DEFEND I.T.

“Ajay and Scott take an interested approach in filling Defend I.T. with case studies and using them to demonstrate important security principles.  This approach works well and is particularly valuable in the security space, where companies and consultants are often hesitant to discuss true security incidents for potential embarrassment and confidentiality reasons.  Defend I.T. is full of engaging stories and is a good read.”

 - Fyodor, author of the Nmap Secuirty Scanner and Insecure.Org

ISBN#:  Published May 2004  PUBLISHER: ADDILSON-WESLEY Home Table of Contents  Chapter 8  Chapter 15  Order  Author Biography

Defend I.T. The increase in computer crime and information security incidents continues to grow leaps and bounds. Reports from the CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University more than double each year with future year projections rising. Viruses and worms continue to take down organizations for days. Approaches to securing systems and networks continue to vary widely from industry to industry and organization to organization. Using real-life case studies, Defend I.T. highlights lessons learned from each computer security incident and identifies what was done right, what was done wrong, and how to use this information to better defend your networks in the future. The author determine what could have been done differently to avoid the losses incurred, whether it involves a different process for incident response or having better security countermeasures in place to begin with. Along the way, supporting information such as network diagrams, tool screen shots, and illustrations are presented.