"Dr. Cyrus Peikari is humbled before Bah‡'u'll‡h, the Glory of God." ahhahaha..... best preface quote ever! fucking security warrior. "...All samurai ought certainly apply themselves to the study of military science. But a bad use can be made of this study to puff oneself up and disparage one's colleagues by a lot of high-flown but incorrect arguments that only mislead the young and spoil their spirit. For this kind gives forth a wordy discourse that may appear to be correct and proper enough, but actually he is striving for effect and thinking only of his own advantage, so the result is the deterioration of his character and the loss of the real samurai spirit. This is a fault arising from a superficial study of the subject, so those who begin it should never be satisfied to go only halfway but persevere until they understand all the secrets and only then return to their former simplicity and live a quiet life.... ÑDaidoji Yuzan, The Code of the Samurai [1] [1] Samurai quote courtesy of http://www.samurai-archives.com." security books really are just instructions on how to break in to networks... tight: "ASM is one step higher than machine code, and it is the lowest-level language that is considered (by normal humans) to be readable. " also tight: "Expert crackers dream in assembly language." ugh this book is so tight "Example 1 is Muad'Dib's Crackme #1." " 4.5 References An extensive library of CE reversing tutorials. (http://www.ka0s.net) Useful information on the ARM processor. (http://www.arm.com) Background for learning ASM. (http://www.heyrick.co.uk/assembler/) Download useful tools such as the MVT (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/default.asp) Detailed information on the CE kernel. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wcekern/htm/_wcesdk_kernel_services.asp) "Embedded reverse engineering," by Seth Fogie, Airscanner Corp. Paper presented at Defcon 11, August 2003." TCP IP handshakes / SYN ACK :) " Intimidation This method uses "hardball" tacticsÑthreatening and referencing various negative consequences resulting from noncompliance with the attacker's request. Impersonation Involves posing as somebody elseÑa classic trick of social engineers. Note that while it is sometimes beneficial to assume a position of power, the opposite comes in handy as well. Blackmail Does not necessarily translate to criminal offences, and might involve emotional blackmail. Deception The broad category of deception covers many of the other attack methods. Many attack methods may be enhanced with deception. Flattery Many people are surprisingly vulnerable to this simple ploy. Flattery is known to open doors to economic spies and con men. Befriending People do things for friends that they would never do for a stranger. If an attacker manages to position himself as a friend, many avenues for attack open up. Authority Related to intimidation, this tactic exploits a fear many people have of authority figures such as police officers, bosses, and others seemingly "above" the victim. Pressure Bad decisions are often made under pressureÑincluding decisions to disclose confidential information. High-pressure sales tactics also fall in this realm. Vanity Similar to flattery, an appeal to vanity often facilitates the connection between victim and attacker. Sympathy Earning the sympathy of a victim is likewise desirable in many cases. " "18.4 When to Look at the Logs" "honeypots" are used to find out information on potential attackers by setting up computers with fake attractive data for them to break in to...