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Live Hacking CD a Huge
Success; Initial Download Figures for Ethical Hacking
Linux Distribution Released
Live Hacking CD, a new
Linux distribution packed with tools and utilities for
ethical hacking, penetration testing and countermeasure
verification, was only released a few weeks ago but
already there have been thousands of downloads by those
interested in using Linux for ethical hacking and
penetration testing.
Dr. Ali Jahangiri, the
widely acclaimed security expert and author of Live
Hacking: The Ultimate Guide to Hacking Techniques &
Countermeasures for Ethical Hackers & IT Security
Experts, is pleased to announce the initial download
figures for the Live Hacking CD, a new Linux
distribution designed for
ethical hacking. In
the first two weeks since its release the
Live Hacking CD
has been downloaded over 2400 times.
Based on the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, the Live
Hacking CD is a 'Live CD' that runs directly from the CD
and doesn’t need to be installed on your hard-drive.
Once booted you can use the included tools to perform
penetration tests and ethically hack on your own network
to ensure that it is secure from outside intruders. As
well as the standard Linux networking tools the Live
Hacking CD has tools for DNS enumeration and
reconnaissance as
well as utilities for foot-printing, password cracking
and network sniffing. It also has programs for spoofing
and a set of wireless networking utilities.
The CD is very popular in the North American countries
with the most downloads coming from the USA and Canada.
Next is Europe, with a lot of interest from the newer EU
countries including the Czech Republic. Also is the top
ten is India. These simply statistics raise the
interesting question, are these the counties where
information security is taken most seriously?
Dr. Jahangiri, the founder of the Live Hacking CD
project, has made it freely available to the public to
encourage IT professionals and others to enhance their
knowledge and to prepare for the malicious activities of
the unscrupulous hacker. All the tools included can be
freely found in either the Ubuntu repositories or on the
Internet.
'The Live Hacking CD has been an overwhelming success'
said Dr. Ali Jahangiri. 'Due to the success of the CD we
have had problems with bandwidth, but these are good
problems to have!'
The Live Hacking CD can be found on the LiveHacking.com
website which also contains information about Dr.
Jahangiri's book “Live Hacking: The Ultimate Guide to
Hacking Techniques & Countermeasures for Ethical Hackers
& IT Security Experts” and details of the Live Hacking
Workshops which Dr Jahangiri runs internationally to
introduce IT professionals to the world of hacking and
empower them with the knowledge they need to thwart the
criminal elements in cyberspace.
About Dr. Ali Jahangiri
Dr. Ali Jahangiri, Sc.D, LPT, CEH, CHFI, CEI,
MCSE:Security and ISO27001 Lead Auditor, is a
world-renowned information security expert and author.
In addition to Live Hacking he has also written the
Computer Network Handbook as well as many other
technical papers and training manuals. He has an
extensive background in computer science and has worked
as an information security auditor, cyber security
consultant and technical trainer. He is a Chartered IT
Professional member of the British Computer Society, and
a professional member of both the IEEE and the
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Security Expert Releases
New Linux Distribution for Ethical Hacking and
Penetration Testing; Introducing the Live Hacking CD
The Live Hacking CD is
a new Linux distribution packed with tools and utilities
for ethical hacking, penetration testing and
countermeasure verification. Based on Ubuntu this ‘Live
CD' runs directly from the CD and doesn’t require
installation on your hard-drive. Once booted you can use
the included tools to test, check and ethically hack
your own network to make sure that it is secure from
outside intruders.
Dr. Ali Jahangiri,
the well known security expert and author of Live
Hacking: The Ultimate Guide to Hacking Techniques &
Countermeasures for Ethical Hackers & IT Security
Experts, is pleased to announce the launch of the Live
Hacking CD, a new Linux distribution designed for
ethical hacking.
The Live Hacking CD
contains the tools and utilities you need to test and
hack your own network but using the tools and techniques
that more malicious hackers would use.
As a derivative of Ubuntu this 'Live CD' runs directly
from the CD and doesn’t need installing on your
hard-drive. Once booted you can use the included tools
to perform penetration tests and ethically hack on your
own network to ensure that it is secure from outside
intruders. As well as the standard Linux networking
tools the Live Hacking CD has tools for DNS enumeration
and reconnaissance as well as utilities for
foot-printing, password cracking and network sniffing.
It also has programs for spoofing and a set of wireless
networking utilities.
Dr. Jahangiri, the world renowned security expert and
the brain-child behind the Live Hacking CD, has made it
freely available to the public to encourage IT
professionals and others to enhance their knowledge and
to prepare for the malicious activities of the
unscrupulous hacker.
