Introduces some of the leaders in the field of ethical hacking, discussing why they chose the field, the areas in which they excel, their most notable accomplishments, and a brief overview of the different types of cyberattacks they battle Meet the world's top ethical hackers and explore the tools of the trade Hacking the Hacker takes you inside the world of cybersecurity to show you what goes on behind the scenes, and introduces you to the men and women on the front lines of this technological arms race. Foreword xxxi Introduction xxxiii 1 What Type of Hacker Are You? 1 2 How Hackers Hack 9 3 Profile: Bruce Schneier 23 4 Social Engineering 27 5 Profile: Kevin Mitnick 33 6 Software Vulnerabilities 39 7 Profile: Michael Howard 45 8 Profile: Gary McGraw 51 9 Malware 55 10 Profile: Susan Bradley 61 11 Profile: Mark Russinovich 65 12 Cryptography 69 13 Profile: Martin Hellman 75 14 Intrusion Detection/APTs 81 15 Profile: Dr. Dorothy E. Denning 87 16 Profile: Michael Dubinsky 91 17 Firewalls 95 18 Profile: William Cheswick 101 19 Honeypots 107 20 Profile: Lance Spitzner 111 21 Password Hacking 115 22 Profile: Dr. Cormac Herley 123 23 Wireless Hacking 127 24 Profile: Thomas d Otreppe de Bouvette 133 25 Penetration Testing 137 26 Profile: Aaron Higbee 147 27 Profile: Benild Joseph 151 28 DDoS Attacks 155 29 Profile: Brian Krebs 161 30 Secure OS 165 31 Profile: Joanna Rutkowska 171 32 Profile: Aaron Margosis 175 33 Network Attacks 181 34 Profile: Laura Chappell 185 35 IoT Hacking 189 36 Profile: Dr. Charlie Miller 193 37 Policy and Strategy 201 38 Profile: Jing de Jong-Chen 205 39 Threat Modeling 211 40 Profile: Adam Shostack 217 41 Computer Security Education 221 42 Profile: Stephen Northcutt 227 43 Privacy 231 44 Profile: Eva Galperin 235 45 Patching 239 46 Profile: Window Snyder 245 47 Writing as a Career 249 48 Profile: Fahmida Y. Rashid 259 49 Guide for Parents with Young Hackers 263 50 Hacker Code of Ethics 271 Index 275