Hacker Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security, Second Edition FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
This is one of the broadest and most readable overviews of Internet security we've seen. Kris Jamsa covers it all: firewalls, encryption, Kerberos, secure protocols, e-commerce security, Java and browser security, wireless security -- the whole shebang.
Jamsa has systematically updated Hacker Proof. And since some new crack will inevitably be announced tomorrow morning, he's packed this edition with links to the Web's most valuable security resources.
If you're running Windows 2000 Server, you'll especially appreciate Jamsa's concise, practical chapter on improving Win2K security. For instance, there's a 15-item checklist of things to do right now, plus a closer look at specific points of vulnerability, such as the Registry and remote access.
There's a comparable chapter on Unix/Linux environments, complete with a list of the top 7 hacker targets in the typical Unix system. (Incidentally, Jamsa is no believer in open source as a panacea for security problems.) Whichever platform you use, you'll find practical coverage of auditing your system to identify hacker attacks -- past, present, and future. If you're running Unix or Linux, you'll also find a full chapter on running SATAN, a remarkable tool for identifying a network's vulnerabilities (hopefully nobody's using it on your network right now!)
(Bill Camarda)
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer with nearly 20 years' experience in helping technology companies deploy and market advanced software, computing, and networking products and services. He served for nearly ten years as vice president of a New Jersey–based marketing company, where he supervised a wide range of graphics and web design projects. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Hacker Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security provides a detailed examination of the security concepts network administrators, programmers, and Webmasters must know. The first edition was the original Hacker book and now the updated second edition is even better!Nonprogrammers will readily understand security threats and the steps they must perform to prevent them. Programmers will be thrilled with the detailed programming examples that demonstrate how hackers penetrate the most secure computer systems, The book's companion CD-ROM includes software users can run to test their system's security and look at hacker scenarios.
SYNOPSIS
The second edition of this resource for web developers and system administrators identifies potential risks for computers and computer networks connected to the Internet, and shows how to alleviate such risks. Jamsa, a computer security expert and the author of more than 95 books on computer technology, updates and revises chapters to include new information on secure wireless sites for use by web phones, Palm OS devices, and the Pocket PC. Other topics include firewalls; security issues introduced by JAVA, Active X, and CGI scripts; and encryption for secure e-mail and e-commerce. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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