Seven Deadliest Network Attacks

Do you need to keep up with the latest hacks, attacks, and exploits effecting networks? Then you need Seven Deadliest Network Attacks. This book pinpoints the most dangerous hacks and exploits specific to networks, laying out the anatomy of these attacks including how to make your system more secure. You will discover the best ways to defend against these vicious hacks with step-by-step instruction and learn techniques to make your computer and network impenetrable. Attacks detailed in this book include: Denial of Service War Dialing Penetration "Testing" Protocol Tunneling Spanning Tree Attacks Man-in-the-Middle Password Replay Knowledge is power, find out about the most dominant attacks currently waging war on computers and networks globally Discover the best ways to defend against these vicious attacks; step-by-step instruction shows you how Institute countermeasures, don't be caught defenseless again, and learn techniques to make your computer and network impenetrable Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Denial of Service Chapter 2. War Dialing Chapter 3. Penetration "Testing" Chapter 4. Protocol Tunneling Chapter 5. Spanning Tree Attacks Chapter 6. Man-in-the-Middle Chapter 7. Password Replay

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