Linux : Linux Security Secrets and Solutions

Kurtz, George, Hatch, Brian, Lee, James

ISBN 10: 0072225645 / ISBN 13: 9780072225648

Published by McGraw-Hill Osborne, 2002

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Synopsis:

Completely updated and revised to cover the latest Linux security vulnerabilities and tools, this book provides details about brand-new Linux attacks, counter measures and case studies.

About the Authors: Brian Hatch is a UNIX/Linux security consultant, administrator, and expert hacker with Onsight, Inc. He has taught various courses at Northwestern University and is the co-maintainer of Stunnel, a widely used secure SSL wrapper. He is the lead author of the first edition of Hacking Exposed Linux.

James Lee is a Perl hacker, Linux administrator, security consultant, and open source advocate. James is the founder and CEO of Onsight Inc., a consulting firm specializing in Perl training and web development. James is also a co-author of the first edition of Hacking Exposed Linux.

George Kurtz is co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike, a cutting-edge big data security technology company focused on helping enterprises and governments protect their most sensitive intellectual property and national security information. George Kurtz is also an internationally recognized security expert, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. He has almost twenty years of experience in the security space and has helped hundreds of large organizations and government agencies around the world tackle the most demanding security problems. His entrepreneurial background and ability to commercialize nascent technologies has enabled him to drive innovation throughout his career by identifying market trends and correlating them with customer feedback, resulting in rapid growth for the businesses he has run. In 2011 George relinquished his role as McAfees Worldwide Chief Technology Officer to his co-author and raised $26M in venture capital to create CrowdStrike. During his tenure as McAfees CTO, Kurtz was responsible for driving the integrated security architectures and platforms across the entire McAfee portfolio. Kurtz also helped drive the acquisition strategy that allowed McAfee to grow from $1b in revenue in 2007 to over $2.5b in 2011. In one of the largest tech M&A deals in 2011, Intel (INTC) acquired McAfee for nearly $8b. Prior to joining McAfee, Kurtz was Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Foundstone, Inc., which was acquired by McAfee in October 2004. You can follow George on Twitter @george_kurtz or his blog at http://www.securitybattlefield.com.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Linux : Linux Security Secrets and Solutions
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication Date: 2002
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd.