Edward Skoudis, Tom Liston

Counter Hack Reloaded

A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Intended for network/system administrators and security professionals, this work covers everything from the basic principles to the details of online attack methods and counter. It walks you through each attack and demystifys every tool and tactic.

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Produktdetails

• Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems
• Verlag: Pearson Education
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 784
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 179mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1110g
• ISBN-13: 9780131481046
• ISBN-10: 0131481045
• Artikelnr.: 20898766

Autorenporträt

Ed Skoudis is a founder and senior security consultant for the Washington, D.C.-based network security consultancy, Intelguardians Network Intelligence, LLC. His expertise includes hacker attacks and defenses, the information security industry, and computer privacy issues. He has performed numerous security assessments, designed information security governance and operations teams for Fortune 500 companies, and responded to computer attacks for clients in financial, high technology, health care, and other industries. Ed has demonstrated hacker techniques for the U.S. Senate and is a frequent speaker on issues associated with hacker tools and defenses. He was also awarded 2004 and 2005 Microsoft MVP awards for Windows Server Security and is an alumnus of the Honeynet Project. Prior to Intelguardians, Ed served as a security consultant with International Network Services (INS), Predictive Systems, Global Integrity, SAIC, and Bell Communications Research (Bellcore). Tom Liston is a senior analyst for the Washington, D.C.-based network security consultancy, Intelguardians Network Intelligence, LLC. He is the author of the popular open source network tarpit, LaBrea, for which he was a finalist for eWeek and PC Magazine’s Innovations In Infrastructure (i3) award in 2002. He is one of the handlers at the SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center, where he deals daily with cutting edge security issues and authors a popular series of articles under the title “Follow the Bouncing Malware.” Mr. Liston resides in the teeming metropolis of Johnsburg, Illinois, and has four beautiful children (who demanded to be mentioned): Mary, Maggie, Erin, and Victoria.

Inhaltsangabe

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Summary).
Foreword.
Preface Reloaded.
About the Authors.
 1. Introduction.
    The Computer World and the Golden Age of Hacking.
    Why This Book?
    The Threat: Never Underestimate Your Adversary.
    A Note on Terminology and Iconography.
    Caveat: These Tools Could Hurt You.
    Organization of Rest of the Book.
 2. Networking Overview: Pretty Much Everything You Need to Know About
Networking to Follow the Rest of This Book.
    The OSI Reference Model and Protocol Layering.
    How Does TCP/IP Fit In?
    Understanding TCP/IP.
    Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
    User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
    Internet Protocol (IP) and Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).
    ICMP.
    Other Network-Level Issues.
    Don’t Forget About the Data Link and Physical Layers!
    Security Solutions for the Internet.
    Conclusion.
 3. Linux and UNIX Overview: Pretty Much Everything You Need to Know About
Linux and UNIX to Follow the Rest of This Book.
    Introduction.
    Architecture.
    Accounts and Groups.
    Linux and UNIX Permissions.
    Linux and UNIX Trust Relationships.
    Common Linux and UNIX Network Services.
    Conclusion.
 4. Windows NT/000/XP/00 Overview: Pretty Much Everything You Need to Know
About Windows to Follow the Rest of This Book.
    Introduction.
    A Brief History of Time.
    The Underlying Windows Operating System Architecture.
    How Windows Password Representations Are Derived.
    Kernel Mode.
    From Service Packs and Hotfixes to Windows Update and Beyond.
    Accounts and Groups.
    Privilege Control.
    Policies
    Trust.
    Auditing.
    Object Access Control and Permissions.
    Network Security.
    Windows 2000 and Beyond: Welcome to the New Millennium.
    Conclusion.
 5. Phase 1: Reconnaissance.
    Low-Technology Reconnaissance: Social Engineering, Caller ID Spoofing,
Physical Break-In, and Dumpster Diving.
    Search the Fine Web (STFW).
    Who is Databases: Treasure Chests of Information.
    The Domain Name System.
    General-Purpose Reconnaissance Tools.
    Conclusion.
 6. Phase 2: Scanning.
    War Driving: Finding Wireless Access Points.
    War Dialing: Looking for Modems in All the Right Places.
    Network Mapping.
    Determining Open Ports Using Port Scanners.
    Vulnerability-Scanning Tools.
    Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System Evasion.
    Conclusion.
 7. Phase 3: Gaining Access Using Application and Operating System Attacks.
    Script Kiddie Exploit Trolling.
    Pragmatism for More Sophisticated Attackers.
    Buffer Overflow Exploits.
    Password Attacks.
    Web Application Attacks.
    Exploiting Browser Flaws.
    Conclusion.
 8. Phase 4: Gaining Access Using Network Attacks.
    Sniffing.
    IP Address Spoofing.
    Session Hijacking.
    Netcat: A General-Purpose Network Tool.
    Conclusion.
 9. Phase 3: Denial-of-Service Attacks.
    Locally Stopping Services.
    Locally Exhausting Resources.
    Remotely Stopping Services.
    Remotely Exhausting Resources.
    Conclusion.
10. Phase 4: Maintaining Access: Trojans, Backdoors, and Rootkits ... Oh
My!
    Trojan Horses.
    Backdoors.
    The Devious Duo: Backdoors Melded into Trojan Horses.
    Nasty: Application-Level Trojan Horse Backdoor Tools.
    Also Nasty: The Rise of the Bots.
    Additional Nastiness: Spyware Everywhere!
    Defenses Against Application-Level Trojan Horse Backdoors, Bots, and
Spyware.
    Even Nastier: User-Mode Rootkits.
    Defending Against User-Mode Rootkits.
    Nastiest: Kernel-Mode Rootkits.
    Defending Against Kernel-Mode Rootkits.
    Conclusion.
11. Phase 5: Covering Tracks and Hiding.
    Hiding Evidence by Altering Event Logs.
    Defenses Against Log and Accounting File Attacks.
    Creating Difficult-to-Find Files and Directories.
    Hiding Evidence on the Network: Covert Channels.
    Defenses Against Covert Channels.
    Conclusion.
12. Putting It All Together: Anatomy of an Attack.
    Scenario 1: Crouching Wi-Fi, Hidden Dragon.
    Scenario 2: Death of a Telecommuter.
    Scenario 3: The Manchurian Contractor.
    Conclusion.
13. The Future, References, and Conclusions.
    Where Are We Heading?
    Keeping Up to Speed.
    Final Thoughts ... Live Long and Prosper.
Index.