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Network Basics for Hackers: How Networks Work and How They Break
Following the success of Linux Basics for Hackers, OccupytheWeb does what he did for Linux to Networks. Networks of all types, including TCP/IP, Bluetooth Networks, Car Networks, W-iFi Networks, Radio Frequency Networks, SCADA/ICS Networks, and more. In his inimitable style, Master OTW makes the seemingly complex, simple.
This book is designed for beginner to intermediate cybersecurity professionals. It begins with the basics of networks and networking, examines network analysis with Wireshark and tcpdump, offers one of the most complete and in-depth analyses of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks, then progresses through the various protocols such as DNS, ARP, SMTP, and others. The reader will be led through the building of those applications in Linux, such as an EXIM server for email or a BIND server for DNS. Then OTW leads the reader through the major vulnerabilities of that protocol/application.
In the final chapters, OTW leads the reader through some of the networks on the leading-edge of cybersecurity, such as Car, Radio, and Industrial networks. There has never been book quite like this one!
This book is designed for beginner to intermediate cybersecurity professionals. It begins with the basics of networks and networking, examines network analysis with Wireshark and tcpdump, offers one of the most complete and in-depth analyses of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks, then progresses through the various protocols such as DNS, ARP, SMTP, and others. The reader will be led through the building of those applications in Linux, such as an EXIM server for email or a BIND server for DNS. Then OTW leads the reader through the major vulnerabilities of that protocol/application.
In the final chapters, OTW leads the reader through some of the networks on the leading-edge of cybersecurity, such as Car, Radio, and Industrial networks. There has never been book quite like this one!
276 pages, Paperback
Published January 10, 2023
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August 28, 2023
Great topics related to cybersec and networking, maybe a little bit of more subnetting and pivoting woulda been great.
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March 28, 2025** Just have skim-read this, so it is NOT a review.. this is just a summary so I know when I can pick it up later for reference. **
This is an excellent reference to common exploits on the different layers of the ISO OSI stack!!
It is 2019 edition so a lot of them are still relevant. It backs up the attacks with comprehensive references on TCP/IP and networking, including packet structure etc etc.
This is an excellent reference to common exploits on the different layers of the ISO OSI stack!!
It is 2019 edition so a lot of them are still relevant. It backs up the attacks with comprehensive references on TCP/IP and networking, including packet structure etc etc.
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