By Neil R. Wyler (aka Grifter), Neil Archibald, Seth Fogie, Chris Hurley, Dan Kaminsky, Johnny Long, Nathan Marigoni (a.k.a. dedhed), Luke McOmie (aka Pyr0), Haroon Meer, Bruce Potter, Roelof Temmingh
HIGHLIGHT
If a robber breaks into your house, do you have the right to defend yourself and your property? If a menacing figure assaults you on the street, does the law allow you to hit back? Of course. But, what if a criminal hacker launches a worm at your network or tries to compromise your server to steal your data? Now...things get interesting. The tools, techniques, and training separating white hat from black hat hackers are almost indistinguishable to the point where the terms have become almost meaningless in the inner sanctum of the security world. As a result, these warring factions define themselves by their motives and their results, more than their means. "Aggressive Network Self-Defense" provides a detailed and rare glimpse into the daily attacks and counterstrikes, which are defining the new boundaries of the internet. |
I'm Mad As Hell and I'm Not Gonna Take it Anymore!
Date: Feb 2005
Pages: 560 (est.)
User level: All |
DESCRIPTION
Over the past year there has been a shift within the computer security world away from passive, reactive defense towards more aggressive, proactive countermeasures. Although such tactics are extremely controversial, many security professionals are reaching into the dark side of their tool box to identify, target, and suppress their adversaries. This book will provide a detailed analysis of the most timely and dangerous attack vectors targeted at operating systems, applications, and critical infrastructure and the cutting-edge counter-measures used to nullify the actions of an attacking, criminal hacker.
KEY
SELLING POINTS
- First book to demonstrate and explore controversial network strike back and countermeasure techniques.
- Provides tightly guarded secrets to find out WHO is really attacking you over the internet.
- Provides security professionals and forensic specialists with invaluable information for finding and prosecuting criminal hackers.
MARKET
INFORMATION
Any network administrator or security professional who has read any of the books which teach them how to passively defend their network against malicious, criminal hackers but now wants to take matters into their own hands.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Neil R. Wyler (aka Grifter) is an Information Security Engineer and researcher currently located on the Wasatch Front, in the Great State of Utah. He is a staff member of the Blackhat Security Briefings, Defcon hacker conference, and ApacheCon conference. He has spoken at numerous security conferences and been the subject of various online, print, and television interviews regarding different areas of information security. He is highly involved in the hacker community and helps organize, and support, many of the local hacker meetings including DC801 and 2600SLC. He was born and raised on Long Island, NY before entering military service with the United States Air Force. His website can be found at http://rootcompromise.org.
TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND
Aggressive Network Self-Defense will detail the latest methods being used by malicious hackers around the globe. The topics covered will include exploiting vulnerabilities in the technological, human, as well as physical layers of any information system. The book will cover step by step procedures in order to gain, and maintain, control over various Operating Systems currently being used today including, but not limited to Unix, Linux, and Windows environments. Aggressive Network Self-Defense will explore, in detail, the various types of countermeasures meant to keep attackers at bay; including Intrusion Detection Systems and Firewalls and how to circumvent these systems. It will also discuss methods in order to keep sensitive information gained during, or about, the attack hidden from prying eyes. |
