What if you could sit down with some of the most talented
security engineers in the world and ask any network security
question you wanted? Security Power Tools lets you do
exactly that! Members of Juniper Networks' Security
Engineering team and a few guest experts reveal how to use,
tweak, and push the most popular network security
applications, utilities, and tools available using Windows,
Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix platforms.

Designed to be browsed, Security Power Tools offers you
multiple approaches to network security via 23
cross-referenced chapters that review the best security
tools on the planet for both black hat techniques and white
hat defense tactics. It's a must-have reference for network
administrators, engineers and consultants with tips, tricks,
and how-to advice for an assortment of freeware and
commercial tools, ranging from intermediate level
command-line operations to advanced programming of
self-hiding exploits.

Security Power Tools details best practices for:

Reconnaissance -- including tools for network scanning such
as nmap; vulnerability scanning tools for Windows and Linux;
LAN reconnaissance; tools to help with wireless
reconnaissance; and custom packet generation
Penetration -- such as the Metasploit framework for
automated penetration of remote computers; tools to find
wireless networks; exploitation framework applications; and
tricks and tools to manipulate shellcodes
Control -- including the configuration of several tools for
use as backdoors; and a review of known rootkits for Windows
and Linux
Defense -- including host-based firewalls; host hardening
for Windows and Linux networks; communication security with
ssh; email security and anti-malware; and device security
testing
Monitoring -- such as tools to capture, and analyze packets;
network monitoring with Honeyd and snort; and host
monitoring of production servers for file changes
Discovery -- including The Forensic Toolkit, SysInternals
and other popular forensic tools; application fuzzer and
fuzzing techniques; and the art of binary reverse
engineering using tools like Interactive Disassembler and
Ollydbg

A practical and timely network security ethics chapter
written by a Stanford University professor of law completes
the suite of topics and makes this book a goldmine of
security information. Save yourself a ton of headaches and
be prepared for any network security dilemma with Security
Power Tools.