Book Review: Exploiting Software

Network and security administrators have an entire arsenal of books available to illustrate for them the tricks, tools and techniques used by malicious hackers to find and exploit weaknesses in their networks and computers. Hacking Exposed, Counter Hack and the whole genre of hacker technique and defense books give the network administrator a look into the hacker's world to help them understand how to defend their networks. Exploiting Software: How To Break Code by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw provides a similar look for software developers to understand the tricks, tools and techniques that crackers use to break their software and how to write code to protect against these attacks and exploits. Book Review: Exploiting Software