Advanced Persistent Threat Hacking

Tyler Wrightson

ISBN 10: 0071828362 / ISBN 13: 9780071828369

Published by McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, 2014

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Preventive strategies for deterring today's most malicious and least understood risks to enterprise security.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advanced Persistent Threat Hacking
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071828362
• ISBN 13: 9780071828369
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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Master the tactics and tools of the advanced persistent threat hacker

In this book, IT security expert Tyler Wrightson reveals the mindset, skills, and effective attack vectors needed to compromise any target of choice. Advanced Persistent Threat Hacking discusses the strategic issues that make all organizations vulnerable and provides noteworthy empirical evidence. You'll learn a proven APT Hacker Methodology for systematically targeting and infiltrating an organization and its IT systems. A unique, five-phased tactical approach to APT hacking is presented with real-world examples and hands-on techniques you can use immediately to execute very effective attacks.

• Review empirical data from actual attacks conducted byunsophisticated and elite APT hackers alike
• Learn the APT Hacker Methodology--a systematic approach designed to ensure success, avoid failures, and minimize the risk of being caught
• Perform in-depth reconnaissance to build a comprehensive understanding of the target
• Obtain non-technical data about the target, including open source, human, financial, and geographical intelligence
• Use social engineering to compromise a specific system, application, or workstation
• Identify and attack wireless networks and wireless client devices
• Spearphish with hardware-based Trojan devices
• Physically infiltrate target facilities to obtain access to assets and compromise digital lily pads

About the Author

Tyler Wrightson, CISSP, CCSP, CCNA, CCDA, MCSE, is the founder and president of Leet Systems, whichprovides offensive security services such as penetration testing and red teaming. He is the author of WirelessNetwork Security: A Beginner’s Guide. Follow Tyler's security blog at http://blog.leetsys.com.