Virus writers are becoming craftier and more numerous every
year, resulting in huge losses-in revenue, data,
productivity, and reputation-for companies and
organizations around the world. Going beyond the partial
fixes of today's off-the-shelf security solutions, this
book delivers the hands-on strategies and tactics you need
to foil
malicious code-and protect the integrity of your
network. Drawing on his day-to-day networking experience,
security expert Douglas Schweitzer describes the
threats-both current and projected-and offers detailed,
practical advice for securing
BIOS, boot sequences, e-mail,
instant messaging, Web servers, and more. It's all you need
to lock out viruses-and lock down security for your
network. You'll learn how to:
- Understand the threat virus writers and hackers pose
Get a handle on various types of malicious code
- Protect BIOS, booting, file systems, memory, and other
basics
- Secure e-mail, browsers, and file sharing
- Eliminate virus threats to instant messaging
- Mobilize staff against the threat of viruses and social
engineering
- Strengthen firewalls, intrusion detection, and data
recovery
- Defend against server-side exploits
- Prepare for cyberterrorism and the viruses of the
future
ContentsPart I: Threat Analysis
- Chapter 1: Threats Posed by Viruses, Worms, and Trojan
Horses
- Chapter 2: Virus Writers and Hackers: Architects of
Digital Disease
- Chapter 3: Other Digital Threats to Your
Organization
- Chapter 4: Types of Viruses, Trojan Horses, and
Malicious Code
Part II: Applied Tactics for Malicious Code Defense
- Chapter 5: Fundamentals Needed for Digital
Security
- Chapter 6: Networking and Internet Essentials
- Chapter 7: Internet Relay Chat (IRC), I-Seek-You (ICQ),
Web Page Chat, and Instant Messaging
- Chapter 8: Defending Your Company's Network Using Human
Resources
- Chapter 9: Hardware and Software Protective
Measures
- Chapter 10: Server-Side Exploits
Part III: Looking Ahead
- Chapter 11: Cyberterrorism and Hacktivism-New
Millennium, New Threats
- Chapter 12: Cyberforensics and the Future of Virus
Warfare
Appendix A: What's on the Web Site
Appendix B: Cybercrime before Congress
Appendix C: It's Not Just Fun and "War Games"-Juveniles and
Computer Crime
Appendix D: National Infrastructure Protection Center
Statement on Cybersecurity
Appendix E: National Infrastructure Protection Center
Statement on Cybercrime
Appendix F: Glossary-Worm Words and Virus Vocabulary