Secure Systems Development with UML

Attacks against computer systems can cause considerable economic or physical damage. High-quality development of security-critical systems is difficult, mainly because of the conflict between development costs and verifiable correctness. Jürjens pres...

  Hack Proofing Your Web Applications

The Complete Guide to Developing Secure Web Applications As a developer, the best possible way to focus on security is to begin to think like a hacker. Examine the methods that hackers use to break into and attack Web sites and use that knowledge to preve...

 Managing Cisco Network Security Everything you need to secure your Cisco Network

Information security has become an extremely important topic over the past few years. In today's environment the number of touch points between an organization's information assets and the outside world has drastically increased. Millions of customers int...

 Windows 2000 Security

The Essential Guide for Implementation and Maintenance of a Secure Windows 2000 Network Windows 2006 Security Little Black Book is the indispensable tool for the security professional working in the Windows 2000 environment. It is packed with methods and...

 Internet Security Cryptographic principles, algorithms and protocols

Knowledge of number theory and abstract algebra are pre-requisites for any engineer designing a secure internet-based system. However, most of the books currently available on the subject are aimed at practitioners who just want to know how the various t...

  Maximum Apache Security A hacker's guide to protecting your Apache web server

Many of the high-profile attacks on prominent Web sites of the last couple years are a direct result of poor Web site or Web application security. With more than 65 percent of Web sites using the Apache Web server and the Apache-based open source Web deve...

 How to Cheat at Securing a Wireless Network Essential Knowledge for Multitasked Managers

Wireless connectivity is now a reality in most businesses. Yet by its nature, wireless networks are the most difficult to secure and are often the favorite target of intruders. Some of the primary threats are the result of the following factors: Denial...

 Blackberry Hacks Tips & Tools for Your Mobile Office

The BlackBerry has become an invaluable tool for those of us who need to stay connected and in the loop. But most people take advantage of only a few features that this marvelous communications device offers. What if you could do much more with your Black...

 Secure Coding in C and C++

Learn the Root Causes of Software Vulnerabilities and How to Avoid Them Commonly exploited software vulnerabilities are usually caused by avoidable software defects. Having analyzed nearly 18,000 vulnerability reports over the past ten years, the CERT/...

 Security and Usability Designing Secure Systems That People Can Use

Human factors and usability issues have traditionally played a limited role in security research and secure systems development. Security experts have largely ignored usability issues--both because they often failed to recognize the importance of human fa...

 Database and Applications Security Integrating Information Security and Data Management

As the demand for data management increases, so does the need for maintaining security of databases, applications, and information systems. The advent of the Web increased the likelihood of unauthorized access and malicious corruption, bringing to the for...

 Deploying Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 3.0 with Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services

Plan, Install, Configure, Secure, Optimize and Troublsehoot! Citrix MetaFrame is the de facto standard for hosting and delivering applications from Windows-based servers. Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 is optimized for performance under Win...

  CCSP(r) Complete Study Guide (642-501, 642-511, 642-521, 642-531, 642-541)

The Most Comprehensive and Current CCSP Self-Study Solution on the Market! Here's the comprehensive and economical self-study solution that will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to approach the CCSP exams with confidence. This Study Gui...

 Hardening Linux Learn how to quickly secure your Linux hosts and application against attack

Linux is becoming a popular platform for applications and database servers. An increasing number of Linux-based hosts are being deployed to provide cost-effective and efficient Internet-facing services such as e-mail and DNS. As a result of their expanded...

 CCSP Study Guide Kit (642-501, 642-511, 642-521, 642-531, 642-541)

The Most Comprehensive and Current CCSP Self-Study Solution on the Market! This box set provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue your CCSP with confidence. You'll find in-depth coverage of all official objectives for the following ...

 Home Networking A Visual Do-It-Yourself Guide - The only home networking book you'll ever need

Setting up a home network doesn't need to be difficult. You can use this easy-to-understand reference to set up your home network, secure it, and turn it into an entertainment network. Don't be fooled by other guides-it can be this simple: It's Easy-Se...

 Building Secure Microsoft ASP.NET Applications

Authentication, Authorization, and Secure Communication Building secure distributed Web applications can be challenging. It usually involves integrating several different technologies and products-yet your complete application will only be as secure as it...

 Making the Net Work Deploying a Secure Portal on Sun Systems

This book describes how to get the most out of the Sun Portal Server Secure Remote Access 6.x products. The best practice suggestions contained in this book evolved from real-world customer escalations, proof-of-concept exercises, and presales support. ...

 Network Security Fundamentals An introduction to the key tools and technologies used to secure network access

Examine common security vulnerabilities and the defenses used to protect network resources Learn about cryptography, including modern-day techniques like 3DES, RSA, hashing, and the use of certificates Learn how to design, adopt, and enforce security ...

