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Assessing Network Security (Pro-One-Offs)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.8
EAN: 9788120326606
ISBN: 0735620334
Label: Microsoft Press
Manufacturer: Microsoft Press
MPN: 0-7356-2033-4
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: July 21, 2004
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Studio: Microsoft Press
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Editorial Review:
How secure is your network? How resilient are your systems to hackers? And how can you be sure? This book delivers the information and tools you need to take charge of your critical IT assets through advanced networking testing strategies, including vulnerability scanning and penetration testing. Written by members of the Microsoft Security Team, this practical guide shows you how to perform security assessments, uncover security vulnerabilities, and apply appropriate countermeasures to help beat the hackers at their own game. The companion CD features time-saving tools and scripts that you can use to discover and help correct security vulnerabilities in your own network.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - An Excellent First Book on Pen Testing
I purchased this book a year and a half ago, after it was recommended to me, but didn't read it until now. Boy was I pleased to have picked it up, though.
This was my first book on the practice of Penetration Testing, so the processes, methodologies and general underlying theories it presented were extremely valuable. In my day to day course as a Sys Admin, I found myself reanalyzing my network with newly gained perspectives. I found it to be very effective in turning the vague unknown ... Read More
Rating: - the ring of truth, the sound of experience
Just the basic concept of this book is interesting. If anyone wanted to do a denial of service attack on my web site, or was really interested in coming in -- well, why would they care. But the Microsoft site, if you could bring it down you would certainly have bragging rights in certain circles.
So if you really want to know about security, who better to read than people responsible for keeping the Microsoft site up and running.
The book has four major sections:
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Rating: - The best pentesting book I've seen
Now, I've read some pretty bad books on penetration testing and nobody seemed to get this fun subject right! Good news - this time somebody did! This great tome ("Assessing Network Security") comes to us direct from the bunkers of Redmond. Written by three Microsoft security researchers, the book provides a great overview as well as in-depth coverage of assessing security via pen testing, scanning, IT audit and other means.
The books starts from a nice overview of key principles ... Read More
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