From: NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL (DDN Reference)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Security books
Message-ID: <12711015419.39.NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL>
Date: 20 Aug 91 16:13:06 GMT
Organization: The Internet

Attached is a description of books that would be of interest to many
readers of the TCP-IP list. The subject of security is of ongoing
interest in the current internet environment. This announcement is for
informational purpose only, and should not be taken as a guarantee
or recommendation by SRI or the NIC.

Steven
...at the DDN NIC


COMPUTER SECURITY BOOKS

Two computer security books are now available from O'Reilly &
Associates, publishers of the X Window System series and the UNIX
Nutshell Handbook series:

Computer Security Basics
by Deborah Russell and G.T. Gangemi Sr.
464 pages, $29.95

Audience:  Users and managers who need to become security-literate.

This book provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the many
topics encompassed by the term "computer security"--passwords, access
controls, cryptography, trusted operating systems, network security, 
biometric devices, smart cards, and TEMPEST shielding.  It provides 
detailed information on the Orange Book, the government's standard 
for the development of trusted systems.  It also contains 
quick-reference material, including a security glossary and a summary 
of government programs, contacts, and legislation.

Practical UNIX Security
by Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford
512 pages, $29.95

Audience:  UNIX users and system administrators.

This book spells out the many security options for systems running
either System V or Berkeley UNIX.  It tells how to keep intruders out,
how to tell if they've gotten in, how to clean up after them, and even
how to prosecute them. It provides numerous scripts, detailed
information on defending against network and communications breaches 
using modems, NFS, Secure NFS, Kerberos, and firewall machines,
and a list of other security sources (books, organizations, etc.).


To order these books or to discuss corporate discounts, contact
O'Reilly & Associates at 632 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, CA, 95472.
In the US and Canada, call 1-800-338-6887.  
Overseas or California, call 707-829-0515.  
To send a FAX, call 707-829-0104."

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