• Examines where security holes come from, how to discover them, how hackers exploit them and take control of systems on a daily basis, and most importantly, how to close these security holes so they never occur again
• A unique author team-a blend of industry and underground experts- explain the techniques that readers can use to uncover security holes in any software or operating system
• Shows how to pinpoint vulnerabilities in popular operating systems (including Windows, Linux, and Solaris) and applications (including MS SQL Server and Oracle databases)
• Details how to deal with discovered vulnerabilities, sharing some previously unpublished advanced exploits and techniques

Book Reviews

• Database Nation : The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century
• Privacy for Business: Web Sites and Email
• Decrypted Secrets: Methods and Maxims of Cryptology
• Safe Computing : How to Protect Your Computer, Your Body, Your Data, Your Money and Your Privacy in the Information Age
• The Economic Costs and Implications of High-Technology Hardware Theft
• Cisco(r) Security Bible
• HIPAA Privacy Source Book: A Collection of Practical Samples (HR Source Book series)
• Privacy and Its Invasion
• Privacy in the Information Age
• The Stability Theory of Stream Ciphers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)