Hacker Proof

• Examines the common threats to any system connected to the Internet
  
• Provides software utilities users can run to test their system's vulnerability to security threats
  
• Explains how common tools such as CGI and HTTP leave systems unsecure
  
• Details how SSL and S-HTTP provide secure transmission
  
• Provides network administrators with several tools they can use today, such as audit trails, firewalls, and encryption
  

Table of contents

Chapter 1 Understanding the Risks
Chapter 2 Understanding Networks and TCP/IP
Chapter 3 Understanding and Using Firewalls
Chapter 4 Protecting Your Transmissions With Encryption
Chapter 5 Verifying Information Sources Using Digital Signatures
Chapter 6 Introducing Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Chapter 7 Understanding Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)
Chapter 8 Using the Secure Socket Layer for Secure Internet Transmissions
Chapter 9 Identifying and Defending Against Some Common Hacker Attacks
Chapter 10 Using Kerberos Key Exchange on Distributed Systems
Chapter 11 Protecting Yourself During the Commission of Internet Commerce
Chapter 12 Using Audit Trails to Track and Repel Intruders
Chapter 13 Security Issues Surrounding the Java Programming Language
Chapter 14 Inoculating your Systems Against Viruses
Chapter 15 Securing Windows NT Networks Against Attacks
Chapter 16 Addressing Novell Intranetware-Specific Security Issues
Chapter 17 Unix and X Windows Security
Chapter 18 Testing Your System's Vulnerabilities
Chapter 19 Protecting the Individual Computer: Operating Systems Security
Chapter 20 Exposing Yourself to the World: Web Browser Security Issues
Chapter 21 Defending Yourself from Hostile Scripts
Chapter 22 Preparing for Disaster: Developing and Implementing a Backup Policy
Chapter 23 Putting It All Together: Creating a Network Security Policy