Book details of 'Securing the Network from Malicious Code: A Complete Guide to Defending Against Viruses, Worms, and Trojans'

Title	Securing the Network from Malicious Code: A Complete Guide to Defending Against Viruses, Worms, and Trojans
Author(s)	Douglas Schweitzer
ISBN	0764549588
Language	English
Published	September 2002
Publisher	Wiley

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
While there is some basic information about viruses and trojans in this work, it isn't clear, good, particularly helpful, or easy to extract from the surrounding verbiage. What content is related to networks has very little to do with securing or protecting them from malware. Part one looks at threat analysis. Chapter one lists various types of problems that might possibly arise from the presence of malware. Generic statements about virus writers, with little judgment or backing, are made in chapter two. Programs related to malware are described in chapter three, although the examples and explanation are limited. Chapter four is a poorly structured and disorganized list of viruses, rife with artificial distinctions. (Two of the classifications are said to be "UNIX viruses" and "Linux viruses"). There are some examples, but with poor analysis and interpretation. Part two talks about defence. "Fundamentals Needed for Digital Security," as chapter five is entitled, contains a random assortment of semi-technical topics which does not have enough detail or definition to be of much use in establishing protection. Haphazard net topics are reviewed in chapter six. Chapter seven lists various network applications, threats (such as stalking) that are not related to malware, and a list of ports used by trojans--but the directions on how to determine whether those ports are in use on your machine do not appear until the following chapter, along with some generic advice on policies and awareness training. Firewalls, antivirus software, and backups are outlined in chapter nine, but with terse and poor explanations. Server and application vulnerabilities are briefly discussed in chapter ten. Part three is supposed to look ahead. Chapter eleven has an unfocussed and sensationalist commentary on cyberterrorism. A grab bag of security topics is in chapter twelve. The text has numerous errors, but they are neither excessively abundant (in comparison to some of the other horrible examples extent) nor especially egregious. Saying that this work is "less bad" than the worst, though, is hardly a recommendation. The book is indifferent and slipshod (many of the entries in the glossary are very careless) and does not contribute to the body of malware literature. copyright Robert M. Slade, 2003
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Cover procedures and practices for everything from social engineering to effectively configuring an intrusion detection system. * Author provides the benefit of his day-to-day practices as a security expert. * Companion Website features several non-shareware products for effectively defending against malicious code.