xiii, 386 pages : 24 cm +

Annotation

Includes bibliographical references and index

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: PC; Windows NT/2000/XP Pro, Red Hat Linux 8 or above; Pentium II or greater; 128 MB RAM, minimum, 256 MB RAM recommended; .NET Framework SDK 1.0 or above; Miscosoft Visual Studio. NET 2002/2003 recommended; 3 MB hard drive space for code examples; up to 200 MB hard drive space for open source applications with links on CD-ROM; up to 300 MB for a Visual Studio.NET download

Networking -- Tools of the Trade -- Encryption and Password Cracking -- Hacking the Web -- Cracks, Hacks, and Counterattacks -- Firewalls -- Passive Defense -- Wireless Networking