As technology has developed, computer hackers have become increasingly sophisticated, mastering the ability to hack into even the most impenetrable systems. The best way to secure a system is to understand the tools hackers use and know how to circumvent them. Defense against the Black Arts: How Hackers Do What They Do and How to Protect against It provides hands-on instruction to a host of techniques used to hack into a variety of systems.
Exposing hacker methodology with concrete examples, this book shows you how to outwit computer predators at their own game. Among the many things you-ll learn:
- How to get into a Windows operating system without having the username or password
- Vulnerabilities associated with passwords and how to keep them out of the hands of hackers
- How hackers use the techniques of computer forensic examiners to wreak havoc on individuals and companies
- Hiding one-s IP address to avoid detection<
