NINE
must-read security books are up for grabs
You could be one of 10 lucky delegates
to win one of the following must-read security books that are up for grabs in
the Intersoft lucky draw at the 2007 Security Summit.
COMPUTER SECURITY 2/E
20 Things Every Employee Should Know
Retail value: R84.95
ISBN: 0072262826
2 copies
Securing corporate resources and data in the workplace is everyone's
responsibility. Corporate IT security strategies are only as good as the
employee's awareness of his or her role in maintaining that strategy. This
book presents the risks, responsibilities, and liabilities (known and unknown)
of which every employee should be aware, as well as simple protective steps to
keep corporate data and systems secure. Inside this easy-to-follow guide,
you'll find 20 lessons you can use to ensure that you are doing your part to
protect corporate systems and privileged data.
COMPUTER FORENSICS JUMPSTART
Retail value: R314.95
ISBN: 078214375X
1 copy
Written by a team of computer forensics experts, Computer Forensics JumpStart
provides all the core information you need to launch your career in this
fast-growing field:
Conducting a computer forensics investigation
Examining the layout of a network
Finding hidden data
Capturing images
Identifying, collecting, and preserving computer evidence
Understanding encryption and examining encrypted files
Documenting your case
Evaluating common computer forensic tools
Presenting computer evidence in court as an expert witness
SECRETS OF COMPUTER ESPIONAGE
Retail value: R469.95
ISBN: 0764537105
1 copy
This book covers electronic and wireless eavesdropping, computer surveillance,
intelligence gathering, password cracking, keylogging, data duplication, black
bag computer spy jobs, reconnaissance, risk assessment, legal issues, and
advanced spying techniques used by the government. The author shares
easily-implemented countermeasures against spying to detect and defeat
eavesdroppers and other hostile individuals. There is also a companion web
site which contains links to security tools and useful security information
resources
ANTI HACKER TOOLKIT 3E
Retail value: R664.95
ISBN: 0072262877
1 copy
Completely revised to include the latest security tools, covering wireless
tools, tips on how to configure the tools on Linux, Windows, and Mac OSX. This
kit features – Gnoppix, a complete Linux system, ClamAV anti-virus, Cain, a
multi-function hacking tool, Bluetooth tools, protocol scanners, forensic
tools, and more on the CD-ROM.
HACKING EXPOSED 5 ED
Retail value: R499.95
ISBN: 0072260815
1 copy
This new edition of Hacking Exposed features completely up-to-date coverage of
today's most devastating hacks and how to prevent them. Using real-world case
studies, renowned security experts Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, and George
Kurtz explain how hackers exploit network security holes and what IT
professionals can do to recognize and block oncoming attacks. Coverage
includes:
Code hacking methods and countermeasures
New exploits for Windows 2003 Server, UNIX/Linux, Cisco, Apache, and Web and
wireless applications
Latest DDoS techniques -- zombies, Blaster, MyDoom
All new class of vulnerabilities -- HTTP Response Splitting
Internet client attacks, including phishing
HACKING EXPOSED: WEB APPLICATIONS 2E
Retail value: R554.95
ISBN: 0072262990
1 copy
This books reviews exploitation techniques, Denial of Service attacks,
phishing scams, and leading-edge preventive website development practices.
SECURITY AND USABILITY
Retail value: R469.95
ISBN: 0596008279
1 copy
There is increasing agreement that we need to design secure computer systems
that people can actually use, but less agreement about how to reach this goal.
Destined to be the classic reference in this emerging field, Security &
Usability collects 34 groundbreaking essays from leading security and
human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers on authentication, privacy and
anonymity, secure systems, commercialization, and much more. It is expected to
start an avalanche of discussion, new ideas, and further advances in this
important field.
ART OF DECEPTION
Retail value: R214.95
ISBN: 076454280X
1 copy
The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech
threats to high-tech security. Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado
and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have
spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Focusing on the
human factors involved with information security, Mitnick explains why all the
firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a
savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee
determined to crash a system. He offers advice for preventing these types of
social engineering hacks through security protocols, training programs, and
manuals that address the human element of security.
ART OF INTRUSION (PAPERBACK)
Retail value: R214.95
ISBN: 0471782661
1 copy
In his bestselling The Art of Deception, Kevin Mitnick presented fictionalized
case studies that illustrated how savvy computer crackers use "social
engineering" to compromise even the most technically secure computer systems.
Now, in his new book, Mitnick goes one step further, offering hair-raising
stories of real-life computer break-ins-and showing how the victims could have
prevented them. Mitnick's reputation within the hacker community gave him
unique credibility with the perpetrators of these crimes, who freely shared
their stories with him-and whose exploits Mitnick now reveals in detail for
the first time.
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