If you're an advanced security professional, then you know that the
battle to protect online privacy continues to rage on. Security chat
rooms, especially, are resounding with calls for vendors to take more
responsibility to release products that are more secure. In fact, with
all the information and code that is passed on a daily basis, it's a
fight that may never end. Fortunately, there are a number of open source
security tools that give you a leg up in the battle.Often a security
tool does exactly what you want, right out of the box. More frequently,
you need to customize the tool to fit the needs of your network
structure. Network Security Tools shows experienced administrators how
to modify, customize, and extend popular open source security tools such
as Nikto, Ettercap, and Nessus.This concise, high-end guide discusses
the common customizations and extensions for these tools, then shows you
how to write even more specialized attack and penetration reviews that
are suited to your unique network environment. It also explains how
tools like port scanners, packet injectors, network sniffers, and web
assessment tools function.Some of the topics covered include:
- Writing your own network sniffers and packet injection tools
- Writing plugins for Nessus, Ettercap, and Nikto
- Developing exploits for Metasploit
- Code analysis for web applications
- Writing kernel modules for security applications, and understanding
rootkits
While many books on security are either tediously academic or overly
sensational, Network Security Tools takes an even-handed and
accessible approach that will let you quickly review the problem and
implement new, practical solutions--without reinventing the wheel. In an
age when security is critical, Network Security Tools is the resource
you want at your side when locking down your network.
