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Become a cyber-hero - know the common wireless weaknesses"Reading a book like this one is a worthy endeavor toward becoming an experienced wireless security professional."--Devin Akin - CTO, The Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) ProgramWireless networks are so convenient - not only for you, but also for those nefarious types who'd like to invade them. The only way to know if your system can be penetrated is to simulate an attack. This book shows you how, along with how to strengthen any weak spots you find in your network's armor.Discover how to:Perform ethical hacks without compromising a systemCombat denial of service and WEP attacksUnderstand how invaders thinkRecognize the effects of different hacksProtect against war drive...

This is absolutely the ultimate guide to hacking Adobe's wildly popular graphics software, written by an Adobe Certified professional photographer and designer.This is serious, down and dirty, tweaking blowing away the default settings, customizing appearance, optimizing performance, customizing tools and offering readers total control over Photoshop like never before. With these 300+ hacks, readers will find their work with Photoshop faster and easier than ever.Roll up your sleeves, and dive into these hacks including:Faster Photoshop startupCustomizing the Photoshop interfaceHacking Photoshop's ToolsAccess hidden dialog buttonsHacks for Masks, Layers, Paths, Curves and SelectionsCamera Raw tricksand so much more....

Get noticed. Get discovered.It's YourSpaceThere are over 90 million profiles on MySpace. How do you make yours stand out? You use these programming tricks and techniques to tweak the look, feel, and content of your profile. You get the inside scoop on hot design and photography. You maximize the effects of HTML and CSS. And, if you happen to be a musician, you check out Chapter 30 to see how MySpace can launch your career. It's all in here. What are you waiting for? Make it all about you.Complete code and instructions for these and more MySpace hacks:Embedding graphicsCreating animated imagesDeveloping your own backgroundBuilding custom cursorsChanging profile text stylesGetting kinky with linksAdding a comments boxAltering your contact tableRedesign...

Knoppix is an innovative Linux distribution that does not require installation, making it ideal to use for a rescue system, demonstration purposes, or many other applicationsShows hack-hungry fans how to fully customize Knoppix and Knoppix-based distributionsReaders will learn to create two different Knoppix-based live CDs, one for children and one for Windows recoveryTeaches readers to use Knoppix to work from a strange computer, rescue a Windows computer that won't boot, repair and recover data from other machines, and moreIncludes Knoppix Light 4.0 on a ready-to-use, bootable live CD...

While you're reading this, a hacker could be prying and spying his way into your company's IT systems, sabotaging your operations, stealing confidential information, shutting down your Web site, or wreaking havoc in other diabolical ways. Hackers For Dummies helps you hack into a hacker's mindset and take security precautions to help you avoid a hack attack. It outlines computer hacker tricks and techniques you can use to assess the security of your own information systems, find security vulnerabilities, and fix them before malicious and criminal hackers can exploit them. It covers:Hacking methodology and researching public information to see what a hacker can quickly learn about your operationsSocial engineering (how hackers manipulate employees to ...