Practical UNIX and Internet Security

by Simson Garfinkel (Author), Alan Schwartz, Gene Spafford

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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 security coverage and doubled the size of the original volume. The third edition is a comprehensive update of this very popular book - a companion for the Unix/Linux system administrator who needs to secure his or her organization's system, show more networks, and web presence in an increasingly hostile world. Focusing on the four most show less

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Simson L. Garfinkel is a freelance writer, computer entrepreneur, and columnist for the Boston Globe. His articles have appeared in more than fifty publications, including ComputerWorld, Forbes, the New York Times, and Technology Review. Hal Abelson is Class of 1922 Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the show more Massachusetts Institute of Technology. show less
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Practical UNIX and Internet Security

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Technology, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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005.8Computer science, information & general worksComputer science, knowledge & systemsArtificial Intelligence/Virtual RealityComputer Security
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QA76.76 .O63 .G38ScienceMathematicsMathematicsInstruments and machinesCalculating machinesElectronic computers. Computer scienceComputer software
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