BOOK: Hacking Exposed Windows 2000: Network Security Secrets & Solutions

From: aleph1@securityfocus.com
Date: 09/14/01 

Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:46:36 -0600
From: aleph1@securityfocus.com
To: secpapers@securityfocus.com
Subject: BOOK: Hacking Exposed Windows 2000: Network Security Secrets & Solutions
Message-ID: <20010914084636.Y11160@securityfocus.com>

Hacking Exposed Windows 2000: Network Security Secrets & Solutions
by Joel Scambray, Stuart McClure

Learn how to secure Windows 2000 from the hacker's perspective

Optimizing security and plugging the holes inherent in Windows 2000 networks
is a daunting task and new vulnerabilities pop up every day. Break-ins,
fraud, sabotage, and DoS downtime are constant realities in this
target-rich environment. Hacking Exposed Windows 2000: Network Security
Secrets ; Solutions will teach you, step-by-step, how to defend against the
latest attacks by understanding how intruders enter and pilfer compromised
networks. Renowned security experts and best-selling authors Joel Scambray
and Stuart McClure provide examples of real-world hacks, from the mundane
to the sophisticated, and detailed countermeasures to protect against them.

What You'll Learn:

* The proven Hacking Exposed methodology to locate, exploit, and patch
  vulnerable systems
* How attackers identify and exploit weaknesses in NetBIOS ; SMB
  (including how to bypass RestrictAnonymous and the latest SMB
  man-in-the-middle attacks!)
* How to implement and proactively prevent the newest IIS 5 hacks, including
  remote buffer overflow attacks, the Code Red Worm, file system traversal,
  and source code disclosure
* SQL and Terminal Server penetration and defense
* Bypassing Windows 2000 IPSec filters and defeating the Encrypting File
  System
* Using privilege escalation exploits to run code as SYSTEM
* Active Directory and SNMP exploitation
* How attackers extract password hashes, crack them, and install remote
  control back doors
* Insidious attacks against Internet Explorer and Outlook/Outlook Express
  that bypass most firewalls
* Debilitating Denial of Service attacks
* Valuable checklists and tips on hardening Windows 2000 based on the
  authors' consulting experiences
* How to use built-in Windows 2000 technologies like IPSec, Kerberos,
  Group Policy, Security Templates and Security Configuration and Analysis
  like the experts to keep you systems secure
* What the new generation of Windows portends for security, including
  analyses of Windows XP and Windows.NET Server, code named Whistler

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Relevant Pages

  • << SBS News of the Week August 8, 2004>>
    ... in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000: ... Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003? ... A Californian who objects to personal attacks ... a long-awaited security update to Windows XP, ...
    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz)
  • << SBS News of the Week August 8, 2004>>
    ... in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000: ... Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003? ... A Californian who objects to personal attacks ... a long-awaited security update to Windows XP, ...
    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000)
  • << SBS News of the Week August 8, 2004>>
    ... in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000: ... Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003? ... A Californian who objects to personal attacks ... a long-awaited security update to Windows XP, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • [NT] Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS04-025)
    ... Get your security news from a reliable source. ... * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a ... Navigation Method Cross-Domain Vulnerability ...
    (Securiteam)
  • [NT] Vulnerability in HTML Help Allows Code Execution (MS05-001)
    ... The following security advisory is sent to the securiteam mailing list, and can be found at the SecuriTeam web site: http://www.securiteam.com ... Get your security news from a reliable source. ... * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service ...
    (Securiteam)