Product Description

How safe is your network? Intrusion Alert: an Ethical Hacking Guide to Intrusion Detection provides an in-depth look at the intrusion detection systems that are currently available to help protect your networks from cyber criminals. The book begins by explaining various security concepts and the basics of security attacks, and then goes on to provide an introduction intrusion detection systems (IDS), how these systems work, and principles of IDS and the IDS architecture. The second section of the book deals with the installation and configuration of various IDS tools including tcpdump, ISA Server 2004 and Snort. Readers learn to implement these products, understand essential administration and maintenance tasks, and fine tune and use the data they provide appropriately.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1071684 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-12
• Released on: 2007-06-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

About the Author
Ankit Fadia is an independent computer security consultant based in Silicon Valley. He has authored several internationally best-selling books on numerous topics related to computer security, and he is a widely recognized computer security guru and cyberterrorism expert. Fadia provides customized cybersecurity training and consulting solutions to major clients all across North America, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. He is also regularly invited by BBC Radio World News to share the latest updates on virus outbreaks, loopholes, and cybercrime trends. Recently, Fadia started his own computer security consulting and mobile phone solutions company based in Malaysia, with operations all across the Asian Pacific region.