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Title: Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition by Gene Spafford, Simson Garfinkel, Alan Schwartz ISBN: 0-596-00323-4 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 21 February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (32 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A thorough book in an ever changing environment
Comment: This books is a very thorough hands-on guide to the subject of security for unix computers connected to the Internet.
It starts with basic subjects, such as passwords, backups, security auditing & logging, and physical security, and then continues with networking subjects, such as modems, TCP/IP, NFS, kerberos, firewalls, proxies, etc. important issues and terms are interwined - such as what is the rainbow series and legal issues.
The subject of computer & Internet security is changing quickly, and as other reviewers have written a book written a couple of years ago (I have the 1996 edition) is no longer up to date.
But I think it's a minor issue.
First, because one must still learn and protect against older attacks - an intruder will not shy away from trying to use an old security hole just because it's two months old. Hacks are not cheese, and cant be thrown out after two weeks.
Second, a sysadmin should get the basic information, terms, ways of thought, etc - and this book will teach this well - and then continuously look for new information and information sources.
This includes finding out about bugtraq, ntbugtraq, phrack, and any other new mailing lists and web sites regularily.
So I highly recommend this book to anyone who deals with the subject of unix & internet security.
Rating: 4
Summary: Definitive Guide to a Wide Variety of Security Issues
Comment: I read the first few chapters of this book, gave up on it for few months and then came back and finished it over the past month. Although some of the material is dated, there is a great deal of practical value in this book. One of my favorite sections was on encryption. The authors do an in depth treatment of DES, RSA, MD5 and other types of encryption/cryptography, even going into the algorithms used and what makes them difficult to crack. I also enjoyed the section on different types of log files and the treatment of different services - particularly the parts about X Windows and monitoring with Netstat. There were some sections in the middle that were a little slow- particularly the sections on physical and personnal security and the talk about telephones and modems. While this is useful info, perhaps it could be presented a little better. The section on the world wide web is definately dated but the treatment of rpc and name services (DNS,NIS,NIS+) is excellent. I also enjoyed the authors' description of how to set up a secure network and liked reading about computer security and the law. All in all I enjoyed this book and look forward to the 3rd addition.
Rating: 5
Summary: A mile wide, several inches deep, great for filling in gaps
Comment: I hate to repeat the cliche, but if you can only buy one security book this year and you are a *nix geek, this should be it, hands down. As some point out, you can probably find everything in this book online, but then again you can find anything online, so why buy any books at all? I don't like giving 5 stars; this book left me no choice.
The strength of this book lies in several areas. First, the authors probably have 50+ years experience between them and it shows. You really get the impression that they've "been there, done that". But they don't try and "wow" you with their intelligence and they aren't condescending, in fact they write quite clearly.
The "mile wide" crack I made in the title refers to the fact that this book covers everything from physical security and social engineering, to how to setup up integrity checking with tripwire and use PAM. Basically I found this book to be invaluable because while I could breeze through certain sections, there was a ton of material that I needed more knowledge about, but either never got around to it, or didn't even know I was lacking. An example is NFS. I knew I needed more background about NFS because I work in infosec, but every place I've ever worked has banned NFS outright, which makes it a little more difficult to learn.... Another 2 technologies pop into my mind: LDAP and PAM. I knew what they were, but now I know how to set up the basics and can branch out on my own.
In our infosec world it's simply not possible to know everything. This book gives the reader a solid grounding in a ton of stuff, which enables him to go out and Google around intelligently for more advanced information. In a pinch it can also be used as an anti-theft device since it weighs in at 900+ pages and is quite heavy.
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Title: Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker, Second Edition by William R. Cheswick, Steven M. Bellovin, Aviel D. Rubin ISBN: 020163466X Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 24 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Essential System Administration, Third Edition by AElig;leen Frisch ISBN: 0596003439 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
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Title: Building Internet Firewalls (2nd Edition) by Elizabeth D. Zwicky, Simon Cooper, D. Brent Chapman ISBN: 1565928717 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Linux Security Cookbook by Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes ISBN: 0596003919 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Fourth Edition by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz ISBN: 0072227427 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 25 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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