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Win32 Perl Scripting: The Administrator's Handbook (Circle)

Dave Roth

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Hope for Perl UNIX Programmers on Windows 4 out of 5 stars.
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Recently I was given the task of writing some Perl scripts to manipulate processes on a Windows server. I've been writing Perl scripts on Solaris and Linux for some time, but had no idea where to start on Windows.

One of the scripts needed to find a process by name. If the process wasn't running the script needed to start a new instance and send out an e-mail to notify the support team. Using Roth's book I was up and running in a matter of hours. Prior to that I had spent days combing the Internet looking for tips on digging into the bowels of Windows (not a pleasant image) with Perl.

Roth gives you multiple ways to tackle a problem, but voices his opinion on why you might want to choose one method over another. However, at times he makes assumptions about your knowledge of Windows which can lead to frustration. His section on WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is very brief for such a complex subject for example.

I wouldn't recommend this book for someone new to Perl, but if you are familiar with Perl and need to write scripts for Windows you will find Roth's book useful indeed.

Editorial Review:

Scripting has become an enormously popular method of managing and maintaining Windows NT and 2000 networksas evidenced by the success of Windows NT Shell Scripting, which has sold over 30,000 copies in 2 years. Simpler than programming, yet allowing greater complexity and utility than packaged network management tools, scripting is now the tool of choice by many of you network administrators. Perl is yet another powerful element of the scripting arsenal, yet since it has been ported to the Windows environment, very little information has been published on how to employ this extremely effective tool. Win32 Perl is so powerful that it can accomplish virtually any task that you may want to perform. Dave Roth, prolific creator of Win32 extensions, is prepared to share his unique insight into how these tasks can be accomplished and provide scripts that can be immediately employed. This book illustrates how Perl can automate many current mundane administrative tasks.

MathLink: Network Programming with Mathematica

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This book introduces the basic concepts of MathLink and explains how to extend Mathematica using MathLink. Miyaji and Abbott show how to write Mathlink programs and how to apply Mathlink in a variety of situations. MathLink comprises a simple and powerful way to write programs that communicate with Mathematica and offers access to a wide range of network resources. Writing network programs is the most demanded skill in the Internet Age and MathLink provides a sophisticated level of network programming to the nonprogrammer, scientist, engineer, and student. Mathematica's powerful "problem-oriented" programming language includes symbolic and numerical computation, and excellent graphics capabilities, which enables users to write compact and elegant programs that are much shorter than in conventional languages. Within MathLink one can write programs that communicate with Mathematica. Since most electronic devices are connected to, or controlled by, a computer, it is straightforward to interface them to Mathematica. Once your device is connected to Mathematica, you can manipulate the data within Mathematica. The authors examine in detail source code for a range of practical examples ranging from elementary to advanced, allowing readers to easily adapt the code to suit their own practical needs. The text assumes that the reader is already familiar with Mathematica.

Extreme Exploits: Advanced Defenses Against Hardcore Hacks (Hacking Exposed)

Victor Oppleman, Oliver Friedrichs, Brett Watson

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Network infrastructure security sections are excellent 4 out of 5 stars.
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I read Extreme Exploits because the content looked intriguing and I am familiar with applications written by lead author Victor Oppleman. The back cover states the book is "packed with never-before-published advanced security techniques," but I disagree with that assessment. While I found all of the content helpful, between 1/3 and 1/2 of it is probably available in older books -- including several by publisher McGraw-Hill/Osborne. Nevertheless, I find the strength of the network infrastructure security sections powerful enough to recommend Extreme Exploits.

I found Extreme Exploit's most innovative material in chapter 1 (Internet Infrastructure), 2 (ISP Security Practices), 4 (Reliable Connectivity), 8 (Email Gateways, Filtering, and Redundancy), 10 (Sinkholes and Backscatter, and 14 (Performing the Assessment, Part 1). These chapters introduced projects like RADB, IRRd, INOC-DBA (a VoIP "hotline" for ISPs), the Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse (an anti-spam system), and Hashcash (to consume CPU cycles and frustrate spammers). Subjects like questions to ask ISPs, ways to multi-home, and using anycast to improve redundancy were also welcome. A comment that spammers are using people who register with porn sites to pass CAPTCHA tests really surprised me! Ch 10's coverage of ISP sinkholes was clear, and I learned about triggered blackhole routing. Advice on checking publicly announced routes was cool, especially the reference to the author's Pwhois system.

Although the vulnerability and patch management information in ch 12 was fairly routine, I also liked the author's mention of recent industry projects like the NIAC vulnerability lifecycle and Common Vulnerability and Scoring System.

Other chapters mainly covered topics found in other books, like Hacking Exposed, Gray Hat Hacking, or Hardening Network Security (all Osborne titles). Most of the book contains sound advice, but I must disagree with several assertions made in ch 7 (Intrusion Detection and Prevention). These include the "rejection" of the value of passive detection (p 116), the "logical transition" where detection and prevention converges into firewalls (p 116), the idea that intrusion prevention systems are "less prone to insertion and evasion attacks" (p 120), and "signature-based IDS normally do not have an understanding of the underlying protocol that they are examining and simply perform byte-by-byte pattern matching" (p 121).

