[[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 11:12:49AM +0100 wrote: > Amit, > > The best place I found when I started looking up common attacks was the > Hacking Exposed series. This gave me a great insight into not just the > attacks themselves, but the methods that people use. These series of books > come highly recommended by myself and my collegues, and should be > available from all on-line book retailers. The first of the three books > below is a generic cross platform book and an excellent place to start. If > you are after more OS specific books then the next two deal with *nix and > Windows in more detail. > > ISBN Book Numbers are :- > > Hacking Exposed Third Edition > Publisher - Osborne McGraw-Hill > ISBN: 0072193816 > > Hacking Exposed Windows 2000 > Publisher - Osborne McGraw-Hill > ISBN: 0072192623 > > Hacking Linux Exposed > Publisher - Osborne McGraw-Hill > ISBN: 0072127732 > > Good Luck, > > Dave Stout > Senior Network Engineer
The above books are excellent in describing the how's/threat levels, etc.. The following book is also a must read for (IMO) methodology and inner workings so to speak, behind attacks/vulnerabilities. "Hack Proofing your Network. Internet Tradecraft" http://www.syngress.com/catalog/sg_info.cfm?pid=1083 -nocon
