OS X for Hackers at Heart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potter, Bruce.

Contributor:

Hurley, Chris.

Long, Johnny.

Owad, Tom.

Rogers, Russ.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

Social media--Security measures.

Social media.

Online social networks--Security measures.

Online social networks.

Risk management--Social aspects.

Risk management.

Computer security.

Local Subjects:

Mac OS.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 a

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 A Network Admin's Guide to Using Mac OS X; Running a Headless Mac; Adding Interfaces to the Mac; The Macintosh as a Router; Mac OS X as a RADIUS server; Chapter 2 Automation; Using Automator; Understanding AppleScript; Bash Scripting; Using Bash, AppleScript, and Automator Together!; Chapter 3 OS X in a Microsoft Environment; Accessing Network File Systems; NTLM Authentication; Connecting to a Windows PPTP Server; Zen of Running Windows Boxes from a Mac; Chapter 4 WarDriving and Wireless Penetration Testing with OS X; WarDriving with KisMAC

Penetration Testing with OS XOther OS X Tools for WarDriving and WLAN Testing; Chapter 5 Mac OS X for Pen Testers; The OS X Command Shell; Compiling and Porting Open Source Software; Using The "Top 75 Security Tools" List; Installing and Using The "Big" Tools; Other OS X "Must Haves"; Chapter 6 Mac Tricks (Stupid Powerbook Stunts That Make You Look Like a God); Desktop Console; Screen Savers; Widgets; Apple Motion Sensor; VNC with Apple Remote Desktop; Gestures; Sogudi; GUI Scripts; Chapter 7 OS X For the Road Warrior; Safe and Secure E-mail; Battery Management; Appendix A Hacking the iPod

Opening Your iPodReplacing the iPod Battery; Upgrading a 5GB iPod's Hard Drive; From Mac to Windows and Back Again; iPod Diagnostic Mode; Additional iPod Hacks; iPod Resources on the Web

Notes:

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ISBN:

9786611035624

9780080489483

0080489486

9781597499873

1597499870

9781281035622

1281035629

OCLC:

181421117