Almost all of the vulnerability assessment material could have been cut, aside from the BGP query and network infrastructure advice in ch 14. The misnamed "exploiting digital forensics" chapter (16) tempts the reader into thinking it will cover anti-forensics, but really it's an overview of network-, host-, and memory forensics in 26 pages. An excerpt from p 332 summarizes the problem with the chapter: "At this point, you might be asking, what do I do with the data?" Still, ch 16 deserves an honorable mention for describing multiple tools with which I was not familiar or had only passing familiarity. These included Foremost by Jesse Kornblum and Kris Kendall, Disktype, and Memdump.

In terms of structure, I liked the fact that every chapter concluded with a "checklist for developing defenses" summarizing important points in an actionable format. The writing is always clear, and the diagrams are excellent. Many of the network infrastructure suggestions are supported by command-line syntax and examples, consistent with Osborne's Hacking Exposed style.

Overall, I think most everyone will learn something by reading Extreme Exploits. Those with a decent amount of experience or who have read books already mentioned might find some of the book repetitive. Despite this, I learned a lot about network infrastructure and I look forward to reading Victor's upcoming book on "Carrier Class Network Security."

Editorial Review:

Protect your network and web sites from malicious attacks with help from this cutting-edge guide. Extreme Exploits is packed with never-before-published advanced security techniques and concise instructions that explain how to defend against devastating vulnerabilities in software and network infrastructure. This book will give a detailed analysis of modern threats and their solutions along with a checklist for developing defenses at the end of each chapter. You’ll also be introduced to a winning methodology for custom vulnerability assessments including attack profiling and the theatre of war concept. Through in-depth explanations of underlying technologies, you’ll learn to prepare your network and software from threats that don’t yet exist. This is a must-have volume for anyone responsible for network security.

Hack I.T.: Security Through Penetration Testing

T. J. Klevinsky, Scott Laliberte, Ajay Gupta

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"This book covers not just the glamorous aspects such as the intrusion act itself, but all of the pitfalls, contracts, clauses, and other gotchas that can occur. The authors have taken their years of trial and error, as well as experience, and documented a previously unknown black art." --From the Foreword by Simple Nomad, Senior Security Analyst, BindView RAZOR Team Penetration testing--in which professional, "white hat" hackers attempt to break through an organization's security defenses--has become a key defense weapon in today's information systems security arsenal. Through penetration testing, I.T. and security professionals can take action to prevent true "black hat" hackers from compromising systems and exploiting proprietary information. Hack I.T. introduces penetration testing and its vital role in an overall network security plan. You will learn about the roles and responsibilities of a penetration testing professional, the motivation and strategies of the underground hacking community, and potential system vulnerabilities, along with corresponding avenues of attack.Most importantly, the book provides a framework for performing penetration testing and offers step-by-step descriptions of each stage in the process. The latest information on the necessary hardware for performing penetration testing, as well as an extensive reference on the available security tools, is included. Comprehensive in scope Hack I.T. provides in one convenient resource the background, strategies, techniques, and tools you need to test and protect your system--before the real hackers attack. Specific topics covered in this book include: *Hacking myths *Potential drawbacks of penetration testing *Announced versus unannounced testing *Application-level holes and defenses *Penetration through the Internet, including zone transfer, sniffing, and port scanning *War dialing *Enumerating NT systems to expose security holes *Social engineering methods *Unix-specific vulnerabilities, such as RPC and buffer overflow attacks *The Windows NT Resource kit *Port scanners and discovery tools *Sniffers and password crackers *Web testing tools *Remote control tools *Firewalls and intrusion detection systems *Numerous DoS attacks and tools 0201719568B01042002

Pro .NET 1.1 Network Programming, Second Edition

Christian Nagel, Ajit Mungale, Vinod Kumar, Nauman Laghari, Andrew Krowczyk, Tim Parker, Srinivasa Sivakumar, Alexandru Serban

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This is an outstanding title, being well-written and covering all the major considerations of .NET network programming. This is easily a 5/5 work.

— Jason Salas, Microsoft MVP, ASP.NET

An Introduction to Network Programming with Java

Jan Graba

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The continually expanding popularity of both the Internet and local intranets means that the ability to construct reliable network software is a vital skill for many of today's programmers. At the same time, Java's comprehensive libraries of readily-accessible network programming features ensure that Java remains at the forefront of network software development.

The first edition of An Introduction to Network Programming with Java provided a 'streamlined' work that could serve equally well as the core text on an undergraduate module and as the quick, clear, 'no-nonsense' guide required by a busy IT professional. Notable amongst its features were its numerous code examples, screenshots and end-of-chapter exercises. The second edition retains these features, but builds upon the success of the original text by introducing the following changes and additions:

• Language changes throughout the examples (and the model solutions on the Web site), largely reflecting the significant changes introduced by J2SE 5.0;
• Comprehensive update of support software, particularly that used for Web applications;
• New material, such as non-blocking servers and the use of the DataSource interface and Data Access Objects (DAOs) for connecting to remote databases.
• CD-ROM includes J2SE 5.0 and all code for the chapter examples

Jan Graba is a Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University, where he has specialised in the teaching of network programming with Java for the past five years.

