Book details of 'Network Security: How to Plan for It and Achieve It'

Title	Network Security: How to Plan for It and Achieve It
Author(s)	Richard H. Baker
ISBN	0070051410
Language	English
Published	January 1995
Publisher	Computing McGraw-Hill

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
Despite the title, this is a general data security guide, with material for the distributed environment included. It provides a fairly thorough framework for policy work, and is particularly strong when discussing the social and "political" aspects of security. It is quite practical in the areas of staff involvement, and the need for education and participation. The lack of any theoretical discussion will be considered a small loss by managers, but the technical material is quite weak. The chapter on computer viral programs shows that the author has no familiarity with that field. Possible future developments are presented as established fact, and the "facts" listed throughout are conjectural. The very extensive bibliography turns out to be a list of clippings from the trade press. This might, perhaps, be useful for fleshing out some backgrounds, but the lack of any substantive works makes the overall information in the book highly suspect. (Can *anyone* give me a confirmed example of a "salami scam" attack? Anyone?) For those who have the time and the technical resources to do a thorough security policy review, this could help to direct the project and keep it on track. Others may wish to look at "Information Security Policies Made Easy" (see reviews). copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995
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Best Ways To Protect You LAN! What's the fastest, easiest way to master all the new tools and techniques you need to maintain network security, reliability, and integrity? Richard Baker's Network Security! Inside you'll find low-cost, workable solutions for keeping your company's vital data and equipment safe from hackers, viruses, power failures, industrial spies, logic bombs, and a host of other new security threats. You'll learn to: build a security plan; assess risks; control physical access; build security procedures; master hardware and software security; overcome the perils of passwords; secure any desktop; protect and manage local area and enterprise networks; stay abreast of E-mail security/privacy issues and other legal problems; and much more.