Hacking Exposed Linux, 2nd Edition: Linux Security Secrets and Solutions (Hacking Exposed) |
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Brian Hatch, James Lee, George Kurtz
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Pages: 712 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0072225645
Pub: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Pub date: 2002-12-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 310075
Editorial Review:
Linux, like every other networkable OS, is vulnerable to a variety of local and remote attacks. Hacking Linux Exposed seeks to do two jobs: explain where the vulnerabilities lie and provide ways to minimise or eliminate the risks.
The authors' slightly breathless hands-on approach--coupled with the wealth of relevant technical detail--produces an unusually pacey read. Much of the spiciness comes from the emphasis on exploiting Linux's weaknesses. This is helped with lots of case studies of successful intrusions. You won't be in any doubt that you should be taking security seriously.
Much of the advice is common sense: use secure passwords, shadow password files, turn off unwanted services, set up an efficient firewall, apply security patches and so on. But the devil is in the detail. Successfully hardening a Linux system is non-trivial (as with other OS's). It's also an ongoing process. What really sets Hacking Linux Exposed apart is the way it walks you through each vulnerability and then explains the technical aspects of implementing a defense against it--converting to shadow password files, setting up IPChains, automating log file checking, testing your own security and more are all detailed.
Linux sysadmins will love this book. However, any Linux user with the confidence to edit a configuration file and a copy of Hacking Linux Exposed to hand can also have the hardest machine on the block. --Steve Patient
Reader Reviews:
Second edition is great! (2/3 people found this helpful)
Just got second edition, can't put it down. Huge number of changes, all of them good. More backdoors, more network hacks, more sample code, more depth. Didn't think the first one could get better, I was very wrong.
Finally, a complete reference. (16/17 people found this helpful)
From A to Z, this book covers Linux security. It goes into more depth than any security book I've read (and that's about twenty at last count) including the biggies like Hacking Exposed itself. The authors really took the time to research the latest-greatest tools and attacks. They included a lot of the old standards, but mostly in passing, focusing on things that are still problems, not things that are old news like so many books. No Sendmail 8.8 exploits here, and good riddance.
I'd highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to see what a hacker actually does, down to the keystrokes themselves. Most importantly, you get clear easy steps to fix the problems. When there are multiple tools that you could use, they cover them in enough depth to let you know which is best for you and your skill level.
If you want to keep others off of your machine, this is the book to buy.
I needed this! (4/8 people found this helpful)
This is the book I always wanted when I would search the Internet for ways to learn how people get into computer systems and protect them. I have "Hacking Exposed" and with the migration from Windows 95 some time ago, I got this! I now enjoy using it as a very good reference and a kind of tool box. If your into Linux, you'll need this!
The price tag is good too!
Steven Simpson
totally and utterly amazing (3/9 people found this helpful)
This book is fantastic, it has everything for hackers and crackers. The easy to read nature and example packed nature of the book makes it a must for everyone! ... Buy it! go-on!
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