Intrusion Detection: An Introduction to Internet Surveillance, Correlation, Traps, Trace Back, and Response

Presents the details and methodologies associated with intrusion detection technology to control cracking activity on the Internet. Topics include commercial tools, strategies for processing security audit trails, correlation techniques and algorithms, intruder trace back techniques, deception-based honey pots and traps, and incident response and disaster recovery. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dr. Edward Amoroso is Chief Technical Officer of the Information Security Center at AT&T Laboratories in New Jersey. He is author of Fundamentals of Computer Security Technology (Prentice-Hall, 1994) and PCWeek Internet and Intranet Firewall Strageies, with Ron Sharp (Ziff-Davis, 1996). He holds faculty appointments at the Stevens Institute of Technology and Monmouth University and is a frequent lecturer around the world on Internet security.