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“The Book of Wireless” by John Ross is an answer to the problem of learning about wireless networking. With the wide spread use of Wireless networks today anyone with a computer should at least know the basics of wireless. Also, with the wireless networking, users need to know how to protect themselves from wireless networking attacks.
Security is at the forefront of everyone's mind and a firewall can be an integral part of your Linux defense. But is Michael's Rash's "Linux Firewalls," the newest release from NoStarchPress, up for the challenge? Eckie S. here at Linuxsecurity.com gives you the low-down on this newest addition to the Linux security resource library and how it's one of the best ways to crack down on attacks to your Linux network.
Learning a new language cannot be complete without a few 'real world'
examples. 'Hello world!'s and fibonacci sequences are always nice as
an introduction to certain aspects of programming, but soon or later
you crave something meatier to chew on. 'Ruby by Example: Concepts
and Code' by Kevin C. Baird provides a wealth of knowledge via general
to specialized examples of the dynamic object oriented programming
language, Ruby. Want to build an mp3 playlist processor? How about
parse out secret codes from 'Moby Dick'? Read on!
In a perfect world, a book like this wouldn't be necessary anymore, except for the new entries into security. Businesses and organizations would have all gotten the point by now. And yet, gaps in security, flaws in policy and general complacency have made an overview of security just as important today as it was five years ago. In a review of this second edition of Computer Security Basics, however, Robert Slade sums up a resource that could have had potential, but instead, fails to live up to its predecessor.
Everybody, from seasoned network administrators to people that just use the Internet to check the TV listings, will experience network problems at some point. Despite their varied technical knowledge, there is one tool that everybody can use: Wireshark. What's the quickest way to learn this fantastic tool? Read Practical Packet Analysis, by Chris Sanders, which provides all the basic information anybody needs to start troubleshooting their network.
