Author: Abraham K White Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781979881104 Category : Computer security Languages : en Pages : 230
Book Description
This book presents detailed information on hacking and how to protect computer systems from hackers. Hacking tools are discussed along with the pros and cons of various types of security.
Author: Michael Alexander Publisher: ISBN: Category : Bilgisayar güvenliği Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
How much backup is enough? If your computer is on a network, who can read your files? How long would it take to get your computer up and running again after a flood or lightning strikes? Security expert Michael Alexander (who has himself lost enough data to fill a small black hole) takes you step by step through the basics of practical computer security for everyone, whether you're on a LAN in an office, dialing up from your portable, or running your own small business on one machine. In The Underground Guide to Computer Security you'll learn how to evaluate the many hardware and software options available to protect your computer and your data. You'll get expert advice on how to choose the best antivirus software, backup system, power protection gear, diagnostic utilities, and encryption programs. Create hacker-proof passwords. Keep your information safe - and private! - in a networked world. Get practical strategies to protect yourself from coworkers using the company LAN to snoop through your files as well as from professional information thieves on dial-up services and the Internet. Develop simple back-up and disaster recovery plans that offer the right amount of information security for your needs. And much more! Every page has something you can use immediately. This book is packed wall to wall with hands-on advice, warnings, tips, virus alerts, workarounds, and the kind of nitty-gritty explanations that could only come from someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes computer security.
Author: Robert Schifreen Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 408
Book Description
Featuring crucial information on how to secure a network, this text covers IT security, hackers, crackers, phisers, spammers, scammers, virus-writers, Trojan horses, malware, spyware - and how to keep these technical afflictions out of computer systems.
Author: Bill Landreth Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 262
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Out of the Inner Circle is a compelling, first-person look at the secretive hacker subculture and an examination of computer security issues, written by the computer wizard apprehended by the FBI for illegally gaining access to high-level computer systems.
Author: Lester Evans Publisher: ISBN: 9781647482749 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 118
Book Description
Do you create tons of accounts you will never again visit? Do you get annoyed thinking up new passwords, so you just use the same one across all your accounts? Does your password contain a sequence of numbers, such as "123456"? This book will show you just how incredibly lucky you are that nobody's hacked you before.
Author: Donald L. Pipkin Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional ISBN: 9780130464163 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 388
Book Description
Get into the hacker's mind--and outsmart him! Fully updated for the latest threats, tools, and countermeasures Systematically covers proactive, reactive, and preemptive security measures Detailed, step-by-step techniques for protecting HP-UX, Linux, and UNIX systems "Takes on even more meaning now than the original edition!" --Denny Georg, CTO, Information Technology, Hewlett-Packard Secure your systems against today's attacks--and tomorrow's. Halting the Hacker: A Practical Guide to Computer Security, Second Edition combines unique insight into the mind of the hacker with practical, step-by-step countermeasures for protecting any HP-UX, Linux, or UNIX system. Top Hewlett-Packard security architect Donald L. Pipkin has updated this global bestseller for today's most critical threats, tools, and responses. Pipkin organizes this book around the processes hackers use to gain access, privileges, and control--showing you exactly how they work and the best ways to respond. Best of all, Pipkin doesn't just tell you what to do, but why. Using dozens of new examples, he gives you the skills and mindset to protect yourself against any current exploit--and attacks that haven't even been imagined yet. How hackers select targets, identify systems, gather information, gain access, acquire privileges, and avoid detection How multiple subsystems can be used in harmony to attack your computers and networks Specific steps you can take immediately to improve the security of any HP-UX, Linux, or UNIX system How to build a secure UNIX system from scratch--with specifics for HP-UX and Red Hat Linux Systematic proactive, reactive, and preemptive security measures Security testing, ongoing monitoring, incident response, and recovery--in depth Legal recourse: What laws are being broken, what you need to prosecute, and how to overcome the obstacles to successful prosecution About the CD-ROM The accompanying CD-ROM contains an extensive library of HP-UX and Linux software tools for detecting and eliminating security problems and a comprehensive information archive on security-related topics.
Author: William Stallings Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed ISBN: 0133072630 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 817
Book Description
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Computer Security: Principles and Practice, 2e, is ideal for courses in Computer/Network Security. In recent years, the need for education in computer security and related topics has grown dramatically – and is essential for anyone studying Computer Science or Computer Engineering. This is the only text available to provide integrated, comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the broad range of topics in this subject. In addition to an extensive pedagogical program, the book provides unparalleled support for both research and modeling projects, giving students a broader perspective. The Text and Academic Authors Association named Computer Security: Principles and Practice, 1e, the winner of the Textbook Excellence Award for the best Computer Science textbook of 2008.
Author: John S. Potts Publisher: Nova Publishers ISBN: 9781590335215 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 158
Book Description
We live in a wired society, with computers containing and passing around vital information on both personal and public matters. Keeping this data safe is of paramount concern to all. Yet, not a day seems able to pass without some new threat to our computers. Unfortunately, the march of technology has given us the benefits of computers and electronic tools, while also opening us to unforeseen dangers. Identity theft, electronic spying, and the like are now standard worries. In the effort to defend both personal privacy and crucial databases, computer security has become a key industry. A vast array of companies devoted to defending computers from hackers and viruses have cropped up. Research and academic institutions devote a considerable amount of time and effort to the study of information systems and computer security. Anyone with access to a computer needs to be aware of the developing trends and growth of computer security. To that end, this book presents a comprehensive and carefully selected bibliography of the literature most relevant to understanding computer security. Following the bibliography section, continued access is provided via author, title, and subject indexes. With such a format, this book serves as an important guide and reference tool in the defence of our computerised culture.
Author: Steven Andres Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 0080480837 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 543
Book Description
This is the only computer book to focus completely on infrastucture security: network devices, protocols and architectures. It offers unique coverage of network design so administrators understand how they should design and protect their enterprises. Network security publishing has boomed in the last several years with a proliferation of materials that focus on various elements of the enterprise. * This is the only computer book to focus completely on infrastucture security: network devices, protocols and architectures * It offers unique coverage of network design so administrators understand how they should design and protect their enterprises * Helps provide real practical solutions and not just background theory
Author: Abraham K White
Author: Michael Alexander
Author: Michael Alexander
Author: Robert Schifreen
Author: Bill Landreth
Author: Lester Evans
Author: Donald L. Pipkin
Author: William Stallings
Author: John S. Potts
Author: Steven Andres