Hacker Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security [With Includes Software to Test Your System's Security..]

by Edward J. Renehan Jr. and Lars Klander

Book Overview

Hacker Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security provides a detailed examination of the security concepts network administrators, programmers, and Webmasters must know. Nonprogrammers will readily... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188413355X
• ISBN13: 9781884133558
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Jamsa Press
• Length: 660 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Average quality book

While this book isn't bad, there are definetly better references out there. The problem is that this book fails to explain security in detail. Sometimes it does, it has a good explainion on PGP for example and how it works. But as far as nerdy computer details, it sometimes lacks. Almost never does the book explain an actualy working idea such as "common web security holes". It is more like a rewritten version of a webserver explaination or a firewall but doesn't explain where and how such things can be insecure. If you don't understand computer security at all, this is a good place to start, but if you want to learn about nerdy security details, give 'Hacking Exposed' a buy.

Excellent way to hit the on ramp to internet security.

The data presented is cleanly written, and made available to trained and untrained minds alike. The TCP/IP chapter is equal to or better than any Novel or MSCE Book on the subject. The bringing it all together overview at chapters end is great to summarize with. Try reading this book, then hit the Microsoft Web Site for the latest security bugs they admit to. You will know what they are concerned about from your study of this book. Well done Lars!

Cover security holes in multiple OS's

great book, great tools on c

Lots of info for the sysadm

I'm no newbie to hacking, but did learn some things from this nice book. The coverage is comprehensive for a book of this genre; just don't look for step-by-step cracking recipes here. It's really most useful for the system administrator who wants to start becoming conscious about network security.This book is a little outdated by now. But if you are looking for basic information with a decent degree of details, this book may be for you. Find a copy in your local library if you can, and wait for the next edition.

Best

This book is the best, it helps u to hack systems. This is the book that makes someone a hacker. You can understand how the superuser works so you can think a way how to cheat him.