The Hacker's Guide to OS X

Exploiting OS X from the Root Up

Russ Rogers author Robert Bathurst author Alijohn Ghassemlouei author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Syngress Media,U.S.

Published:7th Dec '12

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

The Hacker's Guide to OS X cover

Mac OS X is becoming increasingly more prevalent. Read this book to find out how to exploit, compromise, utilize, and leverage it

A guide to exploiting and compromising the OS X platform while offering the necessary defense and countermeasure techniques that can be used to stop hackers. It discusses the basics of the OS X environment and its vulnerabilities. It also includes useful tips and strategies for exploiting and compromising OS X systems.Written by two experienced penetration testers the material presented discusses the basics of the OS X environment and its vulnerabilities. Including but limited to; application porting, virtualization utilization and offensive tactics at the kernel, OS and wireless level. This book provides a comprehensive in-depth guide to exploiting and compromising the OS X platform while offering the necessary defense and countermeasure techniques that can be used to stop hackers As a resource to the reader, the companion website will provide links from the authors, commentary and updates.

"Authors Robert Bathurst, Russ Rogers and Alijohn Ghassemlouei detail the fundamentals of the OS X environment and its many vulnerabilities…The book is a like a slimmed-down version of Hacking Exposed for the Mac…in that it both shows how to attack the operating system, in addition to detailing defensive measures to stop attackers." --RSAConference.com, March 2013

ISBN: 9781597499507

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 410g

248 pages