Computer Intrusion Detection and Network Monitoring (eBook, PDF)

this area. It is both informative and accessible."

SHORT BOOK REVIEWS

"The book provides an excellent introduction to the area. I recommend it to any computer- (and Unix-) literate statistcian who wishes to make an impact in an area, which will continue to be of great importance."
ISI Short Book Reviews, April 2002

"This book is a very good text on intrusion detection, written by an author who has direct practical experience ... . Each chapter has a rich and detailed annotated bibliography, which makes this text a true gold-mine for researchers and practitioners. ... the book is a good example of cross-fertilization between the networking and statistical fields, and will be appreciated both by the specialist and the general reader. It is an example ... of interdisciplinarity, which is necessary in fields so complex as computer security." (Antonio Lioy, The Computer Journal, Vol. 45 (6), 2002)

"This book is about one of those areas that provides rich opportunities for statisticians ... . The tools for computer intrusion detection are essentially statistical ... . The book effectively provides the necessary background material for this intensely jargon-strewn area. The book includes many realexamples ... . The book provides an excellent introduction to the area. I recommend it to any computer- (and Unix-) literate statistician who wishes to make an impact in an area, which will continue to be of great importance." (D. J. Hand, Short Book Reviews, Vol. 22 (1), 2002)