Intranet Security, with CD [Paperback]

John R. Vacca (Author), Janet Butler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1997

In this comprehensive book, readers will find a detailed overview of the security issues and trends involved in setting up and maintaining an Intranet. All of the strategies for implementing a plan are covered including UNIX security issues, viruses and antivirus software, dealing with security incidents, and social engineering. FEATURES Explains how to assess your enterprises' resources for implementing an effective intranet security strategy Details how to protect your Intranet against catastrophic failure from natural disasters or electronic failure Provides a guide for implementing a recovery plan if failure occurs Teaches how to program and write safe CGI scripts and outlines the security implications with Java and JavaScript Covers the future developments including certification authorities and digital signatures, Microsoft's CyptoAPI and Internet Security Framework, and upcoming changes in firewall design CD-ROM includes dozens of intranet security and disaster recovery vendors, products, applications, and tools.

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About the Author

John Vacca is an IT author and consultant based in Houston, TX. He has authored and published hundreds of articles and 18 books. From 1988-1995 he was the computer security official for NASA's Space Station and International Space Station programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 506 pages
• Publisher: Charles River Media (June 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886801568
• ISBN-13: 978-1886801561
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,186,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Dangerously uninformed, October 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Intranet Security, with CD (Paperback)

... The book seems to contain a lot of rumour and hype, recast to look like facts and serious substance. The most immediate giveaway that the author needs to learn something about the topics he writes about is his complete failure to recognize that Java (tee em, the programming language) is a totally different thing from JavaScript (also tee em :) He has a section title introducing security issues with Java Scripts, but the discussion refers simply to "Java" some of the technical descriptions clearly relate to Java, the programming language, but most of the "threats" he identifies are nothing of the sort.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The book is a high gloss advertisement for security consulti, November 29, 1997

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This review is from: Intranet Security, with CD (Paperback)

After reading this book, I felt that the book was another high gloss advertisement for the author's security consulting firm. Even the glossary is not even close to some of the common definitions that are used in the firewall/internet and security industry. The mention of firewalls throughout the book is cursory at best and does not mention vendors that produce commercial firewalls. The Companion CD is at most mostly demos and could have been better documented. Most of the information in the book could have been acquired off the internet a lot more easily than it is mentioned in the book. I hope in the second edition or the errata to the book, that it is hea vily revised to accomendate the present status of the computer security/internet and firewall industry.