May 2023
Intermediate to advanced
238 pages
5h 30m
English
Overview
Fuzzing Against the Machine is your ultimate guide to mastering emulation and vulnerability research in cybersecurity. Through practical examples, this book teaches you to use QEMU, AFL, and other open-source tools to build your own emulation and fuzzing environments, empowering you to discover and mitigate vulnerabilities in various systems and firmware.
What this Book will help me do
- Learn the fundamentals of emulation and the difference between emulation and virtualization.
- Understand fuzzing techniques and how they are applied to locate vulnerabilities in software.
- Combine tools like QEMU and AFL to create effective fuzzing workflows.
- Explore real-world case studies and create your own device emulation setups.
- Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in IoT and embedded systems software.
Author(s)
Antonio Nappa and Eduardo Blázquez are seasoned experts in cybersecurity and software engineering, specializing in emulation and fuzzing for vulnerability research. With years of experience in teaching and applied research, they bring practical and academic insights together in this book. They have designed the content to be hands-on and approachable, ideal for learners eager to improve their expertise.
Who is it for?
This book is designed for security researchers and professionals, embedded firmware engineers, and software developers interested in cybersecurity. Readers should ideally have a foundational understanding of operating systems, programming in C and Python, and Linux shell basics. It's perfect for those wanting to advance their penetration testing and vulnerability research skills.
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