White-hat security arsenal

Aviel D. Rubin

330 pages, parution le 24/08/2001

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Résumé

How do I allow secure remote access to my site? How do I protect data on my laptop in case it's stolen? How should I configure my firewall? Will I regret using my credit card online? How will the bad guys attack? If these are some of the questions that keep you awake at night, you need to read this book.

As a computer security expert at AT&T Labs, author Avi Rubin regularly meets with IT staffs from all types of companies. When asked to recommend resource material to his customers, Rubin realized that there just wasn't a book on the market that would give them concise, direct answers to all their security questions. So he wrote one.

Using a problem-oriented approach, Rubin walks you through everything from protecting against network threats to using credit cards on the Web. Each chapter begins with a problem statement, continues with a description of the threat, explains the technologies involved, and then offers solutions. Chapters conclude with one or more case studies. You'll find easy-to-understand information that will help you

Identify the risks
Put attacks in perspective
Store information securely
Perform reliable and secure backups
Transfer information securely across hostile networks
Understand Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and its limitations
Protect against network threats
Set up firewalls
Deal with denial of service attacks
Understand online commerce and privacy

Whether you are an IT professional, a system administrator, an academic, or simply a regular Internet user, White-Hat Security Arsenal is full of information you can't afford to miss.

Table of contents

Foreword
Preface
I: Is There Really a Threat?: 1: Shrouded in Secrecy; 2: Computer Security Risks; 3: The Morris Worm Meets the Love Bug: Computer Viruses and Worms
II: Storing Data Securely: 4: Local Storage; 5: Remote Storage; 6: Secure Backup
III: Secure Data Transfer: 7: Setting up a Long-Term Association; 8: Deriving Session Keys; 9: Communicating Securely After Key Setup
IV: Protecting Against Network Threats: 10: Protecting a Network Perimeter; 11: Defending against Attacks
V: Commerce and Privacy: 12: Protecting E-Commerce Transactions; 13: Protecting Privacy
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

L'auteur - Aviel D. Rubin

Aviel D. Rubin (http://avirubin.com) is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Johns Hopkins University and serves as the Technical Director of their Information Security Institute. He was previously Principal Researcher in the Secure Systems Research Department at AT&T Laboratories and is the author of several books.