How to Cheat at Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network
How to Cheat at Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network

Author: Chris Peiris

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2005-12-15

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 008048896X

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Windows 2003 Server is unquestionably the dominant enterprise level operating system in the industry, with 95% of all companies running it. And for the last tow years, over 50% of all product upgrades have been security related. Securing Windows Server, according to bill gates, is the company's #1 priority.While considering the security needs of your organiztion, you need to balance the human and the technical in order to create the best security design for your organization. Securing a Windows Server 2003 enterprise network is hardly a small undertaking, but it becomes quite manageable if you approach it in an organized and systematic way. This includes configuring software, services, and protocols to meet an organization's security needs.* The Perfect Guide if "System Administrator is NOT your primary job function * Avoid "time drains" configuring the many different security standards built into Windows 2003 * Secure VPN and Extranet Communications

How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Author: Melissa M. Meyer

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2006-02-08

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 0080500927

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Windows 2003 Server is unquestionably the dominant enterprise level operating system in the industry, with 95% of all companies running it. And for the last tow years, over 50% of all product upgrades have been security related. Securing Windows Server, according to bill gates, is the company's #1 priority.The book will start off by teaching readers to create the conceptual design of their Active Directory infrastructure by gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements. Next, readers will create the logical design for an Active Directory infrastructure. Here the book starts to drill deeper and focus on aspects such as group policy design. Finally, readers will learn to create the physical design for an active directory and network Infrastructure including DNS server placement; DC and GC placements and Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) role placement. The next book in our best selling and critically acclaimed How to Cheat series. This is the perfect book for users who have already purchased How to Cheat at Managing Windows 2003 Small Business Server.* Active Directory is the market leader in the directory services space, and 57% of all Microsoft corporate customers have deployed AD* Follows Syngress's proven "How To Cheat" methodology* Companion Web site offers dozens of templates, "Cheat Sheets", and checklists for readers

Building a VoIP Network with Nortel's Multimedia Communication Server 5100
Building a VoIP Network with Nortel's Multimedia Communication Server 5100

Author: Larry Chaffin

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2006-08-31

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 008050017X

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The first book published on deploying Voice Over IP (VoIP) products from Nortel Networks, the largest supplier of voice products in the world.This book begins with a discussion of the current protocols used for transmitting converged data over IP as well as an overview of Nortel's hardware and software solutions for converged networks. In this section, readers will learn how H.323 allows dissimilar communication devices to communicate with each other, and how SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is used to establish, modify, and terminate multimedia sessions including VOIP telephone calls. This section next introduces the reader to the Multimedia Concentration Server 5100, and Nortel's entire suite of Multimedia Communications Portfolio (MCP) products. The remaining chapters of the book teach the reader how to design, install, configure, and troubleshoot the entire Nortel product line.· If you are tasked with designing, installing, configuring, and troubleshooting a converged network built with Nortel's Multimedia Concentration Server 5100, and Multimedia Communications Portfolio (MCP) products, then this is the only book you need. · It shows how you'll be able to design, build, secure, and maintaining a cutting-edge converged network to satisfy all of your business requirements· Also covers how to secure your entire multimedia network from malicious attacks

Essential Computer Security: Everyone's Guide to Email, Internet, and Wireless Security
Essential Computer Security: Everyone's Guide to Email, Internet, and Wireless Security

Author: T. Bradley

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2006-11-08

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0080505899

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Essential Computer Security provides the vast home user and small office computer market with the information they must know in order to understand the risks of computing on the Internet and what they can do to protect themselves.Tony Bradley is the Guide for the About.com site for Internet Network Security. In his role managing the content for a site that has over 600,000 page views per month and a weekly newsletter with 25,000 subscribers, Tony has learned how to talk to people, everyday people, about computer security. Intended for the security illiterate, Essential Computer Security is a source of jargon-less advice everyone needs to operate their computer securely.* Written in easy to understand non-technical language that novices can comprehend* Provides detailed coverage of the essential security subjects that everyone needs to know * Covers just enough information to educate without being overwhelming

