Top Secret Security (4th Edition) Including 1CD (Including 1CD)

Author: Anonymous
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book is aimed at system administrators and managers who need to find the right methods to protect computers, networks, and internet sites from illegal intrusions. Written by experienced hackers and security professionals—who understand which systems are vulnerable and how hackers attack them—this unique guide to internet and network security provides numerous security vulnerabilities and inherent flaws in computer systems and networks, and describes how to patch these potential threats. "This book thoroughly discusses internet warfare, programming languages, scanners, sniffers, password crackers, trojans, platform security, remote attacks, deception, firewalls, and legal issues. It serves as both a defensive and offensive guide." This book comprehensively explains network security technologies from both offensive and defensive perspectives, detailing the foundations of network security—the vulnerabilities of various platforms—and lists numerous commercial, shared, and free software tools. Reflecting the latest advancements in security technologies, this book is not only highly practical but also provides theoretical guidance for information security. It is a significant work in the field of computer information security and an invaluable resource for computer security developers, managers, and system administrators.