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Book Review: Hacking Exposed VoIP


When Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz penned the first "Hacking Exposed" in 2000, they created a reference that truly explained common and emerging network and Internet attacks from a hacker's perspective. The idea was that you can't fight an attacker unless you know their methodology.

A number of specialized "Hacking Exposed" editions have since hit the shelves--"Win 2000," "Web Applications," "Computer Forensics," "Wireless" and more.

"Hacking Exposed VoIP," the latest in this series published by McGraw-Hill, continues the fine tradition. Authors David Endler, director of security research at 3Com, and Mark Collier, CTO at SecureLogix, provide readers with an extensive, easy-to-use reference about VoIP vulnerabilities, attacks and solutions.

For ambitious VoIP practitioners who want to know the fabric of VoIP security, this is your book. It covers everything from voice-network enumeration to eavesdropping techniques, spam and phishing threats.

As with the other "Hacking Exposed" books, this isn't one you're likely to keep on your nightstand. Reading it from cover to cover is like reading a dictionary. But this is a handy guide for understanding a specific VoIP attack or for troubleshooting a problem.


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