Assessing Network Security

Kevin Lam, David Leblanc, Ben Smith

560 pages, parution le 16/07/2004

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!"A tremendous trove of quality information from authentic practitioners of the trade."

Joel Scambray, Coauthor, Hacking Exposed; Senior Director, Policy & Research, MSN® Security

Don't wait for an attacker to find and exploit your security vulnerabilities-take the lead by assessing the state of your network's security. This book delivers advanced network testing strategies, including vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, from members of the Microsoft security team. These real-world practitioners provide hands-on guidance on how to perform security assessments, uncover security vulnerabilities, and apply appropriate countermeasures. The companion CD features time-saving tools and scripts that you can use to reveal and help correct security vulnerabilities in your own network.

Sharpen and advance your security assessment skills, including how to:

Detect vulnerabilities and perform penetration tests
Conduct and properly report an IT security audit
Find hidden hosts by using DNS, WINS, and NetBIOS
Sweep your network to analyze network topology, existing hosts, and multi-homed systems
Determine the status of ICP and UDP ports by using port scanning

Recognize and help counter common network threats, including:

War dialing, war driving, and Bluetooth attacks
Packet and network sniffing
IP, e-mail, and DNS spoofing
Password cracking
Communication interceptions and modifications
IDS and IPS attacker detection avoidance
Spam and other e-mail abuses

CD-ROM features:

Tools for testing e-mail, databases, and Web servers
Scripts for finding common information leaks and other potential security issues
Complete eBook in PDF format

L'auteur - Kevin Lam

Kevin Lam is a Microsoft security technologist, part of the team responsible for assessing the security status of Microsoft products, network infrastructure, and services. He's also worked as technical lead on penetration testing teams for several leading security companies.

L'auteur - David Leblanc

David LeBlanc, coauthor of Writing Secure Code, is a security architect at Microsoft. He works on teams to help improve application and network security and writes security auditing tools.

L'auteur - Ben Smith

Ben Smith, MCSE, CISSR CCNA, is a Microsoft security strategist, part of the team that helps develop long-term security strategy at Microsoft. He is very active in the security community and is a featured speaker at IT industry conferences worldwide.

Sommaire

Planning and performing security assessments
Penetrating testing for nonintrusive attacks
Penetrating testing for intrusive attacks
Security assessment case studies
Appendices

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Éditeur(s)	Microsoft Press
Auteur(s)	Kevin Lam, David Leblanc, Ben Smith
Parution	16/07/2004
Nb. de pages	560
Format	18,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1165g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780735620339