Client/Server Survival Guide, Third Edition
by Robert Orfali, Dan Harkey, Jeri Edwards
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0471316156
With this new edition, Orfali, Harkey, and Edwards fully update their classic book with information on the many new technologies that have emerged in the last two years that are reshaping the client/server industry. Includes coverage of JavaBeans, Dynamic HTML, XML, Windows NT 5.0, and Object Transaction Monitors.
The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography
by Simon Singh
Doubleday Books
ISBN: 0385495315
People love secrets, and ever since the first word was written, humans have written coded messages to each other. In "The Code Book," Simon Singh, author of the bestselling "Fermat''s Enigma," offers a peek into the world of cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. Singh''s compelling history is woven through with stories of how codes and ciphers have played a vital role in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. The major theme of "The Code Book" is what Singh calls "the ongoing evolutionary battle between codemakers and codebreakers," never more clear than in the chapters devoted to World War II. Cryptography came of age during that conflict, as secret communications became critical to either side''s success.
In the information age, the fear that drives cryptographic improvements is both capitalistic and libertarian -- corporations need competitors and regulators, and ordinary people need encryption to keep their everyday communications private in a free society. Similarly, the battles for greater decryption power come from said competitors and governments wary of insurrection. "The Code Book" is an excellent primer for those wishing to understand how the human need for privacy has manifested itself through cryptography. Singh''s accessible style and clear explanations of complex algorithms cut through the arcane mathematical details without oversimplifying. Can''t get enough crypto? Try solving the Cipher
Challenge in the back of the book -- $15,000 goes to the first person to crack the code.
The Complete Guide to Internet Security
by Mark S. Merkow, Jim Breithaupt
AMACOM Books
ISBN: 081447070X
Hardly a week goes by without a report of some hacker, disgruntled employee, or techno-thief breaking into a computer system -- vandalizing Web sites, stealing confidential data, compromising trade secrets, or worse. Much more than merely troublesome or inconvenient, these unauthorized incursions often spell disaster for businesses.
"The Complete Guide to Internet Security" offers a behind-the-scenes guided tour through the field of information security for IT professionals, systems analysts, CIOs, programmers, and anyone intent on making their computer system more secure. Practical and easy to understand, this indispensable guide covers:
- Inherent vulnerabilities of Internet protocol-attached networks
- Weaknesses of e-commerce sites
- Attacks from within the company
- Common hacker tools
- Costly consequences of security breaches
- Physical and logical system security, including firewalls, routers, proxies, access controls, intrusion detection, and policy-based networking
- Commercial security software
- Cryptography, and more
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