The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws
The highly successful security book returns with a new edition, completely updatedWeb applications are the front door to most organizations, exposing them to attacks that may disclose personal information, execute fraudulent transactions, or compromise ordinary users. This practical book has been completely updated and revised to discuss the latest step-by-step techniques for attacking and defending the range of ever-evolving web applications. You'll explore the various new technologies employed in web applications that have appeared since the first edition and review the new attack techniques that have been developed, particularly in relation to the client side.Reveals how to overcome the new technologies and techniques aimed at defending web applications against attacks that have appeared since the previous editionDiscusses new remoting frameworks, HTML5, cross-domain integration techniques, UI redress, framebusting, HTTP parameter pollution, hybrid file attacks, and moreFeatures a companion web site hosted by the authors that allows readers to try out the attacks described, gives answers to the questions that are posed at the end of each chapter, and provides a summarized methodology and checklist of tasksFocusing on the areas of web application security where things have changed in recent years, this book is the most current resource on the critical topic of discovering, exploiting, and preventing web application security flaws..
- ASIN: 1118026470
- ISBN: 1118026470
- Brand: Wiley Publishing
- Manufacturer: Wiley
Innocent Code: A Security Wake-Up Call for Web Programmers
Innocent Code: A Security Wake-Up Call for Web Programmers
This concise and practical book shows where code vulnerabilities lie-without delving into the specifics of each system architecture, programming or scripting language, or application-and how best to fix them Based on real-world situations taken from the author's experiences of tracking coding mistakes at major financial institutions Covers SQL injection attacks, cross-site scripting, data manipulation in order to bypass authorization, and other attacks that work because of missing pieces of code Shows developers how to change their mindset from Web site construction to Web site destruction in order to find dangerous code
- ASIN: B000PY4I0E
- Manufacturer: Wiley
Threat Modeling: Designing for Security
Threat Modeling: Designing for Security
The only security book to be chosen as a Dr. Dobbs Jolt Award Finalist since Bruce Schneier's Secrets and Lies and Applied Cryptography!Adam Shostack is responsible for security development lifecycle threat modeling at Microsoft and is one of a handful of threat modeling experts in the world. Now, he is sharing his considerable expertise into this unique book. With pages of specific actionable advice, he details how to build better security into the design of systems, software, or services from the outset. You'll explore various threat modeling approaches, find out how to test your designs against threats, and learn effective ways to address threats that have been validated at Microsoft and other top companies. Systems security managers, you'll find tools and a framework for structured thinking about what can go wrong. Software developers, you'll appreciate the jargon-free and accessible introduction to this essential skill. Security professionals, you'll learn to discern changing threats and discover the easiest ways to adopt a structured approach to threat modeling. Provides a unique how-to for security and software developers who need to design secure products and systems and test their designs Explains how to threat model and explores various threat modeling approaches, such as asset-centric, attacker-centric and software-centric Provides effective approaches and techniques that have been proven at Microsoft and elsewhere Offers actionable how-to advice not tied to any specific software, operating system, or programming language Authored by a Microsoft professional who is one of the most prominent threat modeling experts in the world As more software is delivered on the Internet or operates on Internet-connected devices, the design of secure software is absolutely critical. Make sure you're ready with Threat Modeling: Designing for Security.
- UPC: 001118809998
- ASIN: 1118809998
- ISBN: 1118809998
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Wiley
The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes
The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes
This much-anticipated revision, written by the ultimate group of top security experts in the world, features 40 percent new content on how to find security holes in any operating system or application New material addresses the many new exploitation techniques that have been discovered since the first edition, including attacking "unbreakable" software packages such as McAfee's Entercept, Mac OS X, XP, Office 2003, and Vista Also features the first-ever published information on exploiting Cisco's IOS, with content that has never before been explored The companion Web site features downloadable code files
- ASIN: 047008023X
- ISBN: 9780470080238
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Wiley
Web Commerce Security: Design and Development
Web Commerce Security: Design and Development
A top-level security guru for both eBay and PayPal and abest-selling information systems security author show how to designand develop secure Web commerce systems. Whether it's online banking or ordering merchandise using yourcell phone, the world of online commerce requires a high degree ofsecurity to protect you during transactions. This book not onlyexplores all critical security issues associated with bothe-commerce and mobile commerce (m-commerce), it is also a technicalmanual for how to create a secure system. Covering all thetechnical bases, this book provides the detail that developers,system architects, and system integrators need to design andimplement secure, user-friendly, online commerce systems.Co-authored by Hadi Nahari, one of the world’s mostrenowned experts in Web commerce security; he is currentlythe Principal Security, Mobile and DevicesArchitect at eBay,focusing on the architecture and implementation of eBay and PayPalmobileCo-authored by Dr. Ronald Krutz; information system securitylecturer and co-author of the best-selling Wiley CISSP Prep GuideSeriesShows how to architect and implement user-friendly security fore-commerce and especially, mobile commerceCovers the fundamentals of designing infrastructures with highavailability, large transactional capacity, and scalabilityIncludes topics such as understanding payment technologies andhow to identify weak security, and how to augment it.Get the essential information you need on Web commercesecurity—as well as actual design techniques—in thisexpert guide.
