Endpoint Security
Authors: Mark Kadrich
Venue:  (2007)

<>A Comprehensive, Proven Approach to Securing All Your Network Endpoints!Despite massive investments in security technology and training, hackers are increasingly succeeding in attacking networks at their weakest links: their endpoints. Now, leading security expert Mark Kadrich introduces a breakthrough strategy to protecting all your endpoint devices, from desktops and notebooks to PDAs and cellphones.Drawing on powerful process control techniques, Kadrich shows how to systematically prevent and eliminate network contamination and infestation, safeguard endpoints against today's newest threats, and prepare yourself for tomorrow's attacks. As part of his end-to-end strategy, he shows how to utilize technical innovations ranging from network admission control to “trusted computing.”Unlike traditional “one-size-fits-all” solutions, Kadrich's approach reflects the unique features of every endpoint, from its applications to its environment. Kadrich presents specific, customized strategies for Windows PCs, notebooks, Unix/Linux workstations, Macs, PDAs, smartphones, cellphones, embedded devices, and more.You'll learn how to:ï¾ ·ï¾ Recognize dangerous limitations in conventionalendpoint security strategiesï¾ ·ï¾ Identify the best products, tools, and processes to secure your specific devices and infrastructureï¾ ·ï¾ Configure new endpoints securely and reconfigure existing endpoints to optimize securityï¾ ·ï¾ Rapidly identify and remediate compromisedendpoint devicesï¾ ·ï¾ Systematically defend against new endpoint-focused malware and virusesï¾ ·ï¾ Improve security at the point of integration between endpoints and your networkWhether you're a security engineer, consultant, administrator, architect, manager, or CSO, this book delivers what you've been searching for:a comprehensive endpoint security strategy that works.Mark Kadrich is President and CEO of The Security Consortium, which performs in-depth testing and evaluation of security products and vendors. As Senior Scientist for Sygate Technologies, he was responsible for developing corporate policies, understanding security trends, managing government certification programs, and evangelization. After Symantec acquired Sygate, Kadrich became Symantec's Senior Manager of Network and Endpoint Security.His 20 years' IT security experience encompasses systems level design, policy generation, endpoint security, risk management, and other key issues.ï¾ Prefaceï¾ About the Authorï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 1ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Defining Endpointsï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 2ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Why Security Failsï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 3ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Something Is Missingï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 4ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Missing Link DiscoveredChapter 5ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Endpoints and Network Integrationï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 6ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Trustworthy Beginningsï¾ Chapter 7ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Threat Vectorsï¾ ï¾ Chapter 8ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Microsoft Windowsï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 9ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Apple OS Xï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 10ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Linuxï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 11ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ PDAs and SmartphonesChapter 12ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Embedded Devicesï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Chapter 13ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Case Studies of Endpoint Security Failuresï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Glossaryï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ ï¾ Indexï¾ ï¾ ï¾ The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player