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    The Hacker's Guide to OS X: Exploiting OS X from the Root Up
    The Hacker's Guide to OS X: Exploiting OS X from the Root Up
    The Hacker's Guide to OS X: Exploiting OS X from the Root Up
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    The Hacker's Guide to OS X: Exploiting OS X from the Root Up

    By Robert Bathurst, Russ Rogers and Alijohn Ghassemlouei

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    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

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateDec 31, 2012
    ISBN9781597499545
    The Hacker's Guide to OS X: Exploiting OS X from the Root Up
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    Robert Bathurst

    Rob Bathurst is currently a cyber security researcher and penetration tester focusing on reverse engineering. He has spent over a decade doing vulnerability assessments, programming, and network engineering for the government, military, and private industry. Since his first encounter with Apple DOS at a young age, his eventual mastery of the infuriating System 7, and witnessing the advent of OS X, he has always wanted to know the inner workings of the newest Cupertino magic boxes.

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