Hacking Exposed 5th Edition

Among the new items exposed in the fifth edition:

• Up-to-date techniques and countermeasures for preventing the exploitation of UNIX systems

• New chapter on hacking code, covering the ways flaws get introduced into software and how best to prevent their ubiquitous spread

• New Windows hacks including RPCSS (Blaster), LSASS (Sasser), and PCT (Download.ject) buffer overflow exploits

• Updated denial of service chapter with from-the-trenches descriptions of largescale zombie attacks and practical countermeasures

• Coverage of new web hacking tools and techniques, including HTTP response splitting and automated vulnerability scanners

• Totally revised chapter on hacking Internet users, covering the newest IE exploits, online services security, sociotechnical attacks like phishing, and the newest malware techniques including Windows rootkits techniques

• Coverage of new wireless hacks

• New content on remote connectivity including VoIP hacking

• New coverage of web and e-mail client hacking, including the latest Internet Explorer exploits, phishing, spyware, rootkits, and bots

• New hacks using Google as a reconnaissance tool

• An updated footprinting chapter that deals with all the inevitable changes in finding information from various internet databases

• Brand-new case studies covering relevant and timely security attacks including Google, wireless, and Mac OS X hacks