Practical UNIX and Internet Security

Description

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, networks, and web presence in an increasingly hostile world. Focusing on the four most popular Unix variants.;Table of Contents; Preface; Unix "Security"?; What This Book Is; What This Book Is Not; Third-Party Security Tools; Scope of This Book; Which Unix System?; Versions Covered in This Book; "Secure" Versions of Unix; Conventions Used in This Book; Comments and Questions; Acknowledgments; Third Edition; Second Edition; First Edition; A Note to Would-Be Attackers; Part I; Chapter 1. Introduction: Some Fundamental Questions; What Is Computer Security?; What Is an Operating System?; What Is a Deployment Environment?; Summary; Chapter 2. Unix History and Lineage; History of Unix.