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 | from Tony Bradley, your Editor and Guide There have been a couple fairly serious viruses / worms this week: Fizzer and Palyh. For more information about these new threats visit the Antivirus & Virus Issues Forum.
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| Computer Security 101: Lesson 6 The 6th installment of Computer Security 101 focuses on virus, worm, trojan horse and other malicious code threats. It talks about what they are, how they work and how to defend against them. |
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| Book Review: Hiding In Plain Sight An excellent book on the history, concepts and future direction of steganography. I recommend Hiding In Plain Sight for anyone interested in covert communication. |
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Whether you want to know how hackers think and work so you can defend against them better, or you need to create a solid disaster recovery plan or you just want to make sure your network is secure- these books can give you the information you need. While the Internet is a valuable resource, sometimes it helps to have a book right there on your desk that you can refer to when you need it. 1) Hacking Exposed- 3rd Edition The Hacking Exposed series of books is an invaluable resource that all security administrators should have sitting on their desktop. Hacking Exposed - Third Edition provides updates of some hacker tricks and techniques that have come out since the Second Edition. If you don't have this book- buy it now! 2) Security Planning and Disaster Recovery This book is an excellent beginning for anyone who is new to security planning or disaster recovery and can also serve a valuable resource for CIO’s and IT executives to understand the why’s and how’s of information security. 3) Building Secure Wireless Networks with 802.11 Jahanzeb Khan and Anis Khwaja provide a wealth of knowledge to help any home user or system administrator implement and secure a wireless network. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Join Us Thursday, June 12 from 8pm to 10pm EDT Two of the authors of the classic Hacking Exposed series, George Kurtz and Stuart McClure, will be joining us for a chat session on Thursday, June 12 from 8pm to 10pm EDT. If you would like to get insight from some of the industry's best or ask questions of these two experts, mark your calendar and joing the chat session. | |||||||||||||||||||
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