What's the best way to ensure Internet security? With firewalls. And the best way to learn firewall installation and maintenance from A to Z? This info-packed guide covers virtually all firewall techniques, technologies, and brands -- and even includes a blueprint for designing your own.
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Firewalls Complete. With the McGraw-Hill Complete Series, you get 100% of what you need to deliver fully functional applications quickly. You get complete coverage of technical issues, from experts who understand the problems you must solve. And the CD-ROM lets you demo today's hottest firewall products (because so many different technologies are on the market, and they're not all created equal. Inside Firewalls Complete you'll find everything you need to: Hunt down security threats, especially from the Internet; Get a handle on the full range of firewall technologies; Understand how firewalls and API security holes interact; Hammer out a firewall and API security holes interact; Hammer out a firewall security policy; Select, install, and maintain firewalls; Design your own firewall; Test off-the-shelf firewall products.
About the Author
Marcus Goncalves is a System Manager for Process Software Corp., one of the leaders in Web server technologies and TCP/IP solutions. He has taught workshops and seminars on information systems and Internet security in the U.S. and internationally. Goncalves writes regularly for WebWeek, Back Office, Developer's Magazine, Internet Quarterly, and other publications. He has co-authored or authored several books, including Protecting Your Web Site with Firewalls, Internet Privacy Kit, and NT 4.0 Server: Management and Control. A graduate of the Federal University of Brazil and Southwestern University in Los Angeles, Goncalves is also a member of the National Computer Security Association, The Internet Society, the Association for Information Systems, and New York Academy of Sciences. He lives in Southborough, Massachusetts, and can be contacted via e-mail at goncalves@process.com.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
More 'Network Security Overview' than 'Firewalls Complete',
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This review is from: Firewalls Complete (Complete Series) (Paperback)
For a book called 'Firewalls Complete', it spent a rather small percentage of its considerable bulk on firewalls. To be fair, I have to admit that I'm not counting the very large section reviewing firewall products. I'm not interested in procuring a firewall, just in knowing what they are and how they work. For a sysadmin evaluating firewalls, I imagine it's very useful. Much more time was spent (in several sections) on security policy. Important, no doubt, but not why I bought the book. Very vague on topics like SOCKS and http tunneling. After reading this, I still don't have a solid understanding of common firewall configurations and best practices, nor of the relationships between the technologies involved.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best one I've read!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Firewalls Complete (Complete Series) (Paperback)
Overall speaking Firewalls Complete is the most complete book I ever read. The author provides a lot of information you can possibly find in a single book. Firewall concepts, encryption, and an outline of a list of firewalls are included. The CD itself is worth the price, as it brings several demos and few evaluation copies of the main firewalls available on the market.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Weak in every respect,
By A Customer
This review is from: Firewalls Complete (Complete Series) (Paperback)
I don't think the author had ever reread what he's written. The book doesn't respect any logic in presenting things, some of which are covered with a lot of technical details, the others - just mentioned by the way (God knows why). The text is repetitive, difficult to read (ok, English is my 3rd language), and the diagrams sometimes conflict with the explanations, which only contributes to the general mess. Save your money for something more clear.
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