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Network Security Assessment.(book)(Book Review)

By Weil, Steven
Publication: Security Management
Date: Friday, April 1 2005

Network Security Assessment. By Chris McNab; published by O'Reilly & Associates, 800/998-9938 (phone), www.oreilly.com (Web); 371 pages; $39.95.

Risks to computer networks propagate as quickly as computer technology develops, if not faster. Regularly assessing network security is critical. Hackers are skilled at detecting even the slightest vulnerability left unexposed for the slimmest amount of time.

That's where Network Security Assessment comes in. This well-organized book presents the tools and techniques necessary to identify and assess risks in compute

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