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About the Book
Synopsis Protect your network and web sites from malicious attacks with help from this cutting-edge guide. Extreme Exploits is packed with never-before-published advanced security techniques and concise instructions that explain how to defend against devastating vulnerabilities in software and network infrastructure. This book will give a detailed analysis of modern threats and their solutions along with a checklist for developing defenses at the end of each chapter. You'll also be introduced to a winning methodology for custom vulnerability assessments including attack profiling and the theatre of war concept. Through in-depth explanations of underlying technologies, you'll learn to prepare your network and software from threats that don't yet exist. This is a must-have volume for anyone responsible for network security. Key Points
This book is meant for security practitioners and systems and network administrators of all skill levels. If you're a fellow information assurance analyst, you'll be pleased to find that our focus is not how to locate and compile tools, but instead we discuss how tools should be used and exactly how they work. You won't find concatenated manual pages or regurgitated web content here. Many of the examples provided include the use of open source software, but the concepts being discussed are applicable to commercial software solutions, which makes this book useful to both large and small organizations. If you're a technical manager, you'll be pleased to find that our concise explanations of technology and techniques will help you navigate the jargon employed by software and equipment vendors and assist you in developing easily understandable synopses of threats and the countermeasures for your fellow managers. Likewise, our discussion of the concepts behind these defenses will make you a smarter buyer when it comes to information security solutions. Pay special attention to the Checklist for Developing Defenses section included at the end of most chapters. It provides a simple to do list of the most important tactical actions you can take today that will help keep your network safe. We hope technical managers will ask their staff what is being done with regard to each and every checklist item, thereby raising awareness and sharing knowledge that may have great impact on the security of your organization. Contents PART 1: Core Internet Infrastructure for Security Professionals Chapter 1: Internet Infrastructure for Security Professionals Chapter 2: ISP Security Practices: Separating Fact from Fiction Chapter 3: Securing the Domain Name System PART 2: Defending your Perimeter and Critical Internet Infrastructure: Why Today's Perimeter isn't Yesterday's Perimeter Chapter 4: Reliable Connectivity Chapter 5: Securing the Perimeter Chapter 6: DMZs In-Depth Chapter 7: Intrusion Detection and Prevention Chapter 8: E-Mail Gateways, Filtering, and Redundancy Chapter 9: Data Leaks - Exploiting Egress Chapter 10: Sinkhole and Backscatter Tools Chapter 11: Securing Wireless Networks PART 3: Network Vulnerability Assessments: Beyond the Script Kiddie: Tools and Techniques for Security Professionals Chapter 12: Patch Management Chapter 13: Building a Theatre of War - The Winning Methodology for Vulnerability Assessments Chapter 14: Performing the Assessment - Part I Chapter 15: Performing the Assessment - Part II PART 4: Designing Countermeasures for Tomorrow Threats Chapter 16: Exploiting Digital Forensics Chapter 17: Viruses, Worms, Trojans, and Malware Chapter 18: Exploiting Software Errata Unpublished as yet. |
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