Computer & internet security : a hands-on approach / Wenliang Du.

Includes bibliographical references.

I. Software security -- Set-UID programs -- Environment variables and attacks -- Shellshock attack -- Buffer overflow attack -- Return-to-libc attack and ROP -- Format string vulnerability -- Race condition vulnerability -- Dirty COW -- Reverse shell -- II. Web security -- Cross site request forgery -- Cross-site scripting attack -- SQL injection attack -- III. Hardware security -- Meltdown attack -- Spectre attack -- IV. Network security -- Packet sniffling and spoofing -- Attacks on the TCP protocol -- Firewall -- Domain name system (DNS) and attacks -- Virtual private network -- The heartbleed bug and attack -- V. Cryptography -- Secret-key encryption -- One-way hash function -- Public key cryptography -- Public key infrastructure -- Transport layer security -- Bitcoin and blockchain.

"Readers can learn how computer attacks really work, understand their fundamental causes and defense, and try these attacks themselves on the virtual machines provided by the author. The book is based on the SEED labs developed by the author. These labs are hands-on experiments and exercises that have been used by over 1000 universities, colleges, and high schools worldwide. SEED labs are free for educational use."