Network Security: A Hacker's Perspective [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Ankit Fadia (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1592000452 | ISBN-13: 978-1592000456 | Publication Date: December 18, 2002 | Edition: 1

Network Security: A Hacker?s Perspective will help you step into the minds of computer criminals so you can predict their moves and stop them before they can strike. You?ll become a real hacker profiler as you find out the ways in which these attackers can infiltrate your system, including stealing your identity by obtaining your IP address; gathering information through port scanning, fingerprinting, and sniffing; and attacking password files. Whether you are a network administrator or recreational user of the Internet, you will learn the right countermeasures to protect sensitive information and ensure that neither you nor your company ever become a defenseless target.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The book is rich on short descriptions, and long code examples, giving it an extra layer for those want it. -- zwanderer, Neworder Co-Admin and Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Black Box’ E-zine

This is an ambitious and detailed guide to important concepts and practical considerations in the field of computer security -- Jennifer Stisa Granick, Esq. (Lecturer in Law and Litigation Director, Center for Internet and Society , Stanford Law School and Director, The Honeypot Research Project)

About the Author

Ankit Fadia is an independent computer security consultant based in Silicon Valley. He has authored several internationally best-selling books on numerous topics related to computer security, and he is a widely recognized computer security guru and cyberterrorism expert. Fadia provides customized cybersecurity training and consulting solutions to major clients all across North America, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. He is also regularly invited by BBC Radio World News to share the latest updates on virus outbreaks, loopholes, and cybercrime trends. Recently, Fadia started his own computer security consulting and mobile phone solutions company based in Malaysia, with operations all across the Asian Pacific region.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (December 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592000452
• ISBN-13: 978-1592000456
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,951,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ooops..Ankit Fadia did it again!, February 6, 2006

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A. Chopra - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Network Security: A Hacker's Perspective (Paperback)

I am going to throw my two cents in! I agree with Ashely M (From Australia) that the initial three reviews are written by Ankit Fadia. They all have written only one review so far in Amazon.com and gave 5 stars.

I have read Fadia's book before, and being an IT analyst, I can tell you that whatever he writes is crap and does not have any practical knowledge. It's very easy to write a book like that, because all you have to do is spend couple of months on Google, copy information from website, and paste it on your Word processor, edit it, and give it to publisher. However, the only hard work Fadia's does is choosing a good title for a book.

This book is as bad as his earlier book. Don't buy and waste your $50 on this crap, instead donate it to Greenpeace or CRY.

As said by one of the reviewers, I have to give one star as that is the least.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars books terrible already thrown in it $#$44 thrash, April 14, 2006

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chemical burned dc (dubai,uae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Network Security: A Hacker's Perspective (Paperback)

once again another script kiddie tutorial book by mr fadia by this time it plagarised material off the rfc's.so how secure is your network really with expert advice from 17 yr ol script kiddie hacker aka author of this book.i say ur networks are in trouble.ankit fadia couldnt save his website from gettin hacked and d'dosed by other script kiddie hack3rz like him.i see this kidz making a lot of money these days ,stupid media hpye about this kid being the next kevin mitnick give me a break,me n my crew just cant stop laughing at this faggot.n if u really wanna be a cetified script kiddie hacker take the afceh(ankit fadia certified ethical hacvker ) certfication lmfao.ull leran all hxor stuff bout trojan hacking n user friendly winnuke hacking and maybe ddos by the one and only ankit fatia..so people once dun waste ya time or even da money buyin this faggotz book,ur gonna waste ya money n end up wid nothin new,system adminstratorz pick up hacking proofing ya network second edition by ryan russell if u really wanna secure ya network.if uve read all my reviews n are thinking about supporting this media hapyed lamer n script kiddie goa head ,but remember i wrned u not 2
newayz peace 2 da real
oh by the way i was thinking bout the ankit fadia certfied ethical hacking program (lmao/ any suggestions)

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Highly Overrated, August 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Network Security: A Hacker's Perspective (Paperback)

I'm not sure what's up with all the great previous reviews. My guess is the writers of those reviews aren't extremely knowledgable in network security.

This book is riddled with inaccuracies, ranging from completely and absolutely wrong statements to misleading information. I never got through more than 5 pages without finding another instance of misleading or incorrect information.

The author's age - 17 years old - most definitely shows. He comes off as more of a "script kiddie" than anything. He obviously doesn't have the in-depth security, networking, and systems knowledge that a true security expert with a number of years of real world experience would have.

On the positive side, it does have some good information, but not valuable nor significant enough to make up for the amount of bad info.

I'd look elsewhere - this is definitely not a book I'd recommend.