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A Technical Guide Written by the Creator of Osiris
Contact: Amy Pedersen
781-681-5151 x12
amy@syngress.com
Rockland, MA August 10, 2005--Syngress Publishing, Inc., today
announced the publication of Osiris and Samhain (ISBN: 1597490180), the
first book written on the popular Open Source tools.
Host integrity monitoring is the only effective means to determine if a
malicious hacker has successfully penetrated the perimeter of a network to
compromise the target host. Osiris and Samhain are the two most popular
tools used for host integrity monitoring. This book walks readers through
the process of preparing and deploying open source host integrity
monitoring software. From the configuration and installation to
maintenance, testing, and fine-tuning, this book will cover everything
needed to correctly deploy a centralized host integrity monitoring
solution. The domain includes home networks on up to large-scale
enterprise environments.
BOOK DETAILS
ISBN: 1597490180
PRICE: $44.95 U.S.
PAGE COUNT: 448 PP
Inside the book coverage:
Chapter 1 Host Integrity
Chapter 2 Understanding the Terrain
Chapter 3 Understanding Threats
Chapter 4 Planning
Chapter 5 Host Integrity Monitoring with Open Source Tools
Chapter 6 Osiris
Chapter 7 Samhain
Chapter 8 Log Monitoring and Response
Chapter 9 Advanced Strategies
Appendix A Monitoring Linksys Devices
Appendix B Extending Osiris and Samhain with Modules
About the Authors
Brian Wotring is the CTO of Host Integrity, Inc. a company that
specializes in providing software to help monitor the integrity of desktop
and server environments. Brian studied computer science and mathematics at
the University of Alaska and the University of Louisiana. Brian founded
and maintains knowngoods.org, an online database of known good file
signatures for a number of operating systems. He also is the developer of
ctool, an application that provides limited integrity verification for
prebound Mac OS X executables. Brian is currently responsible for the
continued development of Osiris, an open source host integrity monitoring
system. As a long-standing member of The Shmoo Group of security and
privacy professionals, Brian has an interest in secure programming
practices, data integrity solutions, and software usability. Along with
Bruce Potter and Preston Norvell, Brian co-authored the book, Mac OS X
Security. Brian has presented at CodeCon and at the Black Hat Briefings
security conferences.
Bruce Potter (Technical Editor) is a Senior Associate at Booz Allen
Hamilton. Prior to working at Booz Allen Hamilton, Bruce served as a
software security consultant for Cigital in Dulles, VA. Bruce is the
founder of the Shmoo Group of security professionals. His areas of
expertise include wireless security, large-scale network architectures,
smartcards, and promotion of secure software engineering practices. Bruce
coauthored the books 802.11 Security and Mac OS X Security. He was trained
in computer science at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Background Information
Syngress Publishing (www.syngress.com), headquartered in Rockland,
Massachusetts, is an independent publisher of print and electronic
reference materials for Information Technology professionals seeking skill
enhancement and career advancement. Distributed throughout Europe, Asia,
and the U.S. and Canada, Syngress titles have been translated into twenty
languages. The Company's pioneering customer support program,
solutions@syngress.com, extends the value of every Syngress title with
regular information updates and customer-driven author forums. For more
information on Syngress products, contact Amy Pedersen at 781-681-5151 or
email amy@syngress.com. Syngress books are distributed in the United
States and Canada by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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