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- Combat password cracking and brute-force hacking tools
- This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third, discusses how to use brute-force tools to crack an encrypted hash. It's important that you understand how and where most passwords are stored so you know what these tools are doing and the method behind their madness.This sample...
- Tags: Password, Hacking, Password Cracking, Hacking Tool, Tool, McGraw-Hill Companies, Productivity
- Book chapters 2006-03-17
- Combat wireless hacking tools and techniques
- The threats to wireless networks are not just limited to malicious users looking for open networks;anyone could sit in the parking lot and sniff the networks traffic.This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Second Edition, discusss tools that focus on the discovery and inventory of wireless networks.Title: Anti-Hacker Tool...
- Tags: hacking, hacking tool, malicious user, McGraw-Hill Companies, network, Published, Second Edition, technique, tool, wireless, wireless network
- Download resources 2006-03-17
- Combat password cracking and brute-force hacking tools
- Its important that you understand how and where most passwords are stored so you know what these tools are doing and the method behind their madness.This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Second Edition, discusses how you can ascertain a password by obtain a copy of the password or...
- Tags: McGraw-Hill Companies, hacking, hacking tool, password, password cracking, tool, hash
- Download resources 2006-03-17
- Combat wireless hacking tools and techniques
- This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition, discusses wireless hacking tools and techniques. The threats to wireless networks are not just limited to malicious users looking for open networks;anyone could sit in the parking lot and sniff the network's traffic.This sample chapter, taken from...
- Tags: Technique, Hacking Tool, Tool, McGraw-Hill Companies, Hacking, Productivity, Wi-Fi, Security, Wireless
- Book chapters 2006-03-17
- Hacking firewalls
- Learn how to recognize and fight common techniques hackers use to attack and subvert firewalls. This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed, Fifth Edition, provides detailed insight on how to fight common firewall hacking and subversion methods and tools such as the following:Direct scanningRoute tracingBanner grabbingSimple...
- Tags: Author, McGraw-Hill Companies, Hacking, Firewalls, Security, Networking
- Book chapters 2006-01-11
- Hacking Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
- Learn how to recognize and fight common Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 hacking techniques. This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed, Fifth Edition, provides detailed insight on how to fight common Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 hacking methods such as the following:Password guessingEavesdropping on...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Author, McGraw-Hill Companies, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Hacking, Operating Systems, Security, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-01-11
- Hacking Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed, Fifth Edition, provides detailed insight on how to fight common Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 hacking methods such as the following:Password guessingEavesdropping on network password exchangeGrabbing password hashesMicrosoft Remote Procedure Call MSRPC attacksLocal Security Authority Service LSASS buffer overflow attacksPrivilege escalationLSA...
- Tags: analyst, attack, back door, buffer-overflow, escalation, hacking, help desk, information technology, IT security, logon, McGraw-Hill Companies, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, network, network administrator, password, RPC
- Download resources 2006-01-11
- Hacking firewalls
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed, Fifth Edition, provides detailed insight on how to fight common firewall hacking and subversion methods and tools such as the following:Direct scanningRoute tracingBanner grabbingSimple deduction with nmapPort identificationRaw packet transmissionsFirewalkSource port scanningCheckpoint trickeryICMP and UDP tunnelingFile browsingNetwork administrators and IT security professionals...
- Tags: banner, deduction, Fifth Edition, firewall, hacking, Hacking Exposed, ICMP, information technology, IT security, McGraw-Hill Companies, network administrator, tool, UDP
- Download resources 2006-01-11
- Measure help desk performance more effectively
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Introduction to Help Desk Concepts and Skills, examines different approaches to measuring help desk performance. Accurately measuring help desk performance is challenging. Statistics that seem impressive at first glance are often misleading when examined more closely. Help desk managers must look...
- Tags: Performance, McGraw-Hill Companies, Help Desk Performance, Help Desk, Call Centers, It Operations
- Book chapters 2005-07-06
- Measure help desk performance more effectively
- Accurately measuring help desk performance is challenging. Statistics that seem impressive at first glance are often misleading when examined more closely. Help desk managers must look beyond an agent's answered calls, average call time and closed tickets.This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Introduction to Help Desk Concepts and Skills, examines...
