The Hacker's Guide to OS X

2012-12-31 Computers

Author : Alijohn Ghassemlouei
Release : 2012-12-31
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 544/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Hacker's Guide to OS X by : Alijohn Ghassemlouei

Download or read book The Hacker's Guide to OS X written by Alijohn Ghassemlouei. This book was released on 2012-12-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two experienced penetration testers the material presented discusses the basics of the OS X environment and its vulnerabilities. Including but limited to; application porting, virtualization utilization and offensive tactics at the kernel, OS and wireless level. This book provides a comprehensive in-depth guide to exploiting and compromising the OS X platform while offering the necessary defense and countermeasure techniques that can be used to stop hackers As a resource to the reader, the companion website will provide links from the authors, commentary and updates. - Provides relevant information including some of the latest OS X threats - Easily accessible to those without any prior OS X experience - Useful tips and strategies for exploiting and compromising OS X systems - Includes discussion of defensive and countermeasure applications and how to use them - Covers mobile IOS vulnerabilities

The Mac Hacker's Handbook

2011-03-21 Computers

Author : Charlie Miller
Release : 2011-03-21
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 335/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Mac Hacker's Handbook written by Charlie Miller. This book was released on 2011-03-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more and more vulnerabilities are found in the Mac OS X (Leopard) operating system, security researchers are realizing the importance of developing proof-of-concept exploits for those vulnerabilities. This unique tome is the first book to uncover the flaws in the Mac OS X operating system—and how to deal with them. Written by two white hat hackers, this book is aimed at making vital information known so that you can find ways to secure your Mac OS X systems, and examines the sorts of attacks that are prevented by Leopard’s security defenses, what attacks aren’t, and how to best handle those weaknesses.

Mac Hacks

2013-03-04 Computers

Author : Chris Seibold
Release : 2013-03-04
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 481/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Mac Hacks written by Chris Seibold. This book was released on 2013-03-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to take real control of your Mac? The hacks in this book help you dig below the surface to tweak system preferences, mount drives and devices, and generally do things with your system that Apple doesn’t expect you to do. With a little effort, you can make your Mac and its applications perform exactly the way you want them to. There are more than 50 hacks in this book that show you how to fine-tune the interface, work with multimedia, set up your network, boost security, and perform a few tricks with Unix. Go beyond Preferences: change the way OS X Mountain Lion behaves Customize your experience by taming browsers and making apps full screen Get information delivered right to your desktop, and automate mundane tasks Use the command line and install various Unix apps to unlock your Mac’s Unix power Increase security, monitor network traffic, and remain anonymous Play Wii games and host a Minecraft server on your Mac Modify your WiFi, move iTunes, and record TV shows Turn your MacBook into a tablet and give it a custom dye job

Big Book of Apple Hacks

2008 Computers

Author : Chris Seibold
Release : 2008
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 821/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Big Book of Apple Hacks written by Chris Seibold. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Book of Apple Hacks offers a grab bag of tips, tricks and hacks to get the most out of Mac OS X Leopard, as well as the new line of iPods, iPhone, and Apple TV. With 125 entirely new hacks presented in step-by-step fashion, this practical book is for serious Apple computer and gadget users who really want to take control of these systems. Many of the hacks take you under the hood and show you how to tweak system preferences, alter or add keyboard shortcuts, mount drives and devices, and generally do things with your operating system and gadgets that Apple doesn't expect you to do. - Publisher.

OS X for Hackers at Heart

2005-12-12 Computers

Author : Chris Hurley
Release : 2005-12-12
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 486/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book OS X for Hackers at Heart written by Chris Hurley. This book was released on 2005-12-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sexy, elegant design of the Apple PowerBook combined with the Unix-like OS X operating system based on FreeBSD, have once again made OS X the Apple of every hacker's eye. In this unique and engaging book covering the brand new OS X 10.4 Tiger, the world's foremost "true hackers unleash the power of OS X for everything form cutting edge research and development to just plain old fun.OS X 10.4 Tiger is a major upgrade for Mac OS X for running Apple's Macintosh computers and laptops. This book is not a reference to every feature and menu item for OS X. Rather, it teaches hackers of all types from software developers to security professionals to hobbyists, how to use the most powerful (and often obscure) features of OS X for wireless networking, WarDriving, software development, penetration testing, scripting administrative tasks, and much more.* Analyst reports indicate that OS X sales will double in 2005. OS X Tiger is currently the #1 selling software product on Amazon and the 12-inch PowerBook is the #1 selling laptop * Only book on the market directly appealing to groundswell of hackers migrating to OS X * Each chapter written by hacker most commonly associated with that topic, such as Chris Hurley (Roamer) organizer of the World Wide War Drive

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