LAN Switch Security: What Hackers Know About Your Switches...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 360 pages
• Published by: Cisco Press
• Edition: 1st Edition September 16, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1587052563
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587052569
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Reader Reviews
LAN Switch Security by Eric Vyncke and Christopher Paggen is a strong introduction to an overview of the types of Layer 2 vulnerabilities and attacks that are possible today. I am impressed that Mr. Paggen assisted on this book, as he is a respected leader within Cisco concerning layer 2, and has had valuable contributions in other works (aka Christophe Paggen). Chapter 5 shows a detailed DHCP snoop. I enjoyed chapter 6, which discusses different ARP attacks. Chapter 13, concerning control plane policing, gives a good introduction to an area of study that is lacking in documentation. As other reviewers have mentioned, there are some glaring typos within this book. The intro to MACOF on page 28 I must have read ten times to understand what their were expressing. Page 173 is weak on discussing VTP attacks and mitigations. One concern I have with this book is the heavy reliance on a layer 2 attack tool called Yersinia. My issue is more simply because I am such a newbie to UNIX, that I have been unable to install Yersinia properly. While this is admittedly my fault, because I cannot use Yersinia, I am unable to mimic large portions of this book. While the screen shots of the effects of using Yersinia leaves me wanting to mimic the attacks, I am forced to sit on the sidelines. I must admit that I am rather shocked by Richard Betjlich's 3 star review of this book and hisconcerning Hacking Exposed Cisco Networks Exposed (HECN). I am of the opposite consideration, and would rather look at LAN Switch Security, first, rather than turn to HECN. This is more because I am so unimpressed with HECN than because of the value of this book (see my Amazon review of HECN). I greatly respect Mr. Betjlich's view, and his lowly review of this book makes me question my own judgment. I am still attempting to load Yersinia, and if so, I hope to better be able to utilize the examples in this book. I believe this book gives the best evidence available in a book as to what to look out for in terms of layer 2 vulnerabilities and how to mitigate these risks. I give this book 4 pings out of 5: !!!.! Comment | | (Report this)