The Bottom Line
Email is one of the most common attack vectors for viruses. This book provides a wonderful overview of different methods of attack and plenty of ways for you to protect your email. Highly recommended
Pros
- Comprehensive and detailed information
- Covers spectrum of email clients
- Good info to help you protect your email
Cons
- Slightly dated- originally published in 2000
Description
- Good introductory overview of the various threats and a history of malicious code
- Detailed coverage of the weaknesses and how to secure various clients- from Outlook to web-based
- Provides information on how to protect your computer from mobile code such as Java applets
- Excellent sections of securing different email server applications and server operating systems
Guide Review - Book Review: E-Mail Virus Protection Handbook
E-Mail Virus Protection Handbook is a great book for learning where your email software is vulnerable and how you can defend yourself against malicious code in your email. The authors provide a detailed overview of the various malicious code threats- viruses, worms, trojans, etc. They also discuss a range of email clients from Outlook and Outlook Express to web-based email programs such as Hotmail or Yahoo Mail. For each client they provide some common weaknesses and give detailed explanations of what you can do to protect your computer. Email is one of the most common vectors for malicious code attacks and it is important for everyone to be aware of how to guard against these threats. While slightly dated, I still recommend this book.
