Defend I.T.: Security by Example

Using real-world case studies, this guide distills the lessons of security incidents and identifies what went wrong, what went right, and what could be done better in the future. Gupta and Laliberte (both practicing security professionals) examine how losses could have been reduced or prevented, whether through better incident response or through better initial countermeasures. Supporting information, such as network diagrams and screen shots, help illustrate the discussion. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ajay Gupta, CISSP, founder and president of Gsecurity, is an expert on cyber security, secure architecture, and information privacy. Gsecurity provides cyber security and data privacy services to federal, state, and local governments, as well as commercial clients in the educational, financial, and health-care sectors.

Scott Laliberte is a leader of Protiviti's National Information Security Practice. He has extensive experience in information-systems security, network operations, incident response, and e-commerce. Scott has led many security engagements, including attack and penetration studies, Web-application security reviews, systems-vulnerability assessments, wireless security reviews, and security system implementation.