Author(s) Name:  Andrew Lockhart

About the Book:

   The book offers 125 concise and practical hacks, including more information for Windows administrators, hacks for wireless networking (such as setting up a captive portal and securing against rogue hotspots), and techniques to ensure privacy and anonymity, including ways to evade network traffic analysis, encrypt email and files, and protect against phishing attacks. System administrators looking for reliable answers will also find concise examples of applied encryption, intrusion detection, logging, trending and incident response.
   This second edition of Network Security Hacks offers 125 concise and practical hacks, including more information for Windows administrators, hacks for wireless networking (such as setting up a captive portal and securing against rogue hotspots), and techniques to ensure privacy and anonymity, including ways to evade network traffic analysis, encrypt email and files, and protect against phishing attacks. System administrators looking for reliable answers will also find concise examples of applied encryption, intrusion detection, logging, trending and incident response.

Table of Contents

  1. Unix Host Security
  2. Windows Host Security
  3. Privacy and Anonymity
  4. Firewalling
  5. Encrypting and Securing Services
  6. Network Security
  7. Wireless Security
  8. Logging
  9. Monitoring and Trending
  10. Secure Tunnels
  11. Network Intrusion Detection
  12. Recovery and Response

ISBN:  9780596527631

Publisher:   O’Reilly Media

Year of Publication:  2006

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