Hacking Exposed 7
Network Security Secrets and Solutions
by Stuart McClure
Reading Profile
Should I read this?
A dense, tool-oriented manual that combines attack case studies with step-by-step defensive techniques. Chapters cover modern vectors — advanced persistent threats, infrastructure hacks, industrial automation and embedded devices — and often dig into command-line examples, network diagrams and configuration snippets you can adapt in operations. Use it as a technical reference or to flesh out incident-response playbooks; the limitation is heavy detail and tool-specific walkthroughs that slow narrative flow and can feel dated if read cover-to-cover.
Read this if...
- •Network security engineer at a mid-sized company responding to recent intrusions — needs concrete detection and hardening steps to close gaps quickly.
- •Embedded-systems developer on an industrial or IoT product team doing threat modeling — wants to see attacker techniques against PLCs and firmware to inform more secure design choices.
- •SOC analyst or incident responder building playbooks after an incident — needs attack-chain examples translated into containment steps, detection rules and remediation tactics.
Skip this if...
- •You'll likely put it down when chapters turn into long sequences of commands, tool output and dense network diagrams — that’s the common drop-off point.
- •Annoying if you prefer policy, management-level strategy or narrative case studies rather than command-line detail and configuration tweaks.
- •Not for newcomers without networking and OS fundamentals; the text assumes technical background and familiarity with security tooling.
A fully updated edition of the world's bestselling computer security book "Hacking Exposed 7: Network Security Secrets and Solutions" is filled with allnew information on today's most devastating attacks and proven countermeasures. The book covers: advanced persistent threats; infrastructure hacks; industrial automation and embedded devices; wirel...
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Difficulty:hard
Audience Fit
- Network security engineer at a mid-sized company responding to recent intrusions — needs concrete detection and hardening steps to close gaps quickly.
- Embedded-systems developer on an industrial or IoT product team doing threat modeling — wants to see attacker techniques against PLCs and firmware to inform more secure design choices.
- SOC analyst or incident responder building playbooks after an incident — needs attack-chain examples translated into containment steps, detection rules and remediation tactics.
- You'll likely put it down when chapters turn into long sequences of commands, tool output and dense network diagrams — that’s the common drop-off point.
- Annoying if you prefer policy, management-level strategy or narrative case studies rather than command-line detail and configuration tweaks.
- Not for newcomers without networking and OS fundamentals; the text assumes technical background and familiarity with security tooling.
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