Long-time Red Hat insider Tammy Fox brings together today’s best practices for the entire system lifecycle, from planning and...

Hardening is the process of protecting a system against unknown threats. System administrators harden against that which they think could be a threat. Administrators know the Internet is a hostile environment. Although they can't tell, for example, that a hacker will attempt to gain access to the SQL server next Tuesday, they can bet...

Pro SQL Server 2012 Administration is a one-stop source for all the knowledge you'll need to professionally manage a database under Microsoft SQL Server 2012. SQL Server administration is a complex field requiring an unusually broad and well-rounded skill set. A good database administrator must be part system...

The CISA certification is a prerequisite for many audit and security job postings in the marketplace today. Becom-ing certified takes years of experience and exposure to information systems and risk and control techniques. In this book, John Kramer refers to his own experiences...

With more than 8,000 funds, more than $8 trillion in assets, and more than 87 million individual investors at the end of 2004, mutual funds—professionally managed pooled investment vehicles that give people the opportunity to participate in the securities market without...

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• Learn key reconnaissance concepts needed as a penetration tester
• Attack and exploit key features, authentication, and sessions on web...

The NHibernate Cookbook explains each...

Windows NT User Administration covers everyday problems faced by system administrators and goes beyond the GUI to describe the tools you need to solve them. The book covers the whole spectrum of user management: user security, user customization, and system resource auditing. You'll find real-world examples and many useful Perl...

Get expert guidance to assess and help improve the security of your Exchange Server 2003 messaging systems. From risk assessment to implementation and auditing procedures, get critical guidance to help enhance the security of your messaging infrastructure. Written by a network security expert who works closely with the Microsoft Exchange...