Maximum Linux Security is designed for system administrators, managers, and Linux users who need to protect their Linux servers and workstations from unauthorized intrusions and other external threats. Written by an experienced hacker - someone who knows which systems are vulnerable and how crackers get into them - this unique guide to Linux security identifies existing and potential security holes and faults, and describes how to go about fixing them. Anonymous is an experienced computer hacker who was convicted of a series of financial crimes after developing a technique to circumvent bank security in automatic teller machine systems. He now works as a writer, trainer, Internet and Unix site manager, and security consultant, and he is the author of the controversial bestseller, Maximum Security.
Anonymous is a self-described Unix and Perl fanatic who lives in southern California with his wife Michelle and a half-dozen computers. He currently runs an Internet security consulting company and is at work building one of the world's largest computer security archives. He also moonlights doing contract programming for several Fortune 500 firms.
John Ray is an award-winning developer and security consultant with more than 16 years of programming and administration experience. He has worked on projects for the FCC, The Ohio State University, Xerox, and the state of Florida, as well as serving as IT Director for Blue Cosmos Design, Inc. Ray has written/contributed to more than 10 titles currently in print, ranging from Using TCP/IP: Special Edition to Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 in 21 Days.