Maximum Wireless Security

Chapter 6. Hacking Techniques

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Diverse Hacker Attack Methods

• Sniffing

• Spoofing and Session Hijacking

• Understanding Buffer Overflows

• Unexpected Input

• Denial-of-Service Attacks

A typical hacker attack is not a simple, one-step procedure. It is rare that a hacker can get online or dial up on a remote computer and use only one method to gain full access. It is more likely that the attacker will need several techniques used in combination to bypass the many layers of protection standing between them and root administrative access. Therefore, as a security consultant or network administrator, you should be well versed in these occult techniques in order to thwart them. This chapter, which will be a review for advanced users, will introduce ...