Product: 0072127481

Hacking exposed has a rather deceitful title however, is very honest if you read the cover. It has detail instruction and explaination for many security features and flaws in Unix, Linux, Windows NT, Windows 95⁄98, Windows 2000, Routers, and even individual freeware and commercial software releases. This is a great book to get your foot in the door on your basic network security. There is too much information on security available to print it all in one book, and the authors realize this and do not deny it. This book is not however and guide to hacking, and if you are interested in a book on hacking look elsewhere. Hacking is only presented with the ‘disclaimer’ of using it on yourself to make your system security stronger, which is a very valid point. Hacking cannot be published publicly, because the whole idea of hacking is contingent upon flaws in the way that software is set up and created. If these flaws are released to the public, namely the creators of the software, the exploitable point will most likely be fixed and rendered obsolete and useless. This book explains flaws that have exsisted and how you can fix them so they cannot be exploited to your disadvantage.
Rating: 4
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