Hack Attacks Encyclopedia: A Complete History of Hacks, Cracks, Phreaks, and Spies over Time

John Chirillo

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I would give it zero stars if I could. 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

The book looks damned impressive from the outside; it's 960 pages! Surely, this must be the most complete discussion of the hacking and phreaking subculture ever published! The cover, a sunset-colored affair with barbed wire and neat lettering, tells you it'll have a more up-to-date sensibility. Everything said this would be my next purchase.

My heart sank as I read through the book.

The vast, vast, VAST (over two-thirds) majority of the book consists of the first paragraph of BBS textfiles, with a line telling you the filename included on the CD that comes with the book. In some cases, Chirillo deigns to visit upon you a single-line description, but many don't even have that. So now, imagine this: page after page of filenames, then descriptions, then the first paragraph, of files located on a CD that's in the back of a book. What a horrible waste! There's a computer "glossary" in the back which looks suspiciously like similar documents available on the web, although I can't be sure. Also, there are a few tiny chapters giving general descriptions of the hacker and phreaking subculture. If you were to remove the filenames and descriptions and paragraphs, I doubt this book could get past 100 pages, if that.

Editorial Review:

Network hacking continues to be the number one menace for organizations worldwide. In his previous books, "Hack Attacks Revealed" and "Hack Attacks Denied", John Chirillo showed how to fight both standard and never-before-published hacks. In this companion book, he helps readers close remaining security holes by going back to the variations of old hacks that underground hackers are still using to break into corporate networks.

The Rational Guide to Scripting Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 (Rational Guides) (Rational Guides)

Anil Desai

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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is Microsoft's server-side virtualization product. Virtual Server has been designed to allow users a great deal of power and flexibility in hosting virtual machines in mission-critical Enterprise deployments without having to invest in additional hardware.

In this clear and concise book, Microsoft MVP Anil Desai shows how to use scripting to automate complex virtual environments. The book contains numerous scripting examples in VBScript, Visual Basic .NET and C#, and covers the automation of virtual machine creation and management. It shows software developers and network administrators how to programmatically set up virtual environments to rapidly build development and testing scenarios. The book also shows how to script entire data center virtualization environments to avoid scaling out with expensive hardware.

Advanced topics include automating Virtual Server with .NET, client-side automation with VMRC, event handling, and command-line scripts. The book also contains reference material on the Virtual Server COM API and the VMRC COM API.

This book expands on the topics covered in The Rational Guide To Managing Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 by the same author.

Technical accuracy is assured by Mike Sterling, Program Manager on the Windows Virtualization team at Microsoft.

Includes all source code examples presented in the book as a Web download.

Architecture-Independent Programming for Wireless Sensor Networks (Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing)

Amol B. Bakshi, Viktor K. Prasanna

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Following this book's clear explanations, examples, and illustrations, domain experts can design and deploy nontrivial networked sensing applications without much knowledge of the low-level networking aspects of deployment. This new approach is based on the Abstract Task Graph (ATaG), a data-driven programming model and an innovative methodology forarchitecture-independent programming and automatic software synthesis for sensor networks. ATaG programs are concise, understandable, and network-independent descriptions of global application functionality that can be automatically compiled onto any target deployment.

The Cgi/Perl Cookbook

Craig Patchett, Matthew Wright

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Custom subroutine library for developing your own CGI programs
* Line-by-line explanations of 20 of the most popular CGI programs and subroutines that are essential to your Web site
* Compatible with Perl 4 and 5
* Tested under WindowsR(r), UNIXR(r), and MacOSR(r)

If you want to make your Web site as interactive as possible, as soon as possible, you've come to the right place! This book/CD powerhouse arms you with 20 of today's most-demanded CGI programs and subroutines, designed and written especially for this book, each ready to load and use. At the same time, it offers you a quick, painless, and unique hands-on way to learn basic and advanced CGI/Perl programming.

The CGI/Perl Cookbook begins with a concise overview of CGI programming for beginners, followed by a guide to installing CGI programs on UNIX, PC, and MacOS Web servers. The rest of the book is devoted to line-by-line, feature-by-feature explanations of seven cutting-edge CGI programs; including a search engine, password protection, advanced form processing, a shopping cart, customized bulk e-mail, advanced visitor feedback, and more; as well as 13 subroutines for e-mail support, file encoding, credit card validation, e-mail address checking, error handling, and text encryption. You also get a usage guide, installation instructions, and professional CGI and Perl programming tricks and customization tips for each program and subroutine.

The CD-ROM is a gold mine of ready-to-use software and valuable information. You get:
* All the CGI programs from the book-code and ready-to-run versions
* The complete Matt's Script Archive
* A collection of the best scripts from across the Web-source code included
* The complete Perl programming manual
* The most recent Windows, UNIX, and MacOS versions of Perl