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Defend against today''s most devious attacks

Fully revised to include cutting-edge new tools for your security arsenal, Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Fourth Edition reveals how to protect your network from a wide range of nefarious exploits. You''ll get detailed explanations of each tool’s function along with best practices for configuration and implementation illustratedby code samples and up-to-date, real-world case studies. This new edition includes references to short videos that demonstrate several of the tools in action. Organized by category, this practical guide makes it easy to quickly find the solution you need to safeguard your system from the latest, most devastating hacks.

Demonstrates how to configure and use these and other essential tools:

• Virtual machines and emulators: Oracle VirtualBox, VMware Player, VirtualPC, Parallels, and open-source options
• Vulnerability scanners: OpenVAS, Metasploit
• File system monitors: AIDE, Samhain, Tripwire
• Windows auditing tools: Nbtstat, Cain, MBSA, PsTools
• Command-line networking tools: Netcat, Cryptcat, Ncat, Socat
• Port forwarders and redirectors: SSH, Datapipe, FPipe, WinRelay
• Port scanners: Nmap, THC-Amap
• Network sniffers and injectors: WinDump, Wireshark, ettercap, hping, kismet, aircrack, snort
• Network defenses: firewalls, packet filters, and intrusion detection systems
• War dialers: ToneLoc, THC-Scan, WarVOX
• Web application hacking utilities: Nikto, HTTP utilities, ZAP, Sqlmap
• Password cracking and brute-force tools: John the Ripper, L0phtCrack, HashCat, pwdump, THC-Hydra
• Forensic utilities: dd, Sleuth Kit, Autopsy, Security Onion
• Privacy tools: Ghostery, Tor, GnuPG, Truecrypt, Pidgin-OTR