Network Security Hacks - Softcover

ANDREW LOCKHART

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Synopsis

This information-packed book provides over 100 quick, practical, and clever things to do to help make your Linux, UNIX, or Windows networks more secure today. It goes beyond securing TCP/IP-based services by providing intelligent, host-based security techniques. Loaded with concise but powerful examples of applied encryption, intrusion detection, logging, trending, and incident response, Network Security Hacks demonstrates effective methods for defending your servers and networks from a variety of devious and subtle attacks. Learn how to detect the presence (and track every keystroke) of network intruders, new methods for protecting your network and data using strong encryption, and even techniques for laying traps for would-be system crackers. Important security tools are presented, as well as clever methods for using them to reveal real, timely, useful information about what is happening on your network. The devilishly effective security hacks in this book will keep your 12-hour days from becoming all-nighters.

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Book Description

Tips & Tools for Protecting Your Privacy

About the Author

Andrew Lockhart is originally from South Carolina, but currently resides in northern Colorado where he spends his time trying to learn the black art of auditing disassembled binaries and trying to keep from freezing to death. He holds a BS in computer science from Colorado State University and has done security consulting for small businesses in the area. He currently works at a Fortune 100 company when not writing. In his free time he works on Snort-Wireless, a project intended to add wireless intrusion detection popular OpenSource IDS Snort.

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9780596527631: Network Security Hacks: Tips & Tools for Protecting Your Privacy

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ISBN 10:  0596527632 ISBN 13:  9780596527631
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 2006
Softcover