'I am really happy to see we accomplished this public
domain project and we had a strong response, from IT
professionals, in the first hours of releasing the Live
Hacking CD' said Dr. Ali Jahangiri. 'I would like to
thank the Live Hacking CD team members and our senior
consultant Gary Sims for their efforts and non-stop work
in the past two months.'
The Live Hacking CD is based on open source technology
and uses the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution as its
base. All the tools included can be freely found in
either the Ubuntu repositories or on the Internet. The
CD is designed to be a platform to help IT security
professionals (as well as those with a general interest
in information security) to start, understand and
conduct penetration tests and ethical hacking.
As with all community and open source projects, Dr.
Jahangiri and his team welcome all comments, and
suggestions along with possible cooperation
opportunities to make the Live Hacking CD as complete
and useful as possible.
Accompanying the Live Hacking CD is the LiveHacking.com
website which contains information about Dr. Jahangiri's
book “Live Hacking: The Ultimate Guide to Hacking
Techniques & Countermeasures for Ethical Hackers & IT
Security Experts” and details of the Live Hacking
Workshops which Dr Jahangiri runs internationally to
introduce IT professionals to the world of hacking and
empower them with the knowledge they need to thwart the
criminal elements in cyberspace.
About Dr. Ali Jahangiri
Dr. Ali Jahangiri, Sc.D, LPT, CEH, CHFI, CEI,
MCSE:Security and ISO27001 Lead Auditor, is a
world-renowned information security expert and author.
In addition to Live Hacking he has also written the
Computer Network Handbook as well as many other
technical papers and training manuals. He has an
extensive background in computer science and has worked
as an information security auditor, cyber security
consultant and technical trainer. He is a Chartered IT
Professional member of the British Computer Society, and
a professional member of both the IEEE and the
Information Systems Audit and Control Association.
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Live Hacking Book Sees
Strong Sales on Amazon.com; New Distribution Channels to
Open Before the End of the Year
Live Hacking, a recently published guide to hacking
techniques and countermeasures for ethical hackers, has
seen strong sales on
Amazon.com and now new
distribution channels have been put into place to make
the book available world wide by the end of December.
December 14, 2009 -- Dr. Ali Jahangiri, a world-renowned
computer security expert, is pleased to announce that
sales of his new book Live Hacking, a complete guide to
the techniques of hacking written to instruct and
educate IT professionals, have been a huge success via
the online store Amazon.com. Although Amazon.com ships
world wide, it is primarily targeted to the North
America market. To make Live Hacking available to a
wider audience, new distribution channels will be
available before the end of the year.
Live Hacking, which covers all of the important aspects
of ethical hacking and starts with Basic Hacking
Terminology and progresses to look at the different
areas of hacking and security, has an accompanying
website
livehacking.com. Here
you can find a sample chapter from the book on Wireless
Networking Hacking. This chapter covers simpler topics
like Wardriving and Warchalking as well as advanced
topics like How To Perform an Attack on WEP & WPA and
Rogue Access Points.
Considering the specialist nature of the topics covered
in Live Hacking, the sales of the book have been a huge
success. Written in a clear and easy to understand way
the book aims to educate, train and inform. It is
recommended for anyone working in IT with an interest in
security.
By the end of the year Live Hacking will be available in
new distribution channels which will reach a larger
audience through more outlets including: retailers,
bookstores, libraries, academic institutions,
wholesalers, and distributors world wide. The book will
be available in five continents and many reputable local
book stores will have Live Hacking on the shelves.
About Dr. Ali Jahangiri
Dr. Ali Jahangiri, Sc.D, LPT,CEH,CHFI,CEI, MCSE and
ISO27001 Lead Auditor, is a recipient of the Instructor
Circle of Excellence Award in 2009 by the EC-Council for
his Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Hacking
Forensic Investigation (CHFI) workshops. He is a
world-renowned information technology expert and has an
extensive background in computer science. He is a
Chartered IT Professional member of the British Computer
Society, and a professional member of both the IEEE and
the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
Contacts:
Dr. Ali Jahangiri Publication
Box: 7728, 147-29 182nd Street
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
Tel: +1 347-587-8700
Fax: +1 347-438-3314
www.alijahangiri.org |
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New Book 'Live Hacking'
Benefits Candidates of the Certified Ethical Hacker
Course
'Live Hacking' aims to educate IT professionals about
hacking techniques and countermeasures. At the same time
it can be a valuable resource for those taking the
EC-Council's Certified Ethical Hacker course.
