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The first edition of "Know Your Enemy" was a lot of fun, and it also contained some valuable advice if you were brand new to the idea of a honeypot, and wanted to get started quickly. This second edition has taken advantage of another couple of years in the development of honeypots and honeynets, and provides guidance on a new generation of the technology. More than that, it promises, and mostly provides, more detailed information on the analytical aspects of honeynet operation, including the all-too-often neglected topic of network forensics. The page count has more than doubled. I have frequently said that any book with "hack," or any variant thereof, in the title is automatically suspect. This work helps prove my point, first, beca... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Rob Slade)
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Mac OS X now operates on a UNIX engine. As such it is much more powerful than previous operating systems. It is now a multitasking, multithreaded, multi-user, and multiprocessor system with enhanced interoperability with other systems. Along with that increased power comes increased security vulnerability. Part I introduces readers to the basics of OS X security. Part II addresses system security beginning at the client workstation level. This section addresses UNIX-specific information such as permissions, executables, and network protocols and the related security concerns. Part III covers network security. The chapters in this section will cover security for internet services, file sharing, and network protection systems. Part IV address... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Chapter one introduces, but also mixes up, all kinds of malware, attack tools, and attacks. It does eventually provide a table of types of malware, but the definitions are not very clear or explicit. Chapter two has wide ranging, but careless, information about viruses. The strictly Cohenesque definition eliminates boot sector infectors from consideration, which is rather ironic given the prominence that they are given in the chapter. There is a confused outline of infection mechanisms. Many of the assertions made are based on questionable analysis: Strange Brew is stated to be potentially dangerous because of platform independence, but there is no mention of the fact that it fails as an applet, which is the most mobile form of Java c... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Chapter one is a vague outline of the problem of computer viruses, interspersed with other, semi-related issues. There is a broad background and history, in chapter two, but the authors do not appear to have fully understood their own research, confusing, for example, the Xerox PARC worm with the game of core wars. There are basic frameworks presented from the works of other researchers, but these are given in a muddled structure. Chapter three spends a lot of time drawing analogies between computer and biological viruses, while simultaneously warning that you shouldn't do this. Protection against viruses, in chapter four, presents a generic security plan with a few details related to malware. An opinion survey of sorts is tendered in... Rest of this review on the detail page
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* This hands-on, do-it-yourself guide to securing and auditing a network offers immediate solutions to critical security problems for small- to medium-sized businesses * Each part of the book begins with basics that can be quickly implemented and then moves on to more complex security mechanisms a company may consider as it grows * Presents numerous checklists and exercises for performing network security audits * Includes real-world examples and practical tips for implementing cost-effective security measures * Companion Web site includes forms and checklists along with links to useful sites and downloads for recommended security tools
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