Du, Wenliang,

Computer security : a hands-on approach / Wenliang Du. - xxii, 408 p : ill; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-403) and index.

pt. 1: Software security -- Set-UID programs -- Environment variables and attacks -- Shellshock attack -- Buffer overflow attack -- Return-to-libc attack -- Format string vulnerability -- Race condition vulnerability -- Dirty COW -- pt. 2: Web security -- Cross-site request forgery -- Cross-site scripting attack -- SQL injection attack -- pt. 3: Network security -- Packet sniffing and spoofing -- Attacks on the TCP protocol -- Firewall -- Domain name system (DNS) and attacks -- Virtual private network -- The heartbleed bug and attack -- Public key infrastructure -- Transport layer security.

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Computer security.
User-centered system design.
Computer networks--Security measures.

QA76.9.A25 / BD81