Gray Hat Python--New from No Starch Press

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Gray Hat Python-New from No Starch Press
A Guide to Python for Hackers and Reverse Engineers

San Francisco, CA, April 21, 2009-Python is fast becoming the programming
language of choice for hackers, reverse engineers, and software testers
because it's easy to write quickly and has the low-level support and
libraries that make hackers happy. But until now, there has been no book
explaining how to use Python for security-related tasks. Programmers had
to dig through forum posts and man pages, endlessly tweaking their own
code to get everything working. Not anymore.

"Gray Hat Python" (No Starch Press, April 2009, 216 pp, $39.95, ISBN
9781593271923) explains the theory behind Python-based debuggers, trojans,
fuzzers, and emulators. In addition, readers get hands-on advice for using
PyDbg, Immunity Debugger, Sulley, IDAPython, and PyEmu. Security
researcher and author Justin Seitz shows readers how to push these
security tools to their limits-and how to build new ones when the
pre-built tools won't cut it.

Readers learn how to automate tedious reversing and security tasks, design
and program their own debuggers, fuzz Windows drivers, and create powerful
fuzzers from scratch. They'll also learn how to employ code and library
injection, use soft and hard hooking techniques, and even explore how to
sniff traffic in an encrypted web browser session.

"I've seen tremendous interest in this title at recent security
conferences," said No Starch Press founder Bill Pollock. "I think we've
hit the sweet spot. Seitz shows just how powerful Python is when it comes
to hacking, reverse engineering, malware analysis, and software testing."

Some of the world's best hackers are using Python to do their handiwork.
"Gray Hat Python" teaches readers how to do the same.

For more information, to schedule an interview, or for a review copy of
"Gray Hat Python," please contact Travis Peterson at No Starch Press
(nostarchpr@oreilly.com, +1.415.863.9900, x300), or visit
www.nostarch.com.

About the Author
Justin Seitz is a Senior Security Researcher for Immunity, Inc., where he
spends his time bug hunting, reverse engineering, writing exploits, and
coding Python.

Additional Resources
Chapter 2: "Debuggers and Debugger Design" and Chapter 4: "PyDbg: A Pure
Python Windows Debugger" (PDF) -
http://www.nostarch.com/download/ghpython_ch2and4.pdf
Table of contents overview - http://www.nostarch.com/ghpython_toc.htm
Detailed table of contents (PDF) -
http://www.nostarch.com/download/ghpython_toc.pdf
Index (PDF) - http://www.nostarch.com/download/ghpython_index.pdf
Large cover image - http://www.nostarch.com/ghpython_big.htm

Gray Hat Python
by Justin Seitz
April 2009, 216 pp
ISBN 9781593271831, $39.95 USD
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