 Virtual Private Networks

This book explains how to plan and build a Virtual Private Network (VPN), a collection of technologies that creates secure connections or "tunnels" over regular Internet lines. It discusses costs, configuration, and how to install and use VPN technologies...

 Building Secure Wireless Networks with 802.11

An implementer's guide to setting up, configuring, and managing a secure wireless network Whether you're creating wireless networks for the home, small office, or enterprise, this innovative book presents a step-by-step approach to successfully building ...

 Secure coding - Principles & practices

Practically every day, we read about a new type of attack on computer systems and networks. Viruses, worms, denials of service, and password sniffers are attacking all types of systems -- from banks to major e-commerce sites to seemingly impregnable gover...

  CCSP Secure PIX and Secure VPN Study Guide (642-521 and 642-511)

Here's the book you need to prepare for Cisco's Secure PIX Firewall (CSPFA) and Secure VPN (CSVPN) exams. This two-in-one Study Guide provides: In-depth coverage of all exam topics Practical information on implementing Cisco's Secure PIX and Secure VP...

 Building Secure Servers with Linux

Linux consistently turns up high in the list of popular Internet servers, whether it's for the Web, anonymous FTP, or general services like DNS and routing mail. But security is uppermost on the mind of anyone providing such a service. Any server experien...

 Apache security professional

Apache provides many features that can be used to either compromise server security or gather information about a server that the administrator would prefer kept secret. Of course, these features aren't there to create security holes, but the more complex...

 Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection Systems

Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection Systems provides a clear explanation of why network security is crucial in today's converged networking environment, how the Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System (CSIDS) improves the security on a network, and how to in...

 How Secure is Your Wireless Network? Safeguarding Your Wi-Fi LAN

The practical guide to securing any wireless LAN Now you can have the awesome benefits of wireless LANs without falling victim to their notorious security flaws. Leading wireless security expert Lee Barken shows you practical workarounds and fixes for th...

 Practical Unix and Internet Security

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...

 Improving web application security Threats and countermeasures

This guide helps you build hack-resilient applications. A hack-resilient application is one that reduces the likelihood of a successful attack and mitigates the extent of damage if an attack occurs. A hack-resilient application resides on a secure host (s...

 Computer security 20 things every employee should know

It's five o'clock, do you know where your confidential office document is? The truth is that many employees may not. This convenient handbook brings your workplace up to speed with 21st century security issues from computer passwords to hard copy document...

 Composition of secure multi-party protocols A comprehensive study - Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science , Vol. 2815

In the setting of multi-party computation, sets of two or more parties with private inputs wish to jointly compute some (predetermined) function of their inputs. General results concerning secure two-party or multi-party computation were first announced i...

 Secure Shell in the enterprise

The best practices guide to building, scaling and deploying Open SSH for legacy Solaris (2.6, 7, and 8) and Solaris 9 OE systems. Covers the new Solaris Secure Shell for all versions of Solaris. Shows how to secure remote logins, integrate Secure Shell...

 Mastering Web Services Security

Quickly learn how to build a secure Web services system using available programming tools, models, and specifications Web services promise to simplify business programming and to improve interoperability, but they won't deliver on these promises without ...

 Secure programming cookbook for C and C++

Password sniffing, spoofing, buffer overflows, and denial of service: these are only a few of the attacks on today's computer systems and networks. At the root of this epidemic is poorly written, poorly tested, and insecure code that puts everyone at risk...

 Java Cryptography

Java Cryptography teaches you how to write secure programs using Java's cryptographic tools. It includes thorough discussions of the java.security package and the Java Cryptography Extensions (JCE),showing you how to use security providers and even implem...

 Secure Communications Applications and Management

The need for secure communications is greater than ever as attempts at blackmail, fraud and the theft of commercial secrets continue to pose threats to telecommunications and computer security. Whilst there is a multitude of books on the subject of crypto...

 C# data security handbook Practical .NET cryptography

There are three main aspects to data security; the most familiar is secrecy, but data integrity (ensuring no one has tampered with your data) and authentication (ensuring data is from whom you believe it is from) are becoming ever more important as the so...

 Open Source E-Mail Security

Learn the techniques necessary to build a secure e-mail server using the UNIX operating system and Open Source e-mail server software. Three separate e-mail server packages are discussed: sendmail, qmail, and Postfix. Each security topic provides hands-on...

 SSH, The Secure Shell The Definitive Guide

Secure your computer network with SSH! With transparent, strong encryption, reliable public-key authentication, and a highly configurable client/server architecture, SSH (Secure Shell) is a popular, robust, TCP/IP-based solution to many network security a...

 Mac OS X Maximum Security

While Mac OS X is becoming more and more stable with each release, its UNIX/BSD underpinnings have security implications that ordinary Mac users have never before been faced with Mac OS X can be used as both a powerful Internet server, or, in the wrong ha...