- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (11 Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0672323060
- ISBN-13: 978-0672323065
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.8 x 2.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,782,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Keeping an Internet server safe from bad guys is a serious undertaking. Internet Site Security aims to make the server security mission a little easier by briefing its readers on general risks and recommended security strategies. The server's very mission--providing access to information to legitimate users across the Internet--makes it hard to provide security transparently. On top of that, the hacker universe is extremely large and diligent, and can devote all kinds of time to devising new attacks. Just keeping up with software publishers' patches and recommended procedures can be a serious drain on your time. The team of three authors focuses on TCP/IP generically, with a little bit of extra information on HTTP and SNMP. Other Web services, such as mail transport, FTP, and distributed applications aren't well covered.
The authors--all engineers from the same security consultancy, one of whom has his Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) rating--do a good job of explaining some of the ways in which nefarious types come after your servers. Readers learn what a denial-of-service attack is, and how a man-in-the-middle scheme works.
It's all accurate and fairly comprehensive, though there's nothing really revolutionary about it. This is just solid coverage of the security issues surrounding servers that provide Internet services to a wide and generally unsecured audience. If you've not read about that before, this book is a decent choice. --David Wall
Topics covered: The sorts of attacks to which Internet-connected servers are subject, explained in a TCP/IP-centric and generally operating system-neutral way.
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Internet Site Security moves from high-level architecture and concepts to a proven methodology for securing a site. Details are provided with regard to specific risks, so that everyone concerned with the sites' security can learn to clearly see them, and make accurate assessments of potential solutions.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
practical and intuitive
25 April 2002
Format:Paperback
This book covers the subject of Internet Security in a comprehensive manner. It contains excellent coverage on modern penetration/exploitation techniques as well as proper forensic procedures. The book shows you how to build a secure infrastructure and how to proactively deploy security policies, something that should be emphasized in every organization. It offers valuable insight on integration of a security infrastructure into an existing enterprise environment, covering both technical and political ramifications. The book discusses in-depth the strengths and weaknesses of various Intrusion Detection Systems and FireWall architectures. It also provides excellent coverage on IPSec and PAM; better than any documents that I have read on the Internet. The book provides both breadth and depth. It is neither a book all about theories and policies nor just another compilation of internet articles and mailing list discussions. Many insight gleaned from the authors' industry experience have shined through this book. It is a worth read even for a senior security engineer.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A completely "user friendly" instructional guide
7 Dec 2002
Format:Paperback
Collaboratively written by Erik Schetina (CTO for TrustWave Corporation), and TrustWave Corporation senior security engineers Ken Green and Jacob Carlson, Internet Site Security is a much-needed and completely "user friendly" instructional guide to implementing solid and reliable security measures for a personal or professional internet site. Individual chapters provide an informationally useful overview of basic types of security, and address specific issues such as network and application protocols (TCP/IP), operating system and server software issues from Windows NT and 2000 to Linux and Unix, Intrusion-Detection Systems, common security mistakes in internet applications, and much, much more. Internet Site Security is a very highly recommended (if not downright indispensable) resource for surviving in today's era of cyber-crime.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Superb practical book
26 July 2002
Format:Paperback
This really is a superb book. The evidence that the authors are hands on types who have implemented what they describe is very apparent, and take it from someone who has been doing security for years, the problems they describe are what you experience in real life. It's a refreshing change from other books which describe the products/technologies as if they were reading a feature list - it's hard to find a book packed with real life experience.
I'd describe it as a 'mid level' book, i.e. if you need detailed knowledge of x509 etc you need a seperate tome - but if you want a fairly detailed overview of the majority of risks affecting your web site, this is the book to choose.
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