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In the preface, Reid presents biometrics as the cure for all network security ills. Given his employment, with a company that sells biometric systems, this enthusiasm is understandable, if not totally compelling. Part one deals with introduction and background. Chapter one is the introduction--mostly to the book. The definition of biometrics itself is very terse. Authentication technologies are promised in chapter two--which starts out by repeating the all-too-common error of confusing authentication with identification. Reid then pooh-poohs passwords and tokens and praises biometrics as strong authentication, without dealing with the fact that a biometric is the ultimate static password, or addressing the technologies (and associate... Rest of this review on the detail page
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If you're a network administrator, you're under pressure to defend your systems from attack. But short of devoting your life to becoming a security expert, what can you do to ensure the safety of your mission critical systems? Using steps laid out by professional security analysts and consultants to identify and assess risks, Network Security Assessment offers an efficient testing model you can adopt, refine, and reuse to create proactive defensive strategies to protect your systems from the threats that are out there, as well as those still being developed. This thorough and insightful guide covers offensive technologies by grouping and analyzing them at a higher level--from both an offensive and defensive standpoint--helping administrator... Rest of this review on the detail page
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The term WarDriving originates from WarDialing, a term introduced to the public by Matthew Broderick's character, David Lightman, in the 1983 movie "WarGames." WarDialing is the practice of using a modem attached to a computer to dial an entire exchange of telephone numbers to locate any computers with modems attached to them. WarDriving employs the same concept, although it is updated to a more current technology; wireless networks. A WarDriver drives around a geographical location to determine all of the wireless access points in that area. Once these access points are discovered, a WarDriver uses a software program or Web site to map the results of his efforts. Based on these results, a statistical analysis is performed. This statistical... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Chapter one is supposed to be a bio of Spammer-X, and gives us the stereotypical blackhat life story. A business model of using spam to generate referrals to porn sites is presented in chapter two. Rough ideas of spamming techniques are outlined in chapter three, although it is rather short on details. (What details are given are quite suspect: SOCKS is not a mail server, but a type of circuit-level proxy firewall.) Chapter four lists various means of harvesting addresses, but concentrates on a) buying them, and b) random address verification. (Which doesn't provide much help to users in terms of suggestions for avoiding getting on spam lists.) Advertising tricks are balanced against some anti-blacklisting tips in chapter five. Inte... Rest of this review on the detail page
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* Offers real, practical solutions to help ordinary users keep viruses out of their e-mail in-boxes-and explains how to respond when one slips through * In 2003, there was a major virus attack almost every month, which cost businesses worldwide an estimated $55 billion and did untold damage to home computers * Explains what viruses are and how they work, profiles major anti-virus software packages, shows how to keep anti-virus software updated, and helps people adopt safer computer work habits * The book's value price and compact size will make it irresistible to people who need to protect their home PC or network
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