Network Security Assessment: From Vulnerability to Patch
Network Security Assessment: From Vulnerability to Patch

Author: Steve Manzuik

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2006-12-02

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 0080512534

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This book will take readers from the discovery of vulnerabilities and the creation of the corresponding exploits, through a complete security assessment, all the way through deploying patches against these vulnerabilities to protect their networks. This is unique in that it details both the management and technical skill and tools required to develop an effective vulnerability management system. Business case studies and real world vulnerabilities are used through the book. It starts by introducing the reader to the concepts of a vulnerability management system. Readers will be provided detailed timelines of exploit development, vendors' time to patch, and corporate path installations. Next, the differences between security assessment s and penetration tests will be clearly explained along with best practices for conducting both. Next, several case studies from different industries will illustrate the effectiveness of varying vulnerability assessment methodologies. The next several chapters will define the steps of a vulnerability assessment including: defining objectives, identifying and classifying assets, defining rules of engagement, scanning hosts, and identifying operating systems and applications. The next several chapters provide detailed instructions and examples for differentiating vulnerabilities from configuration problems, validating vulnerabilities through penetration testing. The last section of the book provides best practices for vulnerability management and remediation.* Unique coverage detailing both the management and technical skill and tools required to develop an effective vulnerability management system* Vulnerability management is rated the #2 most pressing concern for security professionals in a poll conducted by Information Security Magazine* Covers in the detail the vulnerability management lifecycle from discovery through patch.

How to Cheat at Configuring Exchange Server 2007
How to Cheat at Configuring Exchange Server 2007

Author: Henrik Walther

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2011-04-18

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 0080554202

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The Perfect Reference for the Multitasked System AdministratorsThe new version of Exchange is an ambitious overhaul that tries to balance the growing needs for performance, cost effectiveness, and security. For the average system administrator, it will present a difficult migration path from earlier versions and a vexing number of new features. How to Cheat will help you get Exchange Server 2007 up and running as quickly and safely as possible.• Understand Exchange 2007 PrerequisitesReview hardware and software requirements, Active Directory requirements, and more.• Manage Recipient FilteringCreate a custom MMC that contains the Exchange 2007 Recipients work center, which can be used, for example, by the helpdesk staff in your organization.• Manage Outlook AnywhereOutlook Anywhere makes it possible for your end users to remotely access their mailboxes from the Internet using their full Outlook clients.• Manage Outlook Web Access 2007See how Outlook Web Access 2007 was completely rewritten in managed code to make it scale even better.• Use the Exchange 2007 Queue ViewerYou can now view information about queues and examine the messages held within them.• Master Powerful Out-of-the-Box Spam ProtectionThe Edge Transport server supports SMTP, provides several antispam filtering agents, and supports antivirus extensibility.• Manage a Single-Copy Cluster-Based SetupSCC-based cluster provides service failover and still has a single point of failure when it comes to the databases.• Recover Mailbox DatabasesUse the improved database portability feature to port and recover a Mailbox database to any server in the Exchange 2007 organization. - Essential information for the multi-tasked System Administrator charged perform everyday tasks - Includes the latest coverage of the major new release of Exchange Server - Emphasizes best-practice security measures for all areas and in particular the area of remote access via Outlook

Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit
Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit

Author: Harlan Carvey

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2007-06-05

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0080556442

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Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit addresses and discusses in-depth forensic analysis of Windows systems. The book takes the reader to a whole new, undiscovered level of forensic analysis for Windows systems, providing unique information and resources not available anywhere else. This book covers both live and post-mortem response collection and analysis methodologies, addressing material that is applicable to law enforcement, the federal government, students, and consultants. This book also brings this material to the doorstep of system administrators, who are often the front line troops when an incident occurs, but due to staffing and budgets do not have the necessary knowledge to effectively respond. All disc-based content for this title is now available on the Web. - Contains information about Windows forensic analysis that is not available anywhere else. Much of the information is a result of the author's own unique research and work - Contains working code/programs, in addition to sample files for the reader to work with, that are not available anywhere else - The companion DVD for the book contains significant, unique materials (movies, spreadsheet, code, etc.) not available any place else

