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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 005 EAN: 9781597492546 ISBN: 159749254X Label: Syngress Manufacturer: Syngress Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: April 25, 2008 Publisher: Syngress Studio: Syngress Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Threats to Macintosh's OS X operating system are increasing in sophistication and number. Whether it is the exploitation of an increasing number of holes, use of rootkits for post compromise concealment or distributed denial of service, knowing how the system is vulnerable and how to defend it is critical to computer security. This book brings all this information together, providing a solid basis to help you succeed in protecting your organization from risk. * Cuts through the hype with a serious discussion of the security vulnerabilities of the Mac OS X operating system * Reveals techniques by which OS X can be "owned" * Details procedures to defeat these techniques * Offers a sober look at emerging threats and trends Average Rating:
 Rating:  - not recommendedI ordered this one too fast, few days later first reviews were available and like them I can't recommend this book. too fragmented information without structure, looses the focus of other books covering same topics, its more a bunch of stories and scenarios around apple macs in history Rating:  - Disorganized and lacking depthOS X Exploits and Defense suffers from a number of problems. The organization is totally random. Each author's chapters are unrelated to the others, and there's no real progression. The description of the book seems to be more advanced, targeted at people who write exploits and do system level hardening, but the actual content is mostly beginner-oriented. The writing is poor and in need of some good editing and proofreading. Here's a description of the first 5 chapters. Chapter ... Read More 
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