Safeguard your systems from all types of hackers, hijackers, and predators with help from this insightful resource. Get thorough, just-the-facts coverage of Linux, UNIX and Solaris, and learn about advanced hacking techniques including buffer overflows, password theory, port re-direction, and more.

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As a unix sysadmin I think this is one of those books that should go right next to the "Unix System Administration Handbook" on bookshelfs.

This is a must have book for people who cares or want to know more about security.

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Excellent materialJul 11, 2003
By Dave Geare
The description of this book does not do it justice. I didnt expect much but mainly purchsed it because I liked the sound of the titles of its special chapters in Wireless hacking, NASL programming (for Nessus), and hacking with the Zaurus PDA.

At first glance, I wasnt sure how much material was presented. But after reading the first page or two, I realized the the purpose of the book, which is to give to-the-point information on topics such as enumeration, footprinting, remote hacking, privilege escalation, host hardening, etc. I have compared it to the other security books I already own, and this book seems to contain much more information in only about 200 pages! Since I am a sysadmin and have to travel a lot, I carry this book around with me in my laptop bag. I have only owned it for 2 days and have looked it up for reference material a bunch of times already. Good stuff. I highly recommend it, and watch out for the clever hacking techniques and goodies presented in the remote hacking chapter.

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Well doneOct 15, 2003
By Daniel Rice
Got this book after I read a recent review. I found this book to contain some pretty cool attack & penetration techniques. Chapters like the one on NASL and the Zaurus PDA hacking are a nice addition.

Since this is a hacking book, I disagree with the one review on here that complained about it not being complete. As far as the a&p techniques go, this book packs in more info than most 400+ hacking books I own. Saves a lot of desk real estate and also time. I really dont want to read 5 pages telling me what a portscan is, just tell me how to do it. I prefer it over the Hacking Exposed Linux book when I need quick and precise answers. This book helps me with just this. Right to the point, and some very cool techniques!

5 thumbs up.

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useful and informativeJul 29, 2003

My favourite section of the book is 'Remote Hacking'which is a good 50 pages long. What I liked about this chapter is that it shows exactly howto use security tools to break into unix and linux servers. The other sections are interesting also. I highly recommend this book.

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Too short, too many ommisionsOct 14, 2003
By Sec Var
While I understand the publisher's goal is to have some shorter, more consise hacking/cracking/security books, at least this book in the series has problems fulfilling that promise. I'd strongly recomend sticking with their Hacking Linux Exposed, Second Edition title, which is much more complete. HN:LUSPR is not portable (it's still 200 some pages) contrary to the title, so what's the point in something that doesn't take time to delve into security in enough depth? Reading just this book will leave huge holes in your security posture.

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