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Passgen tool from my book: Way back in 2005, Jesper Johannson and I wrote Protect Your Windows Network . It’s still available , and although its product set is now somewhat dated (Windows XP and Server 2003), much of the practical advice about security policies, social engineering, Read More...
Posted 29 September 08 01:42 by Steve Riley | 14 Comments
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Tools in the proposed consumer security book: Oh, I forgot to mention that we're planning some tools for the consumer book , too. The first will help you set yourself up as a least-privileged user. It would detect how you're running now, create an account for managing the system and running games Read More...
Posted 25 July 05 09:39 by Steve Riley | 1 Comments
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Idea for second book -- "Stay safe online: computer security at home": Jesper and I are planning a second book. We've noticed a distinct dearth of useful, actionable, and non-scare-mongering computer security resources for home users. A few of the books we've seen are hopelessly bad, really. Either they rapidly forget their Read More...
Posted 24 July 05 09:04 by Steve Riley | 16 Comments
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Bug in the book: Appendix C, hosts file: Somehow this escaped our notice during the proof phase, but the hosts file that's printed in the book (and burned on the CD-ROM) is completely bogus. It actually blocks a number of very good sites that have anti-spyware software and even blocks MVPS.org, Read More...
Posted 28 June 05 09:49 by Steve Riley | 0 Comments
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New preorder site: The publisher has posted their own pre-ordering page. Please go here: www.awprofessional.com/title/0321336437 And if you enter the promotional code JJSR6437 , you'll get a nice discount! Read More...
Posted 12 April 05 12:56 by Steve Riley | 3 Comments
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Ready for pre-ordering: Friends, the book is now ready at Amazon for pre-ordering. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321336437/protectyourwi-20 Thanks to everyone for all your interest! Read More...
Posted 21 March 05 01:08 by Steve Riley | 3 Comments
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The book is getting closer!: For those of you who don't know, Jesper Johansson and I have been writing a book. It's called Protect Your Windows Network: From Perimeter to Data and is published by Addison-Wesley. We finished writing all the chapters a couple months ago; it's in copy-edit Read More...
Posted 10 March 05 11:25 by Steve Riley | 2 Comments
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