Gray Hat Python: Python programming for hackers and reverse engineers by Justin Seitz
ISBN: 978-1593271923
Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: No Starch Press April 1, 2009
Review by Henrik Lund Kramshoej, hlk@kramse.org
November 2009
This book was a joy to read, but take notice of the reverse engineer part in the title.
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Review by Henrik Lund Kramshoej, hlk@kramse.org
Hacking VoIP: Protocols, Attacks, and Countermeasures by Himanshu Dwivedi
ISBN: 978-159327163
Paperback: 211 pages
Publisher: NO STARCH PRESS 15 Oct 2008
November 2009
This is a very short book, so I will try to keep the review short too.
I have tried to stay clear of VoIP networks, phones, software, hacking - while keeping an eye out for major problems. The monster called VoIP includes just to many protocols and I have a lot of work doing internet security as it is.
During the last few years though, people are moving even more into VoIP phones and thus I have read a few resources about VoIP, attended a few conference presentations about VoIP security - but not really gotten dirty with hacker tools for VoIP. I asked for a review copy of this book and one was provided by the nice people of No Starch.
This has changed and this book is the reason, because Hacking VoIP is a very practical book that will get you started hacking VoIP networks.
The book is very short, which is great, I like books that you can actually read from cover to cover. The content is also presented clearly with excellent wording and just enough detail to get me started. The book also list precise tools, programs and even allows you to download configurations and special tools.
The problems described are very real and the scenarios are precisely what is found in real life. The target audience for this book is specified as VoIP administrators, but being a security consultant myself I think the actual target audience is a bit wider. The level needed to do the lab exercises is consistent with a VoIP administrator, which have had some experience using Asterisk/BackTrack.
This book also present a VoIP Security Audit Program (VSAP) which I think is a great idea and resource for people to audit their own systems.
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