Simson Garfinkel

Practical UNIX and Internet Security (eBook, ePUB)

Securing Solaris, Mac OS X, Linux & Free BSD

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When Practical Unix Security was first published more than a decade ago, it became an instant classic. Crammed with information about host security, it saved many a Unix system administrator from disaster. The second edition added much-needed Internet security coverage and doubled the size of the original volume. The third edition is a comprehensive update of this very popular book - a companion for the Unix/Linux system administrator who needs to secure his or her organization's system, networks, and web presence in an increasingly hostile world.Focusing on the four most popular Unix variants today--Solaris, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD--this book contains new information on PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), LDAP, SMB/Samba, anti-theft technologies, embedded systems, wireless and laptop issues, forensics, intrusion detection, chroot jails, telephone scanners and firewalls, virtual and cryptographic filesystems, WebNFS, kernel security levels, outsourcing, legal issues, new Internet protocols and cryptographic algorithms, and much more.Practical Unix & Internet Security consists of six parts:Computer security basics: introduction to security problems and solutions, Unix history and lineage, and the importance of security policies as a basic element of system security.Security building blocks: fundamentals of Unix passwords, users, groups, the Unix filesystem, cryptography, physical security, and personnel security.Network security: a detailed look at modem and dialup security, TCP/IP, securing individual network services, Sun's RPC, various host and network authentication systems (e.g., NIS, NIS+, and Kerberos), NFS and other filesystems, and the importance of secure programming.Secure operations: keeping up to date in today's changing security world, backups, defending against attacks, performing integrity management, and auditing.Handling security incidents: discovering a break-in, dealing with programmed threats and denial of service attacks, and legal aspects of computer security.Appendixes: a comprehensive security checklist and a detailed bibliography of paper and electronic references for further reading and research.Packed with 1000 pages of helpful text, scripts, checklists, tips, and warnings, this third edition remains the definitive reference for Unix administrators and anyone who cares about protecting their systems and data from today's threats.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 988
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781449310127
• Artikelnr.: 52825512

Autorenporträt

Simson Garfinkel, CISSP, is a journalist, entrepreneur, and international authority on computer security. Garfinkel is chief technology officer at Sandstorm Enterprises, a Boston-based firm that develops state-of-the-art computer security tools. Garfinkel is also a columnist for Technology Review Magazine and has written for more than 50 publications, including Computerworld, Forbes, and The New York Times. He is also the author of Database Nation; Web Security, Privacy, and Commerce; PGP: Pretty Good Privacy; and seven other books. Garfinkel earned a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University in 1988 and holds three undergraduate degrees from MIT. He is currently working on his doctorate at MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Preface
2. Computer Security Basics
* Chapter 1: Introduction: Some Fundamental Questions
* Chapter 2: Unix History and Lineage
* Chapter 3: Policies and Guidelines
3. Security Building Blocks
* Chapter 4: Users, Passwords, and Authentication
* Chapter 5: Users, Groups, and the Superuser
* Chapter 6: Filesystems and Security
* Chapter 7: Cryptography Basics
* Chapter 8: Physical Security for Servers
* Chapter 9: Personnel Security
4. Network and Internet Security
* Chapter 10: Modems and Dialup Security
* Chapter 11: TCP/IP Networks
* Chapter 12: Securing TCP and UDP Services
* Chapter 13: Sun RPC
* Chapter 14: Network-Based Authentication Systems
* Chapter 15: Network Filesystems
* Chapter 16: Secure Programming Techniques
5. Secure Operations
* Chapter 17: Keeping Up to Date
* Chapter 18: Backups
* Chapter 19: Defending Accounts
* Chapter 20: Integrity Management
* Chapter 21: Auditing, Logging, and Forensics
6. Handling Security Incidents
* Chapter 22: Discovering a Break-in
* Chapter 23: Protecting Against Programmed Threats
* Chapter 24: Denial of Service Attacks and Solutions
* Chapter 25: Computer Crime
* Chapter 26: Who Do You Trust?
7. Appendixes
* Unix Security Checklist
* Unix Processes
* Paper Sources
* Electronic Resources
* Organizations
8. Colophon