffer overflow attacks, the Code Red Worm, file system traversal, and source code disclosureSQL and Terminal Server penetration and defenseBypassing Windows 2000 IPSec filters and defeating the Encrypting File SystemUsing privilege escalation exploits to run code as SYSTEMActive Directory and SNMP exploitationHow attackers extract password hashes, crack them, and install remote control back doorsInsidious attacks against Internet Explorer and Outlook/Outlook Express that bypass most firewallsDebilitating Denial of Service attacksValuable checklists and tips on hardening Windows 2000 based on the authors' consulting experiencesHow to use built-in Windows 2000 technologies like IPSec, Kerberos, Group Policy, Security Templates and Security Configuration and Analysis like the experts to keep you systems secureWhat the new generation of Windows portends for security, including analyses of Windows XP and Windows.NET Server, code named Whistler