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Before the multi-million, runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code , Dan Brown set his razor-sharp research and storytelling skills on the most powerful intelligence organization on earth--the National Security Agency (NSA), an ultra-secret, multibillion-dollar agency many times more powerful than the CIA. When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls... (more)

The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

by Clifford Stoll

Cliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorized users on his system. The hacker's code name was "Hunter"-- a mystery invader hiding inside a twisting electronic labyrinth, breaking into U.S. computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own,... (more)

Writing Secure Code, Second Edition

by David LeBlanc, Michael Howard

Keep black-hat hackers at bay with the tips and techniques in this entertaining, eye-opening book! Developers will learn how to padlock their applications throughout the entire development process—from designing secure applications to writing robust code that can withstand repeated attacks to testing applications for security flaws. Easily digested chapters reveal proven principles, strategies, and coding... (more)

Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Second Edition

Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Second Edition

by Bruce Schneier

". . .the best introduction to cryptography I've ever seen. . . . The book the National Security Agency wanted never to be published. . . ." -Wired Magazine ". . .monumental . . . fascinating . . . comprehensive . . . the definitive work on cryptography for computer programmers . . ." -Dr. Dobb's Journal ". . .easily ranks as one of the most authoritative in its field." -PC Magazine ". .... (more)

Hackers Beware: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security

Hackers Beware: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security

by Eric Cole

Hackers Beware starts with a roadmap of the various areas of hacking but quickly delves into the details of how specific attacks work and how to protect against them. Since most attacks we hear about either occur or are perceived to come from hackers, people are very interested "in how they do that" - the techniques hackers use to break into systems. Hackers Beware is unique in that it gives specific exploits,... (more)

Security in Computing (4th Edition)

by Charles P. Pfleeger

The New State-of-the-Art in Information Security: Now Covers the Economics of Cyber Security and the Intersection of Privacy and Information Security For years, IT and security professionals and students have turned to Security in Computing as the definitive guide to information about computer security attacks and countermeasures. In their new fourth edition, Charles P. Pfleeger and Shari Lawrence Pfleeger... (more)

CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (All-in-One) (All-In-One)

CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (All-in-One) (All-In-One)

by Shon Harris

The Third Edition of this proven All-in-One exam guide provides total coverage of the CISSP certification exam, which has again been voted one of the Top 10 IT certifications in 2005 by CertCities. Revised and updated using feedback from Instructors and students, learn security operations in the areas of telecommunications, cryptography, management practices, and more. Plan for continuity and disaster recovery.... (more)

Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Third Edition (Hacking Exposed)

Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Third Edition (Hacking Exposed)

by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz

This one-of-a-kind book provides in-depth expert insight into how hackers infiltrate e-business, and how they can be stopped.

Steal This Computer Book

by Wallace Wang

This offbeat, non-technical book examines what hackers do, how they do it, and how readers can protect themselves. Informative, irreverent, and entertaining, the completely revised fourth edition of Steal This Computer Book contains new chapters that discuss the hacker mentality, lock picking, exploiting P2P file sharing networks, and how people manipulate search engines and pop-up ads. Includes a CD with hundreds... (more)

HACKING EXPOSED: NETWORK SECURITY SECRETS AND SOLUTIONS

HACKING EXPOSED: NETWORK SECURITY SECRETS AND SOLUTIONS

by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz

Best way to secure your network? Break in! And that's exactly what InfoWorld security watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray plus Extreme Hacking instructor George Kurtz show you how to do in Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions. Arming you with a hacker's arsenal, they help you pinpoint vulnerable areas and apply effective security countermeasures in UNIX (including Linux),... (more)

Snort Intrusion Detection and Prevention Toolkit

Snort Intrusion Detection and Prevention Toolkit

by Jay Beale

This all new book covering the brand new Snort version 2.6 from members of the Snort developers team. This fully integrated book, CD, and Web toolkit covers everything from packet inspection to optimizing Snort for speed to using the most advanced features of Snort to defend even the largest and most congested enterprise networks. Leading Snort experts Brian Caswell, Andrew Baker, and Jay Beale analyze traffic... (more)

Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way

Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way

by Gary McGraw, John Viega

Cuts to the heart of computer security to help you get security right the first time. Your first step toward building more secure software. Provides expert perspectives and techniques to help you ensure the security of essential software.

Rootkits: Subverting the Windows Kernel (Addison-Wesley Software Security Series)

Rootkits: Subverting the Windows Kernel (Addison-Wesley Software Security Series)

by Greg Hoglund, James Butler

"It's imperative that everybody working in the field of cyber-security read this book to understand the growing threat of rootkits." --Mark Russinovich, editor, Windows IT Pro / Windows & .NET Magazine "This material is not only up-to-date, it defines up-to-date. It is truly cutting-edge. As the only book on the subject, Rootkits will be of interest to any Windows security researcher or security programmer.... (more)

Firewalls 24seven

by Matthew Strebe

Delivers advanced coverage of firewalls to enable you to implement effective and secure firewalling on your network. Learn how to avoid security weaknesses of TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, RPC, BootP, and SNMP. Softcover.

Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World

Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World

by Bruce Schneier

Bestselling author Bruce Schneier offers his expert guidance on achieving security on a network Internationally recognized computer security expert Bruce Schneier offers a practical, straightforward guide to achieving security throughout computer networks. Schneier uses his extensive field experience with his own clients to dispel the myths that often mislead IT managers as they try to build secure systems. This... (more)

Authentication: From Passwords to Public Keys

Authentication: From Passwords to Public Keys

by Richard E. Smith

Gives readers a clear understanding of what an organization needs to reliably identify its users and how the different techniques for verifying identity are executed. Softcover.

Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering

Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering

by Eldad Eilam, Elliot J. Chikofsky

Beginning with a basic primer on reverse engineering-including computer internals, operating systems, and assembly language-and then discussing the various applications of reverse engineering, this book provides readers with practical, in-depth techniques for software reverse engineering. The book is broken into two parts, the first deals with security-related reverse engineering and the second explores the... (more)

THE CUCKOOS EGG

Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems)

Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems)

by Tom Liston, Ed Skoudis

"I finally get it! I used to hear words like rootkit, buffer overflow, and idle scanning, and they just didn't make any sense. I asked other people and they didn't seem to know how these things work, or at least they couldn't explain them in a way that I could understand. Counter Hack Reloaded is the clearest explanation of these tools I have ever seen. Thank you!" --Stephen Northcutt, CEO, SANS Institute "Ed... (more)

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation

by Jon Erickson

Emphasizing a true understanding of the techniques as opposed to just breaking the rules, the author helps readers determine which areas are prone to attack and why. Unlike other so-called hacking guides, this book does not gloss over technical details, and includes detailed sections on stack-based overflows, heap based overflows, format string exploits, return-into-libc, shellcode, and cryptographic attacks on... (more)

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Tags: computer security

by Dan Brown

by Clifford Stoll

by David LeBlanc, Michael Howard

by Bruce Schneier

by Eric Cole

by Charles P. Pfleeger

by Shon Harris

by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz

by Wallace Wang

by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz

by Jay Beale

by Gary McGraw, John Viega

by Greg Hoglund, James Butler

by Matthew Strebe

by Bruce Schneier

by Richard E. Smith

by Eldad Eilam, Elliot J. Chikofsky

by Tom Liston, Ed Skoudis

by Jon Erickson