Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker
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Written by the people responsible for designing and maintaining AT&T’s Internet gateway, this book has become the definitive description and practical guide to protecting networks from hacker attacks through the Internet. The book shows how to set up a “firewall” gateway–a dedicated computer equipped with safeguards that acts as a single, more easily defended Internet connection.Amazon.com Review
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Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker
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Any administrator will instantly relate with the authors as they describe their own experiences. Buy this book and save yourself the trouble of reinventing the wheel!
Rating: 5 / 5
The book is excellent detailing obscure aspects of internet
hacks. It lack views of other operating systems, but this
work of Bellowin an Cheswick is Superb!!.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is THE book on firewalls.
If you want information from the authoritative sources, this is the book to get.
If you can tolerate the anti-Microsoft aspect, read on!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is standard for understanding firewall theory, written by the men who created some of the first firewalls as we know them. It serves as the basis for making sound decsions about when and how to use firewalls.
Written in clear language, this is a technical book. If you don’t know what TCP, UDP, and “application protocol” mean, learn them,and then read this book. The better you understand basic networking and security the more usefull this book is. However don’t let me lead you to believe it’s not usefull if you don’t understand these terms. Read the book, read other books like “Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. I: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture” by Douglas Comer.
This book happens to be the first Information security I’ve read, although I’ve read dozens in the 6 years or so, since I first read this book.
If you consider yourself knowledgeable about information security this is a classic that you need to read. If your in need of network security knowledge this is a great place to start, and it contains great references.
Rating: 5 / 5
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My fault – I should have checked the publication date (1994). This book may be excellent for a Unix sysprog, but if you want a management-level perspective on the issues of internet security in today’s Windows-dominated world, then this book is little help.
Rating: 1 / 5