Defense Against the Black Arts : How Hackers Do What They Do and How to Protect Against It

As technology has developed, computer hackers have become increasingly sophisticated, mastering the ability to hack into even the most impenetrable systems. The best way to secure a system is to understand the tools hackers use and know how to circumvent them. **Defense against the Black Arts: How Hackers Do What They Do and How to Protect against It** provides hands-on instruction to a host of techniques used to hack into a variety of systems. Exposing hacker methodology with concrete examples, this book shows you how to outwit computer predators at their own game. Among the many things you’ll learn: * How to get into a Windows operating system without having the username or password * Vulnerabilities associated with passwords and how to keep them out of the hands of hackers * How hackers use the techniques of computer forensic examiners to wreak havoc on individuals and companies * Hiding one’s IP address to avoid detection * Manipulating data to and from a web page or application for nefarious reasons * How to find virtually __anything__ on the internet * How hackers research the targets they plan to attack * How network defenders collect traffic across the wire to indentify intrusions * Using Metasploit to attack weaknesses in systems that are unpatched or have poorly implemented security measures The book profiles a variety of attack tools and examines how Facebook and other sites can be used to conduct social networking attacks. It also covers techniques utilized by hackers to attack modern operating systems, such as Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X. The author explores a number of techniques that hackers can use to exploit physical access, network access, and wireless vectors. Using screenshots to clarify procedures, this practical manual uses step-by-step examples and relevant analogies to facilitate understanding, giving you an insider’s view of the secrets of hackers. As technology has developed, computer hackers have become increasingly sophisticated, mastering the ability to hack into even the most impenetrable systems. The best way to secure a system is to understand the tools hackers use and know how to circumvent them. Defense against the Black Arts: How Hackers Do What They Do and How to Protect against It provides hands-on instruction to a host of techniques used to hack into a variety of systems. Exposing hacker methodology with concrete examples, this book shows you how to outwit computer predators at their own game. Among the many things you’ll learn: How to get into a Windows operating system without having the username or password Vulnerabilities associated with passwords and how to keep them out of the hands of hackers How hackers use the techniques of computer forensic examiners to wreak havoc on individuals and companies Hiding one’s IP address to avoid detection Manipulating data to and from a web page or application for nefarious reasons How to find virtually anything on the internet How hackers research the targets they plan to attack How network defenders collect traffic across the wire to indentify intrusions Using Metasploit to attack weaknesses in systems that are unpatched or have poorly implemented security measures The book profiles a variety of attack tools and examines how Facebook and other sites can be used to conduct social networking attacks. It also covers techniques utilized by hackers to attack modern operating systems, such as Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X. The author explores a number of techniques that hackers can use to exploit physical access, network access, and wireless vectors. Using screenshots to clarify procedures, this practical manual uses step-by-step examples and relevant analogies to facilitate understanding, giving you an insider’s view of the secrets of hackers.

Exposing hacker methodology with concrete examples, this volume shows readers how to outwit computer predators. With screenshots and step by step instructions, the book discusses how to get into a Windows operating system without a username or password and how to hide an IP address to avoid detection. It explains how to find virtually anything on the Internet and explores techniques that hackers can use to exploit physical access, network access, and wireless vectors. The book profiles a variety of attack tools and examines how Facebook and other sites can be used to conduct social networking attacks. Front Cover 1 Contents 6 Foreword 14 Authors 16 Chapter 1: Hacking Windows OS 18 Chapter 2: Obtaining Windows Passwords 64 Chapter 3: Imaging and Extraction 106 Chapter 4: Bypassing Web Filters 136 Chapter 5: Manipulating the Web 150 Chapter 6: Finding It All on the Net 168 Chapter 7: Research Time 196 Chapter 8: Capturing Network Traffic 222 Chapter 9: Research Time: Finding the Vulnerabilities 240 Chapter 10: Metasploit 270 Chapter 11: Other Attack Tools 306 Chapter 12: Social Engineering with Web 2.0 326 Chapter 13: Hack the Macs 346 Chapter 14: Wireless Hacking 376 Back Cover 408 As technology has developed, computer hackers have become increasingly sophisticated, mastering the ability to hack into even the most impenetrable systems. The best way to secure a system is to understand the tools hackers use and know how to circumvent them. Defense against the Black Arts: How Hackers Do What They Do and How to Protect against It provides hands-on instruction to a host of techniques used to hack into a variety of systems. Exposing hacker methodology with concrete examples, Defense against the Black Arts shows you how to outwit computer predators at their own game. Among the m Hacking the Windows OS Obtaining Windows passwords Imaging and extraction Bypassing web filters Muking with the Web Finding it all on the net Research time Capturing network traffic Finding the vulnerabilities Metasploit Other attack tools Social engineering with Web 2.0 Hack the Macs Wireless hacking. The best way to secure a system is to understand the tools hackers use and know how to circumvent them. The authors provide hands-on instruction to a house of techniques, using concrete examples, and show you how to outwit computer predators at their own game