Product Description

The tenth anniversary edition of the world's bestselling computer security book!

The original Hacking Exposed authors rejoin forces on this new edition to offer completely up-to-date coverage of today's most devastating hacks and how to prevent them. Using their proven methodology, the authors reveal how to locate and patch system vulnerabilities. The book includes new coverage of ISO images, wireless and RFID attacks, Web 2.0 vulnerabilities, anonymous hacking tools, Ubuntu, Windows Server 2008, mobile devices, and more.

Hacking Exposed 6 applies the authors' internationally renowned computer security methodologies, technical rigor, and "from-the-trenches" experience to make computer technology usage and deployments safer and more secure for businesses and consumers.

"Right now you hold in your hand one of the most successful security books ever written. Rather than being a sideline participant, leverage the valuable insights Hacking Exposed 6 provides to help yourself, your company, and your country fight cyber-crime." --From the Foreword by Dave DeWalt, President and CEO, McAfee, Inc.

"A cross between a spy novel and a tech manual." --Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times

"The seminal book on white-hat hacking and countermeasures . . . Should be required reading for anyone with a server or a network to secure." --Bill Machrone, PC Magazine

"A must-read for anyone in security . . . One of the best security books available." --Tony Bradley, CISSP, About.com

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74030 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-01
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 720 pages

From the Back Cover

The world's bestselling computer security book--fully expanded and updated

"Right now you hold in your hand one of the most successful security books ever written. Rather than being a sideline participant, leverage the valuable insights Hacking Exposed 6 provides to help yourself, your company, and your country fight cyber-crime." --From the Foreword by Dave DeWalt, President and CEO, McAfee, Inc.

"For security to be successful in any company, you must ‘think evil' and be attuned to your ‘real risk'...Hacking Expose 6 defines both." --Patrick Heim, CISO, Kaiser Permanente

"The definitive resource to understanding the hacking mindset and the defenses against it." --Vince Rossi, CEO & President, St. Bernard Software

"Identity theft costs billions every year and unless you understand the threat, you will be destined to be a victim of it. Hacking Exposed 6 gives you the tools you need to prevent being a victim." --Bill Loesch, CTO, Guard ID Systems

"This book is current, comprehensive, thoughtful, backed by experience, and appropriately free of vendor-bias-prized features for any security practitioner in need of information." --Kip Boyle, CISO, PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company

"The Hacking Exposed series has become the definitive reference for security professionals from the moment it was first released, and the 6th edition maintains its place on my bookshelf," --Jeff Moss, Founder of the popular Black Hat Security Conference

Meet the formidable demands of security in today's hyperconnected world with expert guidance from the world-renowned Hacking Exposed team. Following the time-tested "attack-countermeasure" philosophy, this 10th anniversary edition has been fully overhauled to cover the latest insidious weapons in the hacker's extensive arsenal.

New and updated material:

• New chapter on hacking hardware, including lock bumping, access card cloning, RFID hacks, USB U3 exploits, and Bluetooth device hijacking
• Updated Windows attacks and countermeasures, including new Vista and Server 2008 vulnerabilities and Metasploit exploits
• The latest UNIX Trojan and rootkit techniques and dangling pointer and input validation exploits
• New wireless and RFID security tools, including multilayered encryption and gateways
• All-new tracerouting and eavesdropping techniques used to target network hardware and Cisco devices
• Updated DoS, man-in-the-middle, DNS poisoning, and buffer overflow coverage
• VPN and VoIP exploits, including Google and TFTP tricks, SIP flooding, and IPsec hacking
• Fully updated chapters on hacking the Internet user, web hacking, and securing code

About the Author

Stuart McClure, CISSP, CNE, CCSE, a leading authority on information security, is VP of Operations & Strategy for the Risk & Compliance Business Unit at McAfee.

Joel Scambray, CISSP, is cofounder and CEO of Consciere, provider of strategic security advisory services.

George Kurtz, CISSP, CISA, CPA, is an internationally recognized security expert, author, and entrepreneur. He is currently a senior executive and general manager with McAfee, Inc.

They are the bestselling coauthors of the five previous editions of Hacking Exposed.

Customer Reviews

Excellent
Full of detailed information for all kinds of security vulnerabilities. Not great for those with little technical knowledge.

A MUST have!
OK... it is (at least) weird that this book has not been reviewed yet...

Anyway, this book is the 6th edition of the Hacking Exposed legacy and, in my opinion, it is the strongest book of the series. This book tries to cover every aspect of IS and exploits and, we must say, it does a very good job. Of course it is not oriented to a particular technology as it touches many different topics such as Windows, Unix, Web and Application hacking as well as hacking tools. If somebody needs a more detailed approach, he can consult other more technology-specific books such as The Web Application Hacker's Handbook by Stuttard D. and Pinto M.

What I like in this book is the way every possible exploit is approached and the structure it is presented through(Threat Evaluation, Attack Explanation, Mitigation/Countermeasures). This book is everything somebody would need to gain an overall picture of the threats and risk that his/her system may have. After reading this book, you will notice that you will probably need a more detailed and oriented book as previously mentioned but that's the way it goes...right? My only objection may be the overall Chapter structure but no author can satisfy everyone...can he?

Thumbs up for the Hacking Exposed series which continues to have a more systematical and mature approach than most of the books out there. Definitely a MUST have as it is the entry point for every serious IS professional.