TABLE OF CONTENTS by Johnny Long
Johnny Long is the author of the bestselling Google Hacking for Penetration Testers , as well as a contributing author to Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow in the popular Stealing series. He is a professional hacker by trade and a security researcher and author. His home on the Web is http://johnny.ihackstuff.com. His popular Death by a Thousand Cuts presentation was one of the most-talked-about sessions at conferences this past year.
When I got into this field, I knew I would have to stay ahead of the tech curve. I spent many sleepless nights worming through my home network trying to learn the ropes. My practice paid off. After years of hard work and dedicated study, I founded a small but elite pen testing team. I was good, my foo strong. Networks fell prostrate before me. My co-workers looked up to me, and I thought I was The Man. Then I met Vince.
In his mid-40s, hawk-eyed, and vaguely European looking, Vince blended in with the corporate crowd. His usual attire consisted of a pair of black wing tips, a nice dress shirt, a black leather trench coat, and every now and then, he topped it all off with a black fedora. He had a definite aura. Tales of his exploits were legendary. Some said he had been a fed, working deep-black projects for the government. Other insisted he was some kind of mercenary genius, selling his...
