Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide - Softcover

Sams, Publishing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575212684 ISBN 13: 9781575212685

Publisher: Sams, 1997

Synopsis

Now more than ever, it is imperative that users be able to protect their system from hackers trashing their Web sites or stealing information. Written by a reformed hacker, this comprehensive resource identifies security holes in common computer and network systems, allowing system administrators to discover faults inherent within their network- and work toward a solution to those problems.

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Review

This book is written for system administrators who need to know how to keep their systems secure from unauthorised use. The anonymous author takes a hacker's view of various systems, focusing on how the system can be cracked and how you can secure the vulnerable areas.

The book makes it clear from the outset that you cannot rely on commercial software for security. Some of it is flawed, and even the best of it has to be used correctly to provide even the most basic security measures. The author scrutinises such operating systems as Microsoft Windows, Unix, Novell, and Macintosh. He details many of the tools crackers use to attack the system, including several that have legitimate uses for system administration. Rather than merely cataloguing areas of risk and showing how various flaws can be exploited, the author makes every effort to show how security holes can be avoided and remedied. Maximum Security tells you which software to avoid and then details which security tools are invaluable, providing the URLs necessary to acquire them. An enclosed CD-ROM provides links to many of the tools and resources discussed in the book. The CD-ROM also leads you to several online documents where you can learn more about Internet security in general and specifics for securing your own site. --Elizabeth Lewis, Amazon.com

Review

"If you're prepared to put in the hours and really get to grips with the issues then there is a lot to learn from Maximum Security."PC Basics, September 2001

Edition details

• Publisher: Sams
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575212684
• ISBN 13: 9781575212685
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 928