Microsoft, UNIX and Oracle hosts and network security

Author: (USA) Birkholz, E.P.
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features:
Special Ops takes us on an exciting journey through the key security vulnerabilities in most corporate networks today, offering a world-leading prescription for network security! Joel Scambray, a senior executive at Microsoft MSN, and co-author of "Hacking Exposed (4th Edition)" and "Windows 2000 and Web Hacking," says, "Special Ops has some of the best spokespersons and researchers in the field of computer security, telling us how to survive in today's networks and what knowledge we need to master." Jeff Moss, CEO and President of Black Hat, says, "Special Ops is an impressive security expert organization where members all have extensive professional experience. The book it brings us describes in depth how to conduct comprehensive protection in internal networks from a strategic perspective, suitable for organizations of any size." Justin Dolly, Chief Information Security Officer at Macromedia, says, "This book compiles the practical experience and technical summaries of dozens of authoritative international security experts. It not only provides host and network security solutions for Windows, UNIX, and Oracle systems but also includes corporate security management standards and principles. It describes the overall security threats and vulnerabilities faced by corporate intranets from a high-level perspective, as well as introduces specific vulnerabilities of Windows, UNIX, Oracle, and wireless LAN systems in detail. It also provides various vulnerability assessment methods and remediation and prevention measures. This book can serve as a practical guide for corporate security technicians, a useful reference for beginners to understand various vulnerabilities and security tools, and an ideal textbook for universities, colleges, and enterprises for relevant majors and security technology training."