Hardening Network Security
John Mallery | Jason Zann | Patrick Kelly | Robert McMullin | John Mallery | Robert McMullin | Patrick Kelly | Jason Zann | Paul Love


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1 Common sense advice
This book is a useful compilation of common sense, practical security recommendations and procedures for the everyday manager or administrator. It is written in a way that covers a variety of critical topics without getting overly technical or talking of the sake of talking.

There are frequent references to additional resources you can use to drill down in any of the topic areas. The use of several authors to share their stronger areas makes this a better resource. The book does a good job of approaching timely security risks such as database and application security, as well as devoting several chapters to management issues of great use to technical staff and management.

The recurring "HEADS UP!" type of reference boxes are overly annoying, but I assume this is a publisher issue and they really don't detract from the content.
2 Good book with solid topic coverage
This book has some really good coverage. A lot of it is kindof high level, but good information none the less. This would be an ideal book for a technical manager to gain a broad understanding of the covered topics.

Sunday, 12-Oct-2008 12:04:02 CDT
Quote of the Day:


FORTUNE PROVIDES QUESTIONS FOR THE GREAT ANSWERS: #15

A: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Q: What was the greatest achievement in taxidermy?

Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this
big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around --
nobody big, I mean -- except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy
cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go
over the cliff -- I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're
going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do
all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye. I know it; I know it's crazy,
but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy.
-- J.D. Salinger, "Catcher in the Rye"