| Network Security Hacks: Tips & Tools for Protecting Your Privacy (Hacks) | 
| Author: Andrew Lockhart
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 94929
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 478
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0596527632
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.8
EAN: 9780596527631
ASIN: 0596527632
Publication Date: October 30, 2006
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Product Description
In the fast-moving world of computers, things are always changing. Since the first edition of this strong-selling book appeared two years ago, network security techniques and tools have evolved rapidly to meet new and more sophisticated threats that pop up with alarming regularity. The second edition offers both new and thoroughly updated hacks for Linux, Windows, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X servers that not only enable readers to secure TCP/IP-based services, but helps them implement a good deal of clever host-based security techniques as well. This second edition of Network Security Hacks offers 125 concise and practical hacks, including more information for Windows administrators, hacks for wireless networking (such as setting up a captive portal and securing against rogue hotspots), and techniques to ensure privacy and anonymity, including ways to evade network traffic analysis, encrypt email and files, and protect against phishing attacks. System administrators looking for reliable answers will also find concise examples of applied encryption, intrusion detection, logging, trending and incident response. In fact, this "roll up your sleeves and get busy" security book features updated tips, tricks & techniques across the board to ensure that it provides the most current information for all of the major server software packages. These hacks are quick, clever, and devilishly effective.
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Nice collection of hacks, though not a lot unique August 18, 2008
This is a nice, useful collection of 125 hacks to help secure your network and systems. If you've read a couple dozen or more other security books and spend a lot of time reading security-related websites, there isn't much in this book that you haven't already seen elsewhere. It is nice to have it all in one book though. This is well written and has proven to be a worthwhile reference on my book shelf on several occasions.
I don't feel this book is suitable for absolute beginners to information security. For those without much infosec background, seek an introductory security book prior to diving into this one.
The Windows coverage is very light. If you run a Windows-only network, this book doesn't offer a lot for you, but still may be a worthwhile purchase. For those running a mixed network or primarily BSD and Linux systems, it offers much more value.
 I didn't receive it June 22, 2008
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Hi, I didn't receive my order. It's my second order I have problem with it.
More, i receive mail to review my order but it don't apper in my recent order.
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 Great reference guide February 12, 2008
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This is a great book and a great series. Tons of great tips and quickly becomes and awesome reference guide.
good book January 24, 2008
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A very good organization, I recommend those for whom security is important, but who don't want complications.
Great bag of tricks for the network security professional January 10, 2007
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This second edition of Network Security Hacks is a collection of 125 powerful security techniques. This volume demonstrates effective methods for defending your servers and networks from a variety of devious and subtle attacks. Within this book are examples of how to detect the presence and track every keystroke of network intruders, methods for protecting your network and data using strong encryption, and even techniques for laying traps for would-be hackers. Many important security tools are presented, as well as interesting ways for using them to reveal useful information about your network's activity. There is mention in the beginning of the book about "code", but I haven't run across any yet. The closest thing I found to code were forms of command lines for various network tools and expected typical responses. So if you are not a programmer, don't be scared away. The following is the table of contents:
Chapter 1, Unix Host Security, demonstrates advanced techniques for hardening your Linux, FreeBSD, or OpenBSD server.
Chapter 2, Windows Host Security, covers many important steps that Windows administrators often overlook, including tightening down permissions, auditing all system activity, and eliminating security holes that are present in the default Windows installation.
Chapter 3, Privacy and Anonymity, discusses several ways to protect oneself online by offering solutions for encrypting email, remaining anonymous, and managing passwords for web sites.
Chapter 4, Firewalling, shows how to set up firewalls under various operating systems, such as Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Windows. Different filtering and firewall testing techniques are also covered in this chapter.
Chapter 5, Encrypting and Securing Services, shows how provide secure services for SMTP, IMAP, POP3, Apache, and MySQL.
Chapter 6, Network Security, demonstrates some tools and techniques used to attack servers using the network itself, as well as methods for preventing these attacks.
Chapter 7, Wireless Security, includes only a handful of very useful hacks. Whether you want to share your network with others and still maintain a semblance of security, or lock down your wireless network with fine-grained authentication, this chapter has something for you.
Chapter 8, Logging, shows you how to balance the need for information with the need for brevity by automatically collecting, processing, and protecting your system logs.
Chapter 9, Monitoring and Trending, presents a number of tools and methods for watching your network and services over time, allowing you to recognize trends that will aid in future planning and enable you to tell at a glance when something just isn't right.
Chapter 10, Secure Tunnels, shows you how to implement powerful VPN technologies, including IPSec, PPTP, and OpenVPN. You will also find techniques for protecting services using SSL, SSH, and other strong encryption tools.
Chapter 11, Network Intrusion Detection, centers on the tremendously popular NIDS tool Snort and presents many techniques and add-ons that unleash this powerful tool's full potential. Also presented are methods for setting up your own "honeypot" network to attract and confuse would-be system crackers.
Chapter 12, Recovery and Response, contains suggestions on how to verify your system's integrity, preserve evidence for later analysis, and track down the human being at the other end of undesirable network traffic.
I would recommend this book to any network security professional. However, I think it is too advanced for someone who is just interested in the profession or someone who is tinkering with a home network on an amateur basis. There is no "beginner's material" to be found in this book, and it will likely be over your head if you are not already working in the field.
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