How to Cheat at Managing Information Security
How to Cheat at Managing Information Security

Author: Mark Osborne

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2006-08-22

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0080508286

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This is the only book that covers all the topics that any budding security manager needs to know! This book is written for managers responsible for IT/Security departments from mall office environments up to enterprise networks. These individuals do not need to know about every last bit and byte, but they need to have a solid understanding of all major, IT security issues to effectively manage their departments. This book is designed to cover both the basic concepts of security, non – technical principle and practices of security and provides basic information about the technical details of many of the products - real products, not just theory. Written by a well known Chief Information Security Officer, this book gives the information security manager all the working knowledge needed to: • Design the organization chart of his new security organization • Design and implement policies and strategies • Navigate his way through jargon filled meetings • Understand the design flaws of his E-commerce and DMZ infrastructure* A clearly defined guide to designing the organization chart of a new security organization and how to implement policies and strategies* Navigate through jargon filled meetings with this handy aid* Provides information on understanding the design flaws of E-commerce and DMZ infrastructure

Hack the Stack
Hack the Stack

Author: Stephen Watkins

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2006-11-06

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 0080507743

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This book looks at network security in a new and refreshing way. It guides readers step-by-step through the "stack" -- the seven layers of a network. Each chapter focuses on one layer of the stack along with the attacks, vulnerabilities, and exploits that can be found at that layer. The book even includes a chapter on the mythical eighth layer: The people layer. This book is designed to offer readers a deeper understanding of many common vulnerabilities and the ways in which attacker's exploit, manipulate, misuse, and abuse protocols and applications. The authors guide the readers through this process by using tools such as Ethereal (sniffer) and Snort (IDS). The sniffer is used to help readers understand how the protocols should work and what the various attacks are doing to break them. IDS is used to demonstrate the format of specific signatures and provide the reader with the skills needed to recognize and detect attacks when they occur. What makes this book unique is that it presents the material in a layer by layer approach which offers the readers a way to learn about exploits in a manner similar to which they most likely originally learned networking. This methodology makes this book a useful tool to not only security professionals but also for networking professionals, application programmers, and others. All of the primary protocols such as IP, ICMP, TCP are discussed but each from a security perspective. The authors convey the mindset of the attacker by examining how seemingly small flaws are often the catalyst of potential threats. The book considers the general kinds of things that may be monitored that would have alerted users of an attack.* Remember being a child and wanting to take something apart, like a phone, to see how it worked? This book is for you then as it details how specific hacker tools and techniques accomplish the things they do. * This book will not only give you knowledge of security tools but will provide you the ability to design more robust security solutions * Anyone can tell you what a tool does but this book shows you how the tool works

Zen and the Art of Information Security
Zen and the Art of Information Security

Author: Ira Winkler

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2011-04-18

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0080554741

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While security is generally perceived to be a complicated and expensive process, Zen and the Art of Information Security makes security understandable to the average person in a completely non-technical, concise, and entertaining format. Through the use of analogies and just plain common sense, readers see through the hype and become comfortable taking very simple actions to secure themselves. Even highly technical people have misperceptions about security concerns and will also benefit from Ira Winkler's experiences making security understandable to the business world. Mr. Winkler is one of the most popular and highly rated speakers in the field of security, and lectures to tens of thousands of people a year. Zen and the Art of Information Security is based on one of his most well received international presentations. - Written by an internationally renowned author of Spies Among Us who travels the world making security presentations to tens of thousands of people a year - This short and concise book is specifically for the business, consumer, and technical user short on time but looking for the latest information along with reader friendly analogies - Describes the REAL security threats that you have to worry about, and more importantly, what to do about them