O'Reilly - Network Security
Assessment.




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Network
Security Assessment. Know Your
Networkby Chris McNab
ISBN: 0-596-00611-X,
396 Pages,
2004
There are hundreds
if not thousands of techni-ques used to compromise both
Windows and Unix-based
systems. Malicious code and new exploit scripts are released
on a daily basis, and each evolution becomes more and more
sophisti-cated. Keeping up with the myriad of systems used by
hackers in the wild is a formidable task, and scrambling to
patch each potential vulnerability or address each new attack
one-by-one is a bit like emptying the
Atlantic with paper cup.

If you're a network administrator, the
pressure is on you to defend your systems from attack. But
short of devoting your life to becoming a security expert,
what can you do to ensure the safety of your mission critical
systems Where do you start
Using the steps
laid out by professional security analysts and consultants to
identify and assess risks, Network Security
Assessment offers an efficient testing model that an
administrator can adopt, refine, and reuse to create proactive
defensive strategies to protect their systems from the threats
that are out there, as well as those still being developed.

This thorough and insightful guide covers
offensive technologies by grouping and analyzing them at a
higher level - from both an offensive and defensive
standpoint--helping administrators design and deploy networks
that are immune to offensive exploits, tools, and scripts.
Network administrators who need to develop and implement a
security assessment program will find everything they're
looking for a proven, expert-tested methodology on which to
base their own comprehensive program in this time-saving new
book.



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