Practical Internet Security [Hardcover]

John R. Vacca (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 038740533X | ISBN-13: 978-0387405339 | Publication Date: October 18, 2006 | Edition: 1

As organizations today are linking their systems across enterprise-wide networks and VPNs as well as increasing their exposure to customers, competitors, browsers and hackers on the Internet, it becomes increasingly imperative for Web professionals to be trained in techniques for effectively protecting their sites from internal and external threats. Each connection magnifies the vulnerability to attack. With the increased connectivity to the Internet and the wide availability of automated cracking tools, organizations can no longer simply rely on operating system security to protect their valuable corporate data. Furthermore, the exploding use of Web technologies for corporate intranets and Internet sites has escalated security risks to corporate data and information systems. Practical Internet Security reveals how the Internet is paving the way for secure communications within organizations and on the public Internet. This book provides the fundamental knowledge needed to analyze risks to a system and to implement a security policy that protects information assets from potential intrusion, damage, or theft. It provides dozens of real-life scenarios and examples, as well as hands-on instruction in securing Web communications and sites. You will learn the common vulnerabilities of Web sites; as well as, how to carry out secure communications across unsecured networks. All system administrators and IT security managers will find this book an essential practical resource.  

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From the Back Cover

As organizers increase their systems links across enterprise-wide networks and VPNs, as well as their exposure to customers, competitors, browsers, and hackers, it becomes increasingly imperative for Web professionals to be trained in techniques for effectively protecting their sites from internal and external threats. Practical Internet Security, a professional book, reveals how the Internet is paving the way for secure communications within organizations and on the public Internet. This volume provides the fundamental knowledge needed to analyze risks to a system and to implement a security policy that protects information assets from potential intrusion, damage, or theft. This volume provides dozens of real-life scenarios and examples, as well as hands-on instruction in securing web communications and sites. All systems administrators and IT security managers will find Practical Internet Security an essential practical resource. This book is also suitable for graduate-level students in computer science.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 557 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 038740533X
• ISBN-13: 978-0387405339
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,930,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Internet Security, March 27, 2007

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Edwin I. Nusinow "eagle eye" (Centerville, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Internet Security (Hardcover)

John Vacca has done it again. He has not only made a complex technology easy to understand, he also identifies the pitfalls and solutions that one has to be aware of in order to survive in this ever increasing world of network hacking, terrorism and identify theft. The book is extremely well organized and very consistent in the way it describes the various Internet and Intranet technologies, and the security issues and solutions associated with them. This book is a must for operating system and network managers, as well as information technology specialists that must develop and maintain distributed data management applications that operate in secure environments.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Painful to read, December 21, 2009

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K. Pommerenke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Internet Security (Hardcover)

The book is in serious need of a good editor, as evidenced by sentences such as:

1) "Any characters in the header name are changed to characters" (p. 181)
2) "Solutions designed for Intranet or LAN only use often relies [sic] on proprietary protocols or heavyweight protocols that dynamically open communication ports cannot be protected or are very difficult to protect with a firewall. Internet security dynamic content use the language of the web (HTTP and HTTP-S) as its' [sic] primary means of communication" (p. 21)

Even thought the book was only published in 2007, the content seems dated, referring to public key encryption and SSL as "young security technologies", and listing gopher as a web service.

A lot of the chapter introductions are uninformative, containing nuggets such as "The internet provides a wonderful means of exchanging information" (p. 39), or "Today, the Bush administration is spying on all Americans full time" (p. 219). There is also a lot of repetition in the book, in particular in chapters 29-32, which cover Firewalls.

Overall, even though it contains some useful information, it is a painful book to read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly organized book, March 25, 2007

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D. Lee "texas1066" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Internet Security (Hardcover)

Highly organized, this text book takes one through a journey of all the functional aspects of today's Internet Security practices. I found this book easy to read and it is written with a practicioner in mind. Recommended for IT administrative personnel as well as anybody interested in how it all works. This one stays in my bookshelf.