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Security Bookshelf: Popular print resources for security technology
1/21/2004
Syllabus' sister publication, Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, recently put together this list of top books on IT security. If you've vowed to bring yourself and your campus up to speed on security this year, scan this list for a wide range of expert advice.
.NET Framework Security
Brian A. LaMacchia, Sebastian Lange, Matthew Lyons, Rudi Martin, Kevin T. Price
Addison-Wesley
067232184X
April 24, 2002
$57.99
Anti-Hacker Tool Kit
Keith J. Jones, Mike Shema, Bradley C. Johnson
McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
0072222824
June 25, 2002
$59.99
The Art of Deception : Controlling the Human Element of Security
Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon
Hungry Minds
076454280X
October 2003
$16.95
Authentication: From Passwords to Public Keys
Richard E. Smith
Addison-Wesley
0201615991
October 1, 2001
$44.99
Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World
Bruce Schneier
Copernicus Books
0387026207
September 2003
$25
Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way
John Viega, Gary McGraw
Addison-Wesley
020172152X
September 24, 2001
$54.99
Building an Information Security Awareness Program
Mark B. Desman
Auerbach
0849301165
October 30, 2001
$49.95
Building Internet Firewalls (2nd Edition)
Elizabeth D. Zwicky, Simon Cooper, D. Brent Chapman
O'Reilly & Associates
1565928717
January 15, 2000
$49.95
The CERT Guide to System and Network Security Practices
Julia H. Allen
Addison-Wesley
020173723X
June 7, 2001
$39.99
Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials
Warren G. Kruse II, Jay G. Heiser
Addison-Wesley
0201707195
September 26, 2001
$44.99
Computer Security Incident Handling: Step-by-Step (Version 2.3.1)
Stephen Northcutt
SANS Institute
0972427376
March 2003
$29.99
Counter Hack: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses
Ed Skoudis
Prentice Hall PTR
0130332739
July 23, 2001
$49.99
Computer Security Handbook
Seymour Bosworth and Michel E. Kabay, Editors
John Wiley & Sons
0471412589
April 2002
$80
Designing Security Architecture Solutions
Jay Ramachandran
John Wiley & Sons
0471206024
March 1, 2002
$55
The E-Policy Handbook: Designing and Implementing Effective E-Mail, Internet,
and Software Policies
Nancy L. Flynn
AMACOM
0814470912
November 2000
$19.95
The Effective Incident Response Team
Julie Lucas, Brian M'eller
Addison-Wesley
0201761750
September 26, 2003
$39.99
Firewall Architecture for the Enterprise
Norbert Pohlmann, Tim Crothers
John Wiley & Sons
July 8, 2002
076454926X
$49.99
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