Computer security

The book is logically divided into 5 main categories with each category representing a major skill set required by most security professionals:1.

This book teaches IT professionals how to analyze, manage, and automate their security log files to generate useful, repeatable information that can be use to make their networks more efficient and secure using primarily open source tools.

Network Security Evaluation provides a methodology for conducting technical security evaluations of all the critical components of a target network.

Written by Microsoft's Log Parser developer, this is the first book available on Microsoft's popular yet undocumented log parser tool.

Intrusion Prevention and Active Response provides an introduction to the field of Intrusion Prevention and provides detailed information on various IPS methods and technologies.

The Secret Service, FBI, NSA, CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) and George Washington University have all identified "e;Insider Threats as one of the most significant challenges facing IT, security, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals today.

"e;InfoSec Career Hacking starts out by describing the many, different InfoSec careers available including Security Engineer, Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, Auditor, Security Administrator, Programmer, and Security Program Manager.

Over 95% of computers around the world are running at least one Microsoft product.

This book is written with the IT professional in mind.

Windows 2003 Server is unquestionably the dominant enterprise level operating system in the industry, with 95% of all companies running it.

How to Cheat at Configuring ISA (Internet Security and Acceleration) Server 2004 meets the needs of system administrators for a concise, step-by-step guide to getting one of Microsoft's most complex server products up and running.

This book will walk the reader through the process of preparing and deploying open source host integrity monitoring software, specifically, Osiris and Samhain.

Written by a certified Arabic linguist from the Defense Language Institute with extensive background in decoding encrypted communications, this cyber-thriller uses a fictional narrative to provide a fascinating and realistic "e;insider's look"e; into technically sophisticated covert terrorist communications over the Internet.

Nationwide and around the world, instant messaging use is growing, with more than 7 billion instant messages being sent every day worldwide, according to IDC.

The Dictionary of Information Security is a compilation of security terms and definitions that working security professionals and IT students will find helpful.

Almost 100% of all Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies use Citrix.

Multimedia technologies are becoming more sophisticated, enabling the Internet to accommodate a rapidly growing audience with a full range of services and efficient delivery methods.

Cyber Spying Tracking Your Family's (Sometimes) Secret Online Lives shows everyday computer users how to become cyber-sleuths.

This book will detail the default and custom installation of VMware's ESx server as well as basic and advanced virtual machine configurations.

Check Point NGX VPN-1/Firewall-1 is the next major release of Check Point's flagship firewall software product, which has over 750,000 registered users.

Umer Khan's first book, Cisco Security Specialist's Guide to PIX Firewalls, ISBN: 1931836639, has consistently maintained its spot as the #1 best-selling PIX book on amazon.

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) is a network monitoring tool that provides enterprise-class event and performance management for Windows Server System technologies.

The SANS Institute maintains a list of the "e;Top 10 Software Vulnerabilities.

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Implementing cryptography requires integers of significant magnitude to resist cryptanalytic attacks.

Over the past year there has been a shift within the computer security world away from passive, reactive defense towards more aggressive, proactive countermeasures.

Introducing Microsoft's flagship wireless development toolThe .

Sales of wireless LANs to home users and small businesses will soar this year, with products using IEEE 802.

This book will teach people how to migrate systems from Windows to Linux.

When it comes to computer crimes, the criminals got a big head start.

This book helps people find sensitive information on the Web.

Many organizations and network administrators are looking for information on Windows 2000 and its new features.

Updated coverage of the most confusing Windows 2000 component in this new edition of a Syngress bestseller.

The wireless Web is a reality - don't get left behind!

The practice of WarDriving is a unique combination of hobby, sociological research, and security assessment.

Visual Basic has long been the language of choice when designing Windows-based applications and the Web.

TCP/IP is a set of proposals developed to allow cooperating computers to share resources across a network.

Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box is NOT intended to be a "e;install, configure, update, troubleshoot, and defend book.

This is a book that will create enormous debate within the technical and the counter-terrorism communities.

The incredible low maintenance costs of Snort combined with its powerful security features make it one of the fastest growing IDSs within corporate IT departments.

Called "e;the leader in the Snort IDS book arms race"e; by Richard Bejtlich, top Amazon reviewer, this brand-new edition of the best-selling Snort book covers all the latest features of a major upgrade to the product and includes a bonus DVD with Snort 2.

The SSCP Study Guide and DVD Training System is a unique and comprehensive combination of text, DVD-quality instructor-led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation.

Sniffer Network Optimization and Troubleshooting Handbook introduces the reader to the vast functionality of the suite of Sniffer Solutions from Network Associates but ultimately focuses on the affordable and most widely used Sniffer Product - Sniffer Pro LAN Network Analyzer.

This is the only computer book to focus completely on infrastucture security: network devices, protocols and architectures.

The National Security Agency's INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (IAM) provides guidelines for performing an analysis of how information is handled within an organization: looking at the systems that store, transfer, and process information.

Why has CompTIA (the high-profile Computer Technology Industry Association behind the wildly popular A+ and Network+ certifications) targeted security for its latest credential?

"e;Cybercrime and cyber-terrorism represent a serious challenge to society as a whole.

An expert guide to Ruby, a popular new Object-Oriented Programming LanguageRuby is quickly becoming a favourite among developers who need a simple, straight forward, portable programming language.

Rick Gallahers MPLS Training Guide introduces readers to mpls concepts, installation, migration, operation, inspection, and troubleshooting.

CNN called Richard Thieme "e;a member of the cyber avant-garde"e;.