November 24, 2009 -- Dr. Ali
Jahangiri, a recipient of the Instructor Circle of
Excellence Award in 2009 by the EC- Council for his
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
and Certified Hacking Forensic Investigation (CHFI)
workshops, is pleased to announce the launch of his new
book 'Live Hacking'. Not only is to Live Hacking a guide
to hacking techniques and countermeasures for ethical
hackers, it is also a great resource for those IT
professionals who are taking the EC-Council's
Certified Ethical Hacker course.
The
Certified Ethical Hacker (312-50
Exam) course from the International Council
of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a professional
certification program where candidates learn to use the
same tools and techniques used by hackers and so learn
how to find weaknesses in IT systems and then how to
make those systems more secure.
In ethical hacking, the hacker is authorized and trusted
to try and penetrate a network to find its
vulnerabilities. This is very different from illegal
hacking where a criminal tries to access the computers
without authorization.
For those interested in ethical hacking and the
EC-Council's 312-50 certification program, Live Hacking
is a valuable resource. It is written to instruct and
educate IT professionals and so prepare them to protect
their computer systems from potential hacking threats.
Live Hacking, which is available from
Amazon.com, covers all
of the important aspects of ethical hacking and starts
with Basic Hacking Terminology and progresses to look at
the different areas of hacking and security including
Google Hacking, Scanning, Password Cracking, Windows
Hacking and hacking on Wireless Networks.
The Live Hacking book also has an accompanying website
livehacking.com where you can find a sample chapter on
Wireless Networking Hacking and other information about
the book including the table of contents, index and more
information about Dr. Jahangiri.
About Dr. Ali Jahangiri
Dr. Ali Jahangiri, Sc.D, LPT,CEH,CHFI,CEI, MCSE and
ISO27001 Lead Auditor, is a world- renowned information
technology expert and has an extensive background
inccomputer science and has worked as an information
security auditor, security consultant and technical
trainer. He is a Chartered IT Professional member of the
British Computer Society, and a professional member of
both the IEEE and the Information Systems Audit and
Control Association (ISACA). He is also featured on the
EC-Council's Roll of Honor of candidates for their
outstanding performance in the EC-Council Certification
Programs.
Contacts:
Dr. Ali Jahangiri Publication
Box: 7728, 147-29 182nd Street
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
Tel: +1 347-587-8700
Fax: +1 347-438-3314
www.alijahangiri.org |
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New Book Published
Reveals Hacking Techniques and Countermeasures for
Ethical Hackers and IT Security Experts
'Live Hacking' is published, a comprehensive guide to
computer hacking which aims to educate IT professionals
about hacking techniques and possible countermeasures.
November 8, 2009 -- Dr. Ali Jahangiri, a world-renowned
computer and security expert, is pleased to announce the
launch of his new book “Live Hacking”. Live Hacking is a
complete guide to the techniques of hacking written to
instruct and educate IT professionals and so prepare
them to protect their computer systems from potential
hacking threats.
Regardless of the size of a computer network, be it a
Fortune 500 company or a small home office, computers
need to be protected to limit access to confidential
data, to ensure the integrity of such data and enable
the computers and their data to be available at all
times necessary. A hacker will try to break those goals
and try to either access confidential data, change the
data or remove the availability of the machines holding
the information. Dr. Jahangiri's book looks at the
principles, theories and practices of hacking and
empowers readers to protect themselves from potential
threats.
This book, which is available from Amazon, is truly
comprehensive and starts with Basic Hacking Terminology
and progresses to look at the different areas of hacking
and security including Google Hacking, Password
Cracking, Malware and hacking on Wireless Networks. The
Live Hacking book also has an accompanying website
www.livehacking.com
where you can find a sample chapter on Wireless
Networking Hacking and other information about the book
including the table of contents, index and more
information about Dr. Jahangiri.
In writing about this subject Dr. Jahangiri brings his
many years of academic, professional, and practical
experience to the fore in order to equip his readers
with the knowledge they need to defend their data
against the ever-increasing cyber-thieves on the
Internet.
About Dr. Ali Jahangiri:
Dr. Ali Jahangiri, a world-renowned information
technology expert has an extensive background in
computer science and has worked as an information
security auditor, security consultant and technical
trainer. He is a Chartered IT Professional member of the
British Computer Society, and a professional member of
both the IEEE and the Information Systems Audit and
Control Association.
Contacts:
Dr. Ali Jahangiri Publication
Box: 7728, 147-29 182nd Street
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
Tel: +1 347-587-8700
Fax: +1 347-438-3314
www.alijahangiri.org
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