Guide to Operating Systems Security

Michael Palmer, Ph.D., is an industry consultant and educator who has written numerous networking and operating systems books, including best-selling books about Microsoft� Windows� Server systems and UNIX�/Linux�. He is president of CertQuick, which provides computer and networking consulting services, technical authoring services, and computer science curriculum development for schools. Dr. Palmer has worked for 30 years in higher education and industry as an instructor, professor, systems and networking specialist, technical manager, department head, and consultant. He holds bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

1. Operating Systems Security: Keeping Computers and Networks Secure
2. Viruses, Worms, and Malicious Software
3. Security Through Authentication and Encryption
4. Account-Based Security
5. File, Directory, and Shared Resource Security
6. Firewalls and Border Security
7. Physical and Network Topology Security
8. Wireless Security
9. Web, Remote Access, and VPN Security
10. E-Mail Security
11. Security Through Disaster Recovery
12. Security Through Monitoring and Auditing
Appendix A: Operating System Command-Line Commands