Brian Baskin, Marcus J. Carey, Jayson E Street

Dissecting the Hack: The F0rb1dd3n Network, Revised Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

Dissecting the Hack: The F0rb1dd3n Network, Revised Edition, deals with hackers and hacking. The book is divided into two parts. The first part, entitled "The F0rb1dd3n Network,? tells the fictional story of Bob and Leon, two kids caught up in an adventure where they learn the real-world consequence of digital actions. The second part, "Security Threats Are Real? (STAR), focuses on these real-world lessons.

The F0rb1dd3n Network can be read as a stand-alone story or as an illustration of the issues described in STAR. Throughout The F0rb1dd3n Network are "Easter eggs?-references, hints, phrases, and more that will lead readers to insights into hacker culture. Drawing on The F0rb1dd3n Network, STAR explains the various aspects of reconnaissance; the scanning phase of an attack; the attacker's search for network weaknesses and vulnerabilities to exploit; the various angles of attack used by the characters in the story; basic methods of erasing information and obscuring an attacker's presence on a computer system; and the underlying hacking culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Syngress / Syngress Media
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2009-0-63993-3
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 191mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 738g
• ISBN-13: 9781597495684
• ISBN-10: 1597495689
• Artikelnr.: 28343243

Autorenporträt

Brian Baskin is a digital forensics professional employed by CSC and serves as the Deputy Lead Technical Engineer with the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy (DCITA), part of the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3). For more than 10 years, Brian has worked with the DCITA to research, develop, and teach forensic responses to growing cyber threats. Brian devotes much of his time to researching the evolving Internet crimes, network protocol analysis, and Linux and UNIX intrusion responses. Brian also serves as a technical reviewer for DCITA. He helps to analyze content and procedures for more than two dozen cyber security courses for technical validity and relevance. For fun, he manages a content creation team that develops online Web-based incident response training that provides hands-on experience to military units stationed overseas. His team works with the various federal and military law enforcement groups for information sharing and collaboration on ongoing threats and best practices. Brian has also served as a subject matter expert for content development for the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: FOrb1dd3n
PrO1Ogu3
ON3
TWO
THR33
FOUR
F1V3
S1X
S3V3N
E1GHT
N1N3
T3N
3P1LOGU3

PART 2: Security Threats Are Real (STAR) 2.0
1: Recon
2: Scan
3: Explore
4: Exploit
5: Expunge
6: Hacker Culture
7: Bit Bucket

Rezensionen

"The descriptions will be useful for nonsecurity professionals to understand the security jargon in the story and in real life." --Computing Reviews, Dissecting the Hack

"Welcome to hacker fiction-like sci fi, but you don't get to make the good stuff up." --Dan Kaminsky, Director of Penetration Testing, IOActive, Inc.

"There have been many sensationalist books on hackers, and this isn't one of them. Get a feeling for what it's really about and follow through with the technical details. Fun like Star Trek, but comes with the blueprints." --FX of Phenoelit Recurity Labs GmbH

"A great read, whether you're a geek or not. Hollywood should take notes...a gripping story centered around real tech." --Johnny Long, Professional Hacker, Best-Selling Author and Founder of Hackers For Charity, Inc.

"Dissecting the Hack: the F0rb1dd3n Network is an educational thriller, the reader is thoroughly entertained and yet walks away with an understanding of the importanceof information security theory and practice." --Stephen Northcutt, President, The SANS Technology Institute