Zero-Day Exploit: Countdown to Darkness : Countdown to Darkness

✍ Scribed by Rob Shein

• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 363
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The realistic portrayals of researching, developing, and ultimately defending the Internet from a malicious "Zero-Day" attack will appeal to every corner of the IT community. Although finctional, the numerous accounts of real events and references to real people will ring true with every member of the security community. This book will also satisfy those not on the "inside" of this community, who are fascinated by the real tactics and motives of criminal, malicous hackers and those who defent the Internet from them. * The realistic portrayals of researching, developing, and ultimately defending the Internet from a malicious "Zero-Day" attack will appeal to every corner of the IT community. This book will entertain, educate, and enlighten the security and IT community about the world of elite security professionals who safeguard the Internet from the most dangerous cyber criminals and terrorists. Although finctional, the numerous accounts of real events and references to real people will ring true with every member of the security community.

✦ Table of Contents

Zero.Day.Exploit.Countdown.to.Darkness......Page 1
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Author......Page 7
Contents......Page 14
Foreword......Page 20
1 Prologue......Page 24
2 DefCon in Las Vegas, 2000......Page 32
3 The DoJ Project, Washington, DC,2001......Page 78
4 The Arrival of MadFast......Page 104
5 ZFon Vulnerability......Page 154
6 Scanning the System, 2003......Page 178
7 Zero Day......Page 204
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Exploit Impact......Page 230
9
Damage Control......Page 262
10
Recovery......Page 304
Appendix The Laws of Security......Page 328