Open Source Security Tools. Securing Your Unix or Windows Systems
Open Source Security Tools. Securing Your Unix or Windows Systems
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Year: 2003
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Pages: 99
- Open Source Security Tools: A Practical Guide to Security Applications
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Bruce Perens Open Source Series
- Preface
- Audience
- Contents
- CD-ROM Contents and Organization
- Acknowledgments
- Open Source Security Tools Index
- Chapter 1. Information Security and Open Source Software
- Securing the Perimeter
- Plugging the Holes
- Establishing an Early Warning System
- Building a Management System for Security Data
- Implementing a Secure Wireless Solution
- Securing Important Files and Communications
- Investigating Break-ins
- The Practice of Information Security
- The State of Computer Crime
- Info-Security Business Risks
- Open Source History
- Open Source Advantages
- When Open Source May Not Fit Your Needs
- Windows and Open Source
- Open Source Licenses
- Chapter 2. Operating System Tools
- Hardening Your Security Tool System
- traceroute (UNIX) or tracert (Windows): Network Diagnostic Tools
- Considerations for Hardening Windows
- Chapter 3. Firewalls
- Network Architecture Basics
- TCPIP Networking
- Security Business Processes
- SmoothWall Hardware Requirements
- SmoothWall Express Versus SmoothWall Corporate
- Installing SmoothWall
- Administering the SmoothWall Firewall
- Creating a VPN on the SmoothWall Firewall
- Windows-Based Firewalls
- Chapter 4. Port Scanners
- Overview of Port Scanners
- Considerations for Port Scanning
- Uses for Port Scanners
- Chapter 5. Vulnerability Scanners
- Identifying Security Holes in Your Systems
- Vulnerability Scanners to the Rescue
- Considerations for Vulnerability Scanning
- What Vulnerability Testing Doesn t Find
- Chapter 6. Network Sniffers
- A Brief History of Ethernet
- Considerations for Network Sniffing
- TCPIP Packet Headers
- Chapter 7. Intrusion Detection Systems
- NIDS Signature Examples
- The Problem of NIDS False Positives
- Getting the Most Out of Your IDS
- Configuring Snort for Maximum Performance
- Host-Based Intrusion Detection
- Chapter 8. Analysis and Management Tools
- Installing Swatch
- Configuring and Running Swatch
- The Swatch Configuration File
- Using Databases and Web Servers to Manage Your Security Data
- The Birth of an Open Source Project
- Chapter 9. Encryption Tools
- Types of Encryption
- Virtual Private Networks
- Chapter 10. Wireless Tools
- Wireless LAN Technology Overview
- Dangers of Wireless LANs
- The
- Performing a Wireless Network Security Assessment
- Steps for More Secure Wireless LANs
- Chapter 11. Forensic Tools
- Uses for Computer Forensic Tools
- Building an Incident Response Plan
- Preparing for Good Forensic Data
- Where to Look for Forensic Data
- Tenets of Good Forensic Analysis
- Forensic Analysis Tools
- Reviewing Log Files
- Making Copies of Forensic Evidence
- Chapter 12. More on Open Source Software
- Open Source Resources
- Joining the Open Source Movement
- More Open Source Security Tools
- Appendix A. Open Source Licenses
- The GNU General Public License (GPL)
- The BSD Open Source License
- Appendix B. Basic LinuxUNIX Commands
- Appendix C. Well-Known TCPIP Port Numbers
- Appendix D. General Permission and Waiver Form
- Port Scanning and Vulnerability Testing
- Appendix E. Nessus Plug-ins
- References
- Web Sites
- Books and Articles
Open Source Security Tools. Securing Your Unix or Windows Systems
ISBN: N/A
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Year: 2003
Pages: 99
Pages: 99
- Chapter IV How Consumers Think About Interactive Aspects of Web Advertising
- Chapter VII Objective and Perceived Complexity and Their Impacts on Internet Communication
- Chapter VIII Personalization Systems and Their Deployment as Web Site Interface Design Decisions
- Chapter XII Web Design and E-Commerce
- Chapter XVI Turning Web Surfers into Loyal Customers: Cognitive Lock-In Through Interface Design and Web Site Usability