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Actually Useful Internet Security Techniques

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Publisher Comments:

Using a friendly, authoritative style, this book addresses security issues by examining each common Internet application used today and pulling from it the potential security problems for the reader.
-- Effectively shows how to configure and maintain a computer and network against the security exposures of the Internet
-- Demonstrates the potential security risks and how to overcome them with valid security techniques
-- Includes real-world case studies which deal with the day-to-day security issues on a large scale basis

Book News Annotation:

For users, explains Internet security issues from the perspective most participants are suited to understand--that of the applications and tools they regularly use or can begin to use immediately. It covers the Internet applications--e-mail, news, file sharing, the X Window System, etc.--and their inherent dangers; the leading encryption and digital signature techniques and their role in security; methods of authentication, including MIT Kerberos; helpful security tools, including SATAN, and where to obtain them; and other network security issues, including firewall strategies, SNMP, and the next generation Internet Protocol.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-359) and index.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781562055080
Publisher:
New Riders Pub.
Location:
Indianapolis, Ind. :
Subject:
Computer networks
Subject:
Internet
Subject:
Computer networks -- Security measures.
Series Volume:
4
Publication Date:
c1995
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
xv, 378 p.

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