Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions, Sixth Edition

ISBN13: 9780071613743
Condition: New
Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

Product Description
The world’s bestselling computer security book–fully expanded and updated“Right now you hold in your hand one of the most successful security books ever written. Rather than being a sideline participant, leverage the valuable insights Hacking Exposed 6 provides to help yourself, your company, and your country fight cyber-crime.” –From the Foreword by Dave DeWalt, President and CEO, McAfee, Inc.”For security to be successful in any company, you mus… More >>

Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions, Sixth Edition

Edition, Exposed, hacking..., IT Security, Network, Secrets, Sixth, Solutions

Print article

This entry was posted by Tokwear on August 11, 2010 at 10:44 AM, and is filed under Hacking 1337. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

Related Posts
Comments (5)

#1 written by Viken Derderian
about 1 year ago

My first exposure with hacking series was back in 2002 the 2nd edition, in the Foreword of the 2nd edition they summed up the expectation and identified the who should read this book “…But if a computer network has a security vulnerability and no one knows about it, is it insecure?”.

In writing this review I like to bring to attention the fact that I am not sure who is the intended audience anymore.

I have seen this book on every network engineer’s and self proclaimed security guru’s book shelf, many of the one’s I have seen were not even used once.

So my question is why do people keep on buying this book, is it the title? The marketing? Or is it a cult think? I was given the 6th edition as a gift. I read most of it out of curiosity, and after a while I realized that this book does not have a true audience.

This book is not written for;

.-The hacker since many of the hacking techniques are either irrelevant or old and most hackers know a better way.

.-The criminal. See previous note.

.-An auditor. If it was, it would have specific processes on how to conduct and audit.

.-Management, they don’t care how hping2 works.

.-Those who are concerned about wireless security. There is a “hacking exposed for wireless” book for them.

If we take away the fat, this book has about 200 pages of useful information, most of which can be found using the authors favorite search engine Google

why did I give it a 2 star instead of just 1, I did like the entire 10th Chapter, this section has very relevant information, and it has a purpose, it introduces the concept of governance and use of standards such as ISO17799 which is actually ISO27001:2005 and NIST Publications 800-64 and 800-27. It explains the SDLC although the author calls it SDL combining the Life with Cycle. So if this is your First Hacking Exposed book, buy it with caution, but if you already have one, don’t “upgrade”.

Best Fishes and thank you for reading.

Rating: 2 / 5
#2 written by Tony Bradley
about 1 year ago

George Kurtz, Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray have been a staple of my Information Security library since the first Hacking Exposed book. Things change quickly in the security world and the authors of Hacking Exposed 6: Network Security Secrets & Solutions have done a tremendous job at taking a great thing and making it better by updating it with new attacks and countermeasures.

Kurtz, McClure, and Scambray have maintained the core of what makes Hacking Exposed indispensible and they have once again added to and updated the information to keep the book current with the latest attacks, exploits and hacker techniques.

The basic format of the book remains the same. The beginning covers footprinting, scanning and enumeration to identify potential target systems. It then moves on to a section regarding system hacking, divided into Windows and Unix sections, then into Infrastructure Hacking with sections on Remote Connectivity or VoIP hacking, Network Devices, Wireless Hacking, and Hacking Hardware.

The appendices list commonly used TCP and UDP ports and the services that use them as well as providing a graphic representation of the Top 14 Security Vulnerabilities.

There are a handful of books that should be “must-reads” for anyone responsible for computer or network security and this is one of them. Learning the information in this book will help you learn current attacks and hacking techniques and develop effective countermeasures to protect your network. Hands down, Hacking Exposed 6 should be on every network or security administrator’s desk for quick reference.

Buy this book. Even if you already have a previous edition, the new and updated information in this book are worth the investment.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 written by Alan Turing 2007
about 1 year ago

I very much like the hacking exposed series. It provides solid coverage of many topics ranging from scanning and enumeration to privilege escalation. If you are looking for an introduction to the hacking world this is it.

My complaint is that each new edition does not have nearly enough differences with previous editions. Frankly if you have version 5, you can skip six. I have learned to buy about every 2nd or 3rd edition.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 written by Michael S. Bauer
about 1 year ago

First off I can’t say that the Hacking Exposed series wasn’t a big part of my infosec education over the years. I read the first edition when I was in my first year of college in 1999. It was a very taboo book at the time and presented many new tools to me and opened up a new passion. With that said I find little value in the 6th edition of the book it’s much the same as the first one with updated information.

This book is best read by people that know very little about how attacks work and want to discover how the average low level attacker goes about doing things. This book is not bad at all but it really just doesn’t add anything to my arsenal or provide me with any new information that is valuable to me.

If you want a book that can give you a very entry level understanding of how attacks might take place and need a book to teach you the very basic’s of how to become a script kiddy or how they operate then this book is a good choice.

I mean no disrespect by this but it is my opinion that true hacking or pen-testing does not and can not follow the old methodologies that are outlined in this book.

There is simply not an A to B route that is to be followed in hacking/pen-testing and tossing attacks from tool after tool at systems isn’t the right way to go about testing.

In my opinion this book is the best choice for someone with a new interest in the subject and knows very little about security testing and defense. This is a good place to start to learn the very basic’s of offensive infosec and to pick up some entry level knowledge on how to defend against it.

If you are looking for an introduction or a bridge to entry level certification such as certified ethical hacker or certified penetration tester this would be a good choice to pick up before you start your studies to fill in the gaps.

Overall this is a great book just take it for what it is. It is not a book on how to hack. It is an introduction to hacking and some of the common tactics that are used. If you’re not defending against these then you’re doing a poor job.

To be fair to the author and the series this book was a pioneer in the industry at the time it was introduced there was little information on the subject to be found in this type of structure. In our infosec crazed world of today so many books follow this exact format that reading it becomes dry and very boring.

Overall great series pioneers of information security books but a new approach is needed and maybe that is present in the hacking exposed series but I can not comment on that because I have only read scattered editions of the original title.

Rating: 3 / 5
#5 written by Christina Ooi
about 1 year ago

A basic overview of attacks. This book lacks sample code but I suppose it would be OK for someone that just wanted to lightly touch upon different cyber attacks worked. In all honesty, I’d stick to wikipedia.
Rating: 3 / 5