Network and internetwork security principles and practice
In a recent attack on the Texas A&M computer complex, which consists of over 12,000 interconnected PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes, and servers, a well-organized team of hackers were able to take virtual control of the complex. Having broken in by running password-cracking programs,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Englewood Cliffs, N.J. New York
Prentice Hall ; IEEE
1995
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| Summary: | In a recent attack on the Texas A&M computer complex, which consists of over 12,000 interconnected PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes, and servers, a well-organized team of hackers were able to take virtual control of the complex. Having broken in by running password-cracking programs, the intruders then modified login software to enable them to capture additional passwords of users logging on to systems. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 462 p ill. 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0024154830 (hbk) 0131800507 (pbk) 0780311078 (IEEE) |