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Paperback: 455 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 2 edition (30 Oct 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0596527632
ISBN-13: 978-0596527631
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm

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In the fast-moving world of computers, things are always changing. Since the first edition of this strong-selling book appeared two years ago, network security techniques and tools have evolved rapidly to meet new and more sophisticated threats that pop up with alarming regularity. The second edition offers both new and thoroughly updated hacks for Linux, Windows, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X servers that not only enable readers to secure TCP/IP-based services, but helps them implement a good deal of clever host-based security techniques as well. The new edition of "Network Security Hacks" offers 100 concise and practical hacks, including more information for Windows administrators, hacks for wireless networking (such as setting up a captive portal and securing against rogue hotspots), and techniques to ensure privacy and anonymity, including ways to evade network traffic analysis, encrypt email and files, and protect against phishing attacks. System administrators looking for reliable answers will also find concise examples of applied encryption, intrusion detection, logging, trending and incident response. In fact, this "roll up your sleeves and get busy" security book features updated tips, tricks & techniques across the board to ensure that it provides the most current information for all of the major server software packages. These hacks are quick, clever, and devilishly effective.

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The new edition of Network Security Hacks offers 100 concise
and practical hacks, including more information for Windows administrators,
hacks for wireless networking (such as setting up a captive portal and
securing against rogue hotspots), and techniques to ensure privacy and
anonymity, including ways to evade network traffic analysis, encrypt email
and files, and protect against phishing attacks. System administrators
looking for reliable answers will also find concise examples of applied
encryption, intrusion detection, logging, trending and incident response

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3.0 out of 5 stars Is this for you?, 10 Jun 2009

By	Siraj A. Shaikh (Swindon, Wilts, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Network Security Hack is a collection of short practical articles covering a variety of useful tools and tips ranging from running services in a sandbox to configuring packet filters using PF. Each hack motivates the reader by clarifying the problem at hand followed by a step-by-step guide to solving it.

The collection comes together as a somewhat handy book, especially for security administrators working in the practical field.

Lockhart and the contributors cover a wide range of topics for hardening host platforms (both Unix and Windows), securing wireless networks and configuring host and network intrusion detection, amongst others.

Illustrated with code examples and screenshots, a number of configurations and (mostly open source) tools are introduced and reviewed; some, such as Snort, are covered in more detail than others.

The book presents an interesting structure: individual topics are covered with each hack placed in a purposeful sequence to enable the reader to delve into one thing at a time. This provides a useful breadth of the topic without losing the readers' interest.

Chapter 8 for instance helps with installing a Syslog server, filtering logs to different files, setting it up similarly on a windows platform, followed by summarising and aggregating logs from remote sites. By the end of it, one is able to gain a good practical overview of event logging and auditing.

Readers new to the field and eager to learn may not be able to fully appreciate underlying concepts often necessary to grasp before scanning for vulnerabilities with Nessus for example, or rewriting rules for Snort. For those with a head start, the book fails to cover anything new; readers looking for innovative approaches or new tools may be disappointed.

This book provides good value for money, especially for the wide range of topics it covers, and essentially provides a hands-on technical resource for readers working with systems and network security. Though often assuming a prior basic understanding of the area, the language used is clear and practical. For those who are keen to quickly get down and dirty with tools, this is the book for you.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to securing a network, 22 May 2009

By	N. Williams (Liverpool, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found the information in this guide very useful. Some bits of it I was already aware of but the vast majority was new and interesting.

I tried out one or two of the hacks at home and found they told me a lot about my system I didn't know (issues now fixed I might add).

I also used one or two of them in work, which initially scared my boss when he saw the title of the book but when he saw the results he was extremely impressed. We now have a better network, so I earned a few 'brownie points' there :).

I really think this is an excellent guide to network security and I'm sure you'll learn something you didn't already know from it.

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