- Tags: performance, help desk performance, agent, ticket, McGraw-Hill Companies, glance, customer satisfaction, help desk, performance management, SLA, monitoring
- Download resources 2005-07-06
- Learn critical success factors for optimal help desk organization
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Introduction to Help Desk Concepts and Skills, examines the different ways help desks are organized and structured. When determining a help desk's optimal structure, IT managers must consider the number of supported users, the users' geographic locations, the typical user's level...
- Tags: McGraw-Hill Companies, Help Desk, Call Centers, It Operations
- Book chapters 2005-06-30
- Learn critical success factors for optimal help desk organization
- When determining a help desk's optimal structure, IT managers must consider the number of supported users, the users' geographic locations, the typical user's level of computer experience and the number of supported hardware and software products.This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Introduction to Help Desk Concepts and Skills, examines the...
- Tags: help desk, McGraw-Hill Companies, geographic location, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, software product, certification, IT manager, business model, career, outsourcing, Service Pack 2, hardware, Microsoft Windows XP, computer, Microsoft Windows, software
- Download resources 2005-06-30
- Harden the security lifecycle of Windows systems
- Hardening Windows systems is not a one-time operation, but a continuous process of monitoring and appropriately adjusting security measures. This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, outlines a seven-stage,
- Tags: auditing, business continuity, business continuity planning, change management, data protection, disaster recovery, hacking, Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, Hardening Windows Systems, McGraw-Hill Companies, Microsoft Windows, monitoring, operating system, security, security policy
- Download resources 2005-05-18
- Harden the security lifecycle of Windows systems
- Hardening Windows systems is not a one-time operation, but a continuous process of monitoring and appropriately adjusting security measures. This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, outlines a seven-stage, security lifecycle for Windows systems. The lifecycle covers, business continuity planning, security policy generation, hardened operating system...
- Tags: McGraw-Hill Companies, Microsoft Windows, Security, Hacking, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2005-05-18
- Secure Windows directory information and operations
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hardening Windows Systems, provides detailed information on securing your Windows Active Directory environment. You'll learn how to secure DNS, place the AD database and SYSVOL on a drive separate from the system partition, physically secure your domain controllers, and monitor and protect Active Directory...
- Tags: McGraw-Hill Companies, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Software, Directory Services, Enterprise Software
- Book chapters 2005-05-09
- Secure Windows directory information and operations
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hardening Windows Systems, provides detailed information on securing your Windows Active Directory environment. You'll learn how to secure DNS, place the AD database and SYSVOL on a drive separate from the system partition, physically secure your domain controllers, and monitor and protect Active Directory...
- Tags: advertisement, database, DNS, domain controller, Hardening Windows Systems, health, McGraw-Hill Companies, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, monitor, Windows Directory, Windows Directory Information
- Download resources 2005-05-09
- Hacking IIS
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, provides detailed information on how to fight common techniques used to attack Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS, including: IIS buffer overflows, file system traversal, and source code disclosure attacks. Network administrators and IT security professionals will find this chapter's...
- Tags: McGraw-Hill Companies, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IIS Server, attack, source code, file system, network administrator, buffer-overflow, hacking, Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, Hacking IIS, information service, IT security, information technology, technique
- Download resources 2005-05-02
- Hacking IIS
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, provides detailed information on how to fight common techniques used to attack Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS, including: IIS buffer overflows, file system traversal, and source code disclosure attacks. Network administrators and IT security professionals will find this chapter's...
- Tags: Author, Microsoft IIS Server, McGraw-Hill Companies, Hacking, Security
- Book chapters 2005-05-02
- Hacking Windows-Specific Services on Windows Server 2003
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, provides detailed insight on how to fight common hacking methods such as password guessing, eavesdropping on authentication, subverting authentication via rogue server or man-in-the-middle MITM attacks, and attacking vulnerabilities in Windows-specific services. Network administrators and IT security professionals will...
- Tags: attack, authentication, hacking, Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, Hacking Windows, information technology, IT security, McGraw-Hill Companies, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, network administrator, password, server, vulnerability
- Download resources 2005-04-25
- Hacking Windows-Specific Services on Windows Server 2003
- This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed Windows Server 2003, provides detailed insight on how to fight common hacking methods such as password guessing, eavesdropping on authentication, subverting authentication via rogue server or man-in-the-middle MITM attacks, and attacking vulnerabilities in Windows-specific services. Network administrators and IT security professionals will...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Author, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, McGraw-Hill Companies, Hacking, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2005-04-25
