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Unravel the mysteries of hacking and learn how to work around problems through creative solutions in Hacking: The Art of Exploitation by expert hacker Jon Erickson. Summary of the Book Despite its reputation as a realm of dimly lit rooms and the job of undernourished computer science graduates like Hollywood would want us to believe, hacking is a science like any other. It is best described as the art of creative problem solving, most useful in finding alternate routes to a solution, routes that are mostly found by exploiting loopholes in code. People who do this are hackers, but only a few are really strong enough in the art to do any real work. Using the C programming language as a base, Jon Erickson shows how hacking actually works. Intended for beginners in the C programming language, the book not only teaches readers how to code efficiently, but also to exploit the system through corrupting the system memory, snoop around processor registers and understand what is happening and mostly to outsmart the usual security walls like non-executable stacks and intrusion detection systems. After reading the book, you will be able to "hack" into a remote server using port-binding or connect-back shellcode and completely hide your presence by altering the server's logging behaviour. In addition you will be able to reroute network traffic, hide open ports and hijack TCP connections. Most importantly you will be on the path to earning the coveted title of "hacker." About Jon Erickson Jon Erickson is an American computer science professional and hacker. He is currently a vulnerability researcher and security specialist in Northern California and is involved in training people in computer security and efficient coding.