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Called "the leader in the Snort IDS book arms race" by Richard Bejtlich, top Amazon reviewer, this brand-new edition of the best-selling Snort book covers all the latest features of a major upgrade to the product and includes a bonus DVD with Snort 2.1 and other utilities. Written by the same lead engineers of the Snort Development team, this will be the first book available on the major upgrade from Snort 2 to Snort 2.1 (in this community, major upgrades are noted by .x and not by full number upgrades as in 2.0 to 3.0). Readers will be given invaluable insight into the code base of Snort, and in depth tutorials of complex installation, configuration, and troubleshooting scenarios. Snort has three primary uses: as a straight packet sniffer, a packet logger, or as a full-blown network intrusion detection system. It can perform protocol analysis, content searching/matching and can be used to detect a variety of attacks and probes. Snort uses a flexible rules language to describe traffic that it should collect or pass, a detection engine that utilizes a modular plug-in architecture, and a real-time alerting capability. A CD containing the latest version of Snort as well as other up-to-date Open Source security utilities will accompany the book. Snort is a powerful Network Intrusion Detection System that can provide enterprise wide sensors to protect your computer assets from both internal and external attack. * Completly updated and comprehensive coverage of snort 2.1 * Includes free CD with all the latest popular plug-ins * Provides step-by-step instruction for installing, configuring and troubleshooting The Barnes & Noble Review Why spend thousands of dollars on a commercial IDS when there s Snort? Now Snort.org webmaster Brian Caswell shows how to make the most of it -- including the latest 2.1 upgrades. Caswell covers the entire Snort planning, deployment, and management lifecycle. Integrating Snort into your security architecture. Using it as a packet sniffer and packet logger for network traffic debugging. Using and updating rules. Using Barnyard to manage Snort s output. Analyzing intrusions. Evaluating (and possibly implementing) active response. A nice touch: notes from the underground that reveal how crackers attack IDS systems, and what you can do about it. Snort 2.1.2 s on CD-ROM, plus several complementary tools. You could download those . But you re unlikely to find Caswell s depth of knowledge anywhere else. Bill Camarda Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?isbn=078972958X) Special Edition Using Word 2003 and (http://cart2.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?isbn=0764505424) Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition . Nationwide and around the world, instant messaging use is growing, with more than 7 billion instant messages being sent every day worldwide, according to IDC. comScore Media Metrix reports that there are 250 million people across the globe--and nearly 80 million Americans--who regularly use instant messaging as a quick and convenient communications tool. Google Talking takes communication to the next level, combining the awesome power of Text and Voice! This book teaches readers how to blow the lid off of Instant Messaging and Phone calls over the Internet. This book will cover the program Google Talk in its entirety. From detailed information about each of its features, to a deep-down analysis of how it works. Also, we will cover real techniques from the computer programmers and hackers to bend and tweak the program to do exciting and unexpected things. * Google has 41% of the search engine market making it by far the most commonly used search engine * The Instant Messaging market has 250 million users world wide * Google Talking will be the first book to hit the streets about Google Talk. Teaches readers how to use Instant Messaging and Phone calls over the Internet. This book covers the program Google Talk, from detailed information about each of its features, to an analysis of how it works. It also covers techniques from the computer programmers and hackers to bend and tweak the program to do exciting and unexpected things. Discusses the intrusion detection system and explains how to install, configure, and troubleshoot it. Brian Baskin, Joshua Brashars, Johnny Long.