Reviews of computer and network security products and books to help you learn more about computer and network security.
Rating The Bottom Line When I did the antivirus product roundup for PC World back in 2006 McAFee won the top spot, but BitDefender offered a compelling case and ranked a very close second. The Romanian security company hasn’t been resting since then. The product has evolved both in terms of the breadth of...
Read more →A review of the 2nd edition of Joel Dubin's Little Black Book of Computer Security. This pamphlet-sized book is packed with checklist style outlines to help you properly implement information security
Read more →The Soft Cage by Christian Parenti provides a detailed and compelling look at surveillance over the past 100 years or so. It will make you think about how some of the modern "conveniences" can also be used to track and monitor your actions.
Read more →One of the best exam prep books in print. A must buy for anyone cramming for the TICSA exam and an excellent resource for any information security professional.
Read more →This book introduces readers to the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) and how to create and use P3P policy files to accomodate different users privacy choices.
Read more →White-Hat Security Arsenal by Aviel Rubin provides a good understanding of the potential threats to your network security and solid advice for how to implement security technology to defend yourself.
Read more →This book from the “for Dummies” series by IDG Books is designed to give the reader a good understanding of the security features built into Windows 2000 Server and how to configure this operating system to be secure.
Read more →Book review of Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery by Harlan Carvey from Addison Wesley Publishing
Read more →Mitch Tulloch has compiled another excellent addition to the O'Reilly 'Hacks' series of books. Anyone charged with administering Windows servers should have this book sitting nearby as a reference.
Read more →Windows XP Hacks by Preston Gralla will help you tweak, modify and customize Windows XP to look and act the way you want it to. To wring out every ounce of speed and performance available in Windows XP use the hacks in this book.
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