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Book Chapters
Detect and defend against network attacks with fwsnort
October 4, 2007 12:00am PDT
System administrators need to stay ahead of new security vulnerabilities that leave their networks exposed every day. A firewall and an intrusion detection systems (IDS) are two important weapons...
Provided by: No Starch Press
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Book Chapters
Demystify Cisco networking technologies, routers, and switches
June 8, 2007 12:00am PDT
Cisco is almost synonymous with networking. Routers, switches, firewalls, management software — you name it, and Cisco makes it. It can be quite an undertaking to locate and acquire all the...
Provided by: Syngress
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Defend your Windows system against these lesser-known security attacks
May 31, 2007 12:00am PDT
To date, the computer industry has seen many attacks specifically directed at Windows-based platforms. Due to the overwhelming market share commanded by Microsoft, these attacks receive massive...
Provided by: Syngress
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Develop a comprehensive network security plan
April 19, 2007 12:00am PDT
In an age where society relies so heavily on electronic communication, the need for information security is constantly increasing. In this sample chapter from The Best Damn Firewall Book Period,...
Provided by: Syngress
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Book Chapters
Develop an effective firewall solution for your small or medium-size business
February 27, 2007 12:00am PST
Many small and medium-size organizations implement firewalls only at a very basic level. Only after experiencing security-related problems do they realize the importance of documentation, audit,...
Provided by: Syngress
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Secure your network with stateful inspection and application layer filtering from an ISA 2004 firewall
January 30, 2007 12:00am PST
Unlike traditional packet filter based stateful hardware firewalls, the ISA firewall is able to perform stateful application layer inspection, meaning it fully inspects the communication streams...
Provided by: Syngress
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Bulletproof your organization against Google hacking: Assess your vulnerability to these ten simple security searches
September 27, 2006 12:00am PDT
Today, Google's advanced search capabilities are being used on an increasing basis by unscrupulous individuals to harvest information from the Web. Sensitive documents, stolen credit card...
Provided by: Syngress
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Book Chapters
Protect your Windows system from malicious attack with these three essential steps
July 24, 2006 12:00am PDT
As personal computers become ever more powerful, complex, and connected, they also become more vulnerable to malicious attack. This sample chapter from Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out Deluxe,...
Provided by: Microsoft Press
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Book Chapters
Understanding Layer 2, 3 and 4 Protocols: The Key to Content Switching Success
June 6, 2006 12:00am PDT
Understanding the concept of a user session—the total user experience of interacting over a period of time with a resource—and how that maps down the OSI seven-layer model and into the frames,...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Firewalls demystified: Protecting your small office or home network
June 5, 2006 12:00am PDT
Increasing use of always-on broadband Internet connections in small offices and homes presents a unique challenge: how to protect computer systems that often do not have the oversight of IT...
Provided by: Cisco Press
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Book Chapters
Detect attacks with network monitoring techniques
January 19, 2006 12:00am PST
This sample chapter, taken from Linux Firewalls, 3rd Edition, discusses some of the tools you can use for every day network monitoring. Learn how to use some tools for intrusion detection.This...
Provided by: Novell Press
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Book Chapters
Hacking firewalls
January 11, 2006 12:00am PST
Learn how to recognize and fight common techniques hackers use to attack and subvert firewalls. This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed, Fifth Edition, provides detailed...
Provided by: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Configure, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco ASA security contexts
December 16, 2005 12:00am PST
This sample chapter, taken from Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance, discusses configuration steps and deployment scenarios for security contexts in Cisco...
Provided by: Cisco Press
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Book Chapters
Master patch management of Windows systems with these best practices
September 6, 2005 12:00am PDT
This chapter from the Windows Security Resource Kit offers as an in-depth guide on patch management in a Windows environment. While firewalls, antivirus, and spyware protection get much of the...
Provided by: Microsoft Press
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IT pros need to understand IP scanning as well as hackers do -- here's how
July 13, 2005 12:00am PDT
Use this chapter from O'Reilly's Network Security Assessment to learn the various forms of IP network scanning and how to use some of the most powerful scanning tools. One of the best advantages...
Provided by: O'Reilly Media
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Linux Quick Fix Notebook
March 21, 2005 12:00am PST
No matter how many times you configure a network or a Web site under the Linux operating system, there will be features you forget to implement if you don't have some form of reference handy. In...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Book chapters
Detect and defend against network attacks with fwsnort
October 4, 2007 12:00am PDT
System administrators need to stay ahead of new security vulnerabilities that leave their networks exposed every day. A firewall and an intrusion detection systems (IDS) are two important weapons...
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Book chapters
Demystify Cisco networking technologies, routers, and switches
June 8, 2007 12:00am PDT
Cisco is almost synonymous with networking. Routers, switches, firewalls, management software — you name it, and Cisco makes it. It can be quite an undertaking to locate and acquire all the...
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Book chapters
Defend your Windows system against these lesser-known security attacks
May 31, 2007 12:00am PDT
To date, the computer industry has seen many attacks specifically directed at Windows-based platforms. Due to the overwhelming market share commanded by Microsoft, these attacks receive massive...
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Book chapters
Develop a comprehensive network security plan
April 19, 2007 12:00am PDT
In an age where society relies so heavily on electronic communication, the need for information security is constantly increasing. In this sample chapter from The Best Damn Firewall Book Period,...
