There are many ways that a potential attacker can intercept information, or learn more about the sender, as the information travels over a network. Silence on the Wire uncovers these silent attacks so that system administrators can defend against them, as well as better understand and monitor their systems.
Silence on the Wire dissects several unique and fascinating security and privacy problems associated with the technologies and protocols used in everyday computing, and shows how to use this knowledge to learn more about others or to better defend systems. By taking an indepth look at modern computing, from hardware on up, the book helps the system administrator to better understand security issues, and to approach networking from a new, more creative perspective. The sys admin can apply this knowledge to network monitoring, policy enforcement, evidence analysis, IDS, honeypots, firewalls, and forensics.
Author Michal Zalewski has long been known and respected in the hacking and security communities for his intelligence, curiosity and creativity, and this book is truly unlike anything else out there. In Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks, Zalewski shares his expertise and experience to explain how computers and networks work, how information is processed and delivered, and what security threats lurk in the shadows. No humdrum technical white paper or how-to manual for protecting one's network, this book is a fascinating narrative that explores a variety of unique, uncommon and often quite elegant security challenges that defy classification and eschew the traditional attacker-victim model.
About the Author
Michal Zalewski is a self-taught information security researcher who has worked on topics ranging from hardware and OS design principles to networking. He has been a prolific bug hunter and a frequent Bugtraq poster since the mid '90s and has authored popular security utilities such as p0f, a passive OS fingerprinter. He has also published a number of acclaimed security research papers. Michal has worked as a security expert for several reputable companies, both in his native Poland and the U.S., including two major telecoms. In addition to being an avid researcher and occasional coder, Michal dabbles in the fields of artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, and electronics