Hacker Proof
The Ultimate Guide to Network Security
2nd Edition
Published on 1. February 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
750 pages
978-0-7668-6271-5 (ISBN)
Description
Hacker Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security provides a detailed examination of the security concepts network administrators, programmers, and Webmasters must know. The first edition was the original Hacker book and now the updated second edition is even better! Nonprogrammers will readily understand security threats and the steps they must perform to prevent them. Programmers will be thrilled with the detailed programming examples that demonstrate how hackers penetrate the most secure computer systems, The book's companion CD-ROM includes software users can run to test their system's security and look at hacker scenarios.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Clifton Park
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1112 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7668-6271-5 (9780766862715)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Understanding the Risks: An Introduction to Internet-Enabled Networks. Understanding Networks & TCP/IP. Understanding and Using Firewalls. Protecting Your Transmissions with Encryption. Verifying Information Sources Using Digital Signatures. Introducing Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP). Understanding Secure Hypertext Transport Protocol (S-HTTP). Using the Secure Socket Layer for Secure Internet Transmissions. Identifying and Defending Against Some Common Hacker Attacks. Using Kerberos Key Exchange on Distributed Systems. Protecting Yourself During the Commission of Internet Commerce. Using Audit Trails to Track and Repel Intruders. Security Issues Surrounding the Java Programming Language. Inoculating Your System Against Viruses. Securing Windows 2000 Against Attacks. Security for Wireless and Handheld Devices. Unix (Linux) and X-Windows Security. Testing your System's Vulnerabilities. Exposing Yourself to the World: Web Browser Security Issues. Defending Yourself From Hostile Scripts. Putting It All Together: Creating a Network Security Policy.