White-Hat Security Manual: Comprehensively Addressing Current Threats: Comprehensively Addressing Current Threats

Author: Avi Rubin
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: How can I allow safe remote access to my website? How can I protect the data on my computer from being stolen? How to set up a firewall? How do hackers attack? How can I use credit cards safely online? If these questions keep bothering you until late at night, then you need to read this book. As a computer security expert at ATTLabs, author Avi Rubin frequently meets with IT professionals from various companies. When he was asked to recommend a good book on network security to customers, Rubin realized that there was still no book in the market that could succinctly and directly answer all network security questions for customers. So Rubin wrote one. Using a problem-oriented approach, Rubin will guide you through every step, from protecting your network from attacks to using credit cards safely online. Each chapter begins with a statement of a question, followed by a description of threats, an explanation of relevant technologies, and the provision of solutions. Many chapters include case studies of one or more incidents. The clear and concise knowledge provided in this book will help readers solve the following problems: identifying threats, analyzing attacks, securely storing information, reliably handling and backing up data, understanding Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and its limitations, protecting networks from threats, installing firewalls, dealing with denial-of-service attacks, and understanding online business and privacy. Whether you are an IT professional, system administrator, scholar, or just an ordinary Internet user, this book offers many valuable insights that are not to be missed. Dr. Aviel D. Rubin is a computer scientist and a principal researcher at ATTLabs Research. He is a well-known expert in the field of computer security and is also a member of the USENIX Association. He is one of the authors of the book Web Security Sourcebook (John Wiley Sons, 1997).