This cutting-edge volume takes network security professionals to the next level in protecting networks and web sites. Never-before-published advanced security techniques and concise explanations of core Internet infrastructure explain how to defend against devastating vulnerabilities in systems and the underlying network. With the authors' winning methodology for attack profiling and the theatre of war concept, you'll learn how to architect and prepare your network for threats that don’t yet exist.
By explaining specific in-depth technologies in use by not only the attackers, but also inside the applications they target, this book enables the reader to make better use of the tools available today, and to design new tools, techniques, and operational policies for the future.