Anti-Hacker Tool Kit - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Keith J. Jones, contributing author of Hacker's Challenge (Osborne), is a computer forensic consultant for Foundstone, one of the top security firms. His primary area of concentration is incident response program development and computer forensics.

Mike Shema is the CSO of NT Objectives and has made web application security presentations at numerous security conferences. He has conducted security reviews for a wide variety of web technologies and developed training material for application security courses. He is also a co-author of Anti-Hacker Toolkit.

Bradley C. Johnson (Gaithersburg, MD) is the manager of the Network and Security Group at Viaken Systems, a biotech IT provider in Gaithersburg, MD. He has a great deal of experience with tools used to protect and monitor computer networks, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, vulnerability and port scanners, network-wide system monitors, and log archival tools. Additionally, Mr. Johnson has a strong programming background in C/C++ and Perl and has helped develop and implement custom network security tools.

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"This book continues the best-selling tradition of Hacking Exposed--only by learning the tools and techniques of malicious hackers can you truly reduce security risk. Arm yourself today with the Anti-Hacker Tool Kit." -- Joel Scambray, Co-author of Hacking Exposed, Hacking Exposed Windows 2000, and Hacking Exposed Web Applications

Stay one step ahead of even the most cunning hackers with help from this invaluable resource. Through proper use and configuration of key security tools, you'll be able to investigate and resolve existing problems within your network infrastructure with precision and a minimum of fuss. Written by experienced security professionals, this resource provides you with comprehensive coverage of the most important and up-to-date security tools in use today, explains their function, and shows you how to use each tool effectively through in-depth implementation examples and case studies. Learn to detect and prevent system misconfigurations and Web server hacks plus, discover best practices for protecting both large and small networks.

Includes best practices for use and configuration of these key tools:

• Port scanners--Nmap, NetScan, SuperScan, IpEye
• Enumeration tools--Enum, PSTools, and User2SID
• BackDoors--NetBus, Back Orifice, and SubSeven
• Password crackers--Pwltool, SMBGrind, Jack the Ripper, and LSADump2
• Sniffers--Snort, BUTTSniffer, WinDump, and Dsniff
• System Audit tools --Nessus, STAT, ISS Internet Scanner
• Denial of Service tools--Tribe Flood network, Shaft, and Mstreams
• Wardialers­­THC-scan and ToneLoc
• Incident response and forensic tools--TCT, EnCase, FTK, and other file viewers
• Miscellaneous and multi-purpose tools-- Netcat, Getadmin, Fpipe, Fport, VMWare, and many more