Customer Reviews

Securing the Network from Malicious Code: A Complete Guide to Defending Against Viruses, Worms, and Trojans

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I really liked this book. This is a how-to book, beginning with the psycology of virus writers. It covers everything on how to protect your computer and network from malicious code. One of the most interesting computer books I've read!

Douglas Schweitzer follows up with another excellent read and a definite "must have" in any administrator's library, be he a professional or a home user with only one or two
desktops to manage. With the propagation of various worms & trojans on the 'net these days, good references are a necessity. "Securing the Network" stands out above the
crowd to offer clear, concise information and recommendations to protect valuable & sensitive data. The appendices alone contain a veritable treasure trove of information.

The book covers the topic of personal security with insight and in a manner that should be comprehendible to almost all readers regardless of their technical background. It is well written, and quite complete in its topic coverage. With today's high-speed network connections, and almost inexhaustible supply of malicious intruders; the book is almost a necessity. Certainly, anyone with a DSL, Dish, Cable router, or even an unfiltered email account should obtain their own copy without hesitation.

Of the 310 pages of text in this book only about 50 pages have information about useful things to do to protect yourself from Viruses. The rest is defining malicious code, basic computer info (what is FAT16 and FAT32), what the FBI is doing about cyberhackers, etc. There is a pretty good chapter on social engineering, but most of the book would only be useful for people new to systems administration and in a small shop. There are only two pages about network firewalls - not much for a book with "network" in the title.
A number of known worms are described but there is no strategy proposed for detecting or stopping them. There is 1 page about responding to events and only 3 pages about securing web servers.
The information in this book is no longer timely or comprehensive.

This book was a lifesaver! The procedures outlined in this book are extremely accurate, thorough and easy to understand. It is one of the best books out there on this topic

I keep nearby as a great reference and would highly recommend it to anyone who is involved with/concerned about network security.

I found this book quite interesting. Unlike other books I'v read, this book explained this subject in an easy to understand and interesting manner. While it can get technical at times, I'd say...give it a shot. It's got some great links to security products that I never knew even existed.

I read this book scared of all that lurks in cyberspace. And while I'm still scared, I'm no longer in the dark. Very informative read.

I really enoyed reading this book because it gave me the opportunity to write the following: Don't waste your time on this ineptly written and factually flawed collection of patronizing nonsense. The grammatically incorrect title, ("Trojans" is an adjective - though here describing nothing), is just the first of thousands of errors and clumsy observations. But don't take my word for it - it's plain to see this author knows very little about a lot of things [...]. A must read for anyone!

I read this book unsure of what to expect. While is was an interesting read for a technical book, I found it quite scary at times. If you think you are safe from malicious code and hackers, read this book then think again!

Hey..I followed the procedures outlined in this book and was spared from the Slammer virus. This book works!