Includes index.

Part 1. Legal and ethics. Legal and ethics issues -- Part 2. Reconnaissance. Network scanning -- Vulnerability scanning -- LAN reconnaissance -- Wireless reconnaissance -- Custom packet generation -- Part 3. Penetration. Metasploit -- Wireless penetration -- Exploitation framework applications -- Custom exploitation -- Part 4. Control. Backdoors -- Rootkits -- Part 5. Defense. Proactive defense : firewalls -- Host hardening -- Securing communications -- Email security and anti-spam -- Device security testing -- Part 6. Monitoring. Network capture -- Network monitoring -- Host monitoring -- Part 7. Discovery. Forensics -- Application fuzzing -- Binary reverse engineering.

Electronic reproduction. Boston, Mass. : Safari Books Online 2007 Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available to subscribing institutions. s2007 maun s