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Showing posts with label Hacking. Show all posts

Ethical Hacking (EH) Module 1: Introduction to Ethical Hacking

Module Objectives
Understanding the importance of security
Introducing ethical hacking and essential terminology for the module
Understanding the different phases involved in an exploit by a hacker
Overview of attacks and identification of exploit categories
Comprehending ethical hacking Legal implications of hacking
Hacking, law and punishment
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Manupulating microsoft sql server using sql injection

This paper will not cover basic SQL syntax or SQL Injection. It is assumed that the reader has a strong understanding of these topics already. This paper will focus on advanced techniques that can be used in an attack on a (web) application utilizing Microsoft SQL Server as a backend. These techniques demonstrate how an attacker could use a SQL Injection vulnerability to retrieve the database content from behind a firewall and penetrate the internal network. This paper is meant to educate security professionals of the potential devastating effects SQL Injection could have on an organization. Web applications are becoming more secure because of the growing awareness of attacks such as SQL Injection. However, in large and complex applications, a single oversight can result in the compromise of the entire system. Specifically, many developers and administrators of (web) applications may have a false sense of security because they use stored procedures or mask an error messages returned to the browser. This may lead them to believe that they can not be compromised by this vulnerability. While we discuss Microsoft SQL Server in this paper, this is no way indicative that Microsoft SQL
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SQL Injection Attacks and Defense

Winner of the Best Book Bejtlich Read in 2009 award!
"SQL injection is probably the number one problem for any server-side application, and this book is unequaled in its coverage." Richard Bejtlich, http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/
SQL injection represents one of the most dangerous and well-known, yet misunderstood, security vulnerabilities on the Internet, largely because there is no central repository of information to turn to for help. This is the only book devoted exclusively to this long-established but recently growing threat. It includes all the currently known information about these attacks and significant insight from its contributing team of SQL injection experts.
  • What is SQL injection?-Understand what it is and how it works

  • Find, confirm, and automate SQL injection discovery

  • Discover tips and tricks for finding SQL injection within the code

  • Create exploits using SQL injection

  • Design to avoid the dangers of these attacks
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    The Hacker's Underground Handbook

    The information given in this underground handbook will put you into a hacker's mindset and teach you all of the hacker's secret ways. The Hacker's Underground Handbook is for the people out there that wish to get into the the amazing field of hacking. It introduces you to many topics like programming, Linux, password cracking, network hacking, Windows hacking, wireless hacking, web hacking and malware. Each topic is introduced with an easy to follow, real-world example. The book is written in simple language and assumes the reader is a complete beginner.
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