Windows Security Vulnerabilities and Hacker Prevention

Author: Wang Dayin
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book starts with the concept of network security and systematically introduces the process of hacker intrusions, vulnerabilities in various versions of the Windows operating system, potential attacks, attack steps, methods, and commonly used tools. It also provides corresponding preventive and countermeasures to help readers better protect their computer security. Windows operating system, as the most widely used operating system, has the most vulnerabilities and attacks targeting it. The book begins with an explanation of network fundamentals and systematically covers the process of hacker intrusions, vulnerabilities in Windows systems, potential attacks, and corresponding preventive and countermeasures. The book consists of 12 chapters, with main content including: basic network knowledge, Windows system information collection and port scanning, practical offensive and defensive strategies for Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003, intrusion detection for Windows 2000/XP/2003, the big reveal of Windows backdoors, preventing attacks on commonly used software, commonly used hacker tools, firewall installation and configuration, virus prevention, system updates, and how to use secure network services. This book is suitable for users of Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 systems and network administrators, as well as practical reference materials for students of non-computer majors in vocational and technical colleges and computer training courses.