- ASIN: 0470624469
- ISBN: 0470624469
- Manufacturer: Wiley
Web Security Sourcebook
Web Security Sourcebook
"The authors . . . bring wide-ranging experience to this work, moving from theory to hands-on, bit-shoveling practical advice." -Steven M. Bellovin A serious security sourcebook for Web professionals and users. The front door is unlocked and wide open. The alarm's not working and no one's home. All of your valuables, money, and intimate details of your life are just sitting inside, waiting to be taken. No, it's not your house . . . it's your computer. The Web now penetrates every aspect of our lives, from the home PC to the business office. But with each advance in convenience comes a geometric increase in vulnerability to the integrity of data and software as well as to the confidentiality of information. Although the flaws inherent in the Web are real, solutions are available. Let Aviel Rubin, Daniel Geer, and Marcus Ranum give you the answers. Here's a book that's valuable today and indispensable for the future. It includes basic and advanced techniques for client-side and server-side security, browser security, writing secure CGI scripts, firewalls, and secure e-commerce. There's a special appendix that demystifies the complex world of cryptography. And the book comes with access to a dedicated Web site containing up-to-the-minute information on the latest security threats and solutions. So whether you're a Webmaster trying to close the door on sites and applications, or an everyday user hoping to keep your desktop safe, this is your essential source on: * Protecting and securing Web pages, search engines, servers, and browsers * Writing impregnable applets and scripts, and avoiding the dangers inherent in every language * Using (and abusing) firewalls and cryptographic controls * Securing commerce and payment transactions
- ASIN: 047118148X
- ISBN: 047118148X
- Manufacturer: Wiley
The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes
The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes
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
- UPC: 785555877092
- ASIN: 0764544683
- ISBN: 0764544683
- Brand: Brand: Wiley
- Manufacturer: Wiley
Security Patterns: Integrating Security and Systems Engineering
Security Patterns: Integrating Security and Systems Engineering
Most security books are targeted at security engineers and specialists. Few show how build security into software. None breakdown the different concerns facing security at different levels of the system: the enterprise, architectural and operational layers. Security Patterns addresses the full spectrum of security in systems design, using best practice solutions to show how to integrate security in the broader engineering process. Essential for designers building large-scale systems who want best practice solutions to typical security problems Real world case studies illustrate how to use the patterns in specific domains For more information visit www.securitypatterns.org
- UPC: 000470858842
- ASIN: 0470858842
- ISBN: 0470858842
- Manufacturer: Wiley
Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems
Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems
The world has changed radically since the first edition of this book was published in 2001. Spammers, virus writers, phishermen, money launderers, and spies now trade busily with each other in a lively online criminal economy and as they specialize, they get better. In this indispensable, fully updated guide, Ross Anderson reveals how to build systems that stay dependable whether faced with error or malice. Here's straight talk on critical topics such as technical engineering basics, types of attack, specialized protection mechanisms, security psychology, policy, and more.
- UPC: 884325039972
- ASIN: 0470068523
- ISBN: 0470068523
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Wiley
Mac Security Bible
Mac Security Bible
Your essential, no-holds-barred guide to Mac security threats and solutions Myth number one: Macs are safer than PCs. Not really, says author Joe Kissell, named one of MacTech's "25 Most Influential People" in the Mac community for 2008. In this timely guide, he not only takes you beyond the myths, he also delves into the nitty-gritty of each potential threat, helping you weigh the pros and cons of the solutions you might choose. Learn to measure risk versus inconvenience, make informed decisions, and protect your Mac computers, your privacy, and your data with this essential guide. Explains the security threats to Macs, including data in transit from your e-mail or network, and malware such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses; these threats, formerly the exclusive worry of PC users, now increasingly threaten Macs Explores physical security and hardware barriers, software settings, third-party solutions, and more Shows Mac OS X users how to develop and enforce security policies Covers security for Windows running on a Mac with Boot Camp, virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion, and more Learn the full range of options you need to consider to make your Mac safe. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
- ASIN: 047047419X
- ISBN: 047047419X
- Manufacturer: Wiley