Chapter 15

Techniques Used by Attackers

Chapter Objectives

After reading this chapter and completing the exercises, you will be able to do the following:

images Understand the basic techniques used by hackers.

images Be able to formulate strategies to defend against common attacks.

images Understand how to use some hacking tools.

Introduction

This book is about network defense. However, I am a strong proponent of the idea that you should “know your enemy.” Put another ...

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