Ebook: Hacking Exposed Windows

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Information Security Basics; A Framework for Operational Security; Plan; Prevent; Detect; Respond; Rinse and Repeat; Basic Security Principles; Summary; References and Further Reading; 2 The Windows Security Architecture from the Hacker's Perspective; Overview; Attacking the Kernel; Attacking User Mode; Access Control Overview; Security Principals; SIDs; Users; Groups; Computers (Machine Accounts); User Rights; Putting It All Together: Access Control; The Token; Network Authentication; The SAM and Active Directory.