Network Intrusion Detection: An Analyst's Handbook - Softcover

Intrusion detection is one of the hottest growing areas of network security. As the number of corporate, government, and educational networks grow and as they become more and more interconnected through the Internet, there is a correlating increase in the types and numbers of attacks to penetrate those networks. Intrusion Detection, Second Edition is a training aid and reference for intrusion detection analysts. This book is meant to be practical. The authors are literally the most recognized names in this specialized field, with unparalleled experience in defending our country?s government and military computer networks. People travel from all over the world to hear them speak, and this book will be a distillation of that experience. The book's approach is to introduce and ground topics through actual traffic patterns. The authors have been through the trenches and give you access to unusual and unique data.

Judy Novak is a Senior Security Analyst for the Army Research Laboratory. She is one of the founding members of the three year old Computer and Security Incident Response Team which is highly regarded among the military. She has assisted in deploying intrusion detection tools and monitoring at many different military and government sites. She is an author and speaker for the SANS Institute on TCP/IP and using the Shadow intrusion detection tool for network analysis.