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Summary: Clearly the worst security administration book I have seen
Review: Goncalves should roast for this embarrassment of a book. FW-1 is tough to learn and has many details to master; unfortunately this won't help you get there. As I read the book I kept thinking to myself, didn't I read this poorly worded passage already in the Checkpoint documentation? It seems as though much of this book was lifted from Checkpoint's sources, munged a little bit through a word processor and then printed out. The book is absolutely full of worthless sales pitches for various features of FW-1. Presumably if you are reading the book, you already have a copy of the software and don't need to read ad copy convincing you to buy it. What you need is a logically arranged and well written treatise on how to set up the software, deal with many of the common problems and pitfalls, and implement some of its many useful features. If you agree that is what you need, then hurry and get your copy of "Essential Check Point Firewall-1" by Welch-Abernathy; don't even consider wasting your money on this dog.
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Summary: Clearly the worst security administration book I have seen
Review: Goncalves should roast for this embarrassment of a book. FW-1 is tough to learn and has many details to master; unfortunately this won't help you get there. As I read the book I kept thinking to myself, didn't I read this poorly worded passage already in the Checkpoint documentation? It seems as though much of this book was lifted from Checkpoint's sources, munged a little bit through a word processor and then printed out. The book is absolutely full of worthless sales pitches for various features of FW-1. Presumably if you are reading the book, you already have a copy of the software and don't need to read ad copy convincing you to buy it. What you need is a logically arranged and well written treatise on how to set up the software, deal with many of the common problems and pitfalls, and implement some of its many useful features. If you agree that is what you need, then hurry and get your copy of "Essential Check Point Firewall-1" by Welch-Abernathy; don't even consider wasting your money on this dog.
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Summary: An excellent guide to start to work with the product
Review: I find this book to be very helpful for those who need to make a quick start working with the FireWall-1. It cover all the aspects of simple firewall configurations, including VPN. Also,it has a good coverage of the available encription technologies and how to configure this. This book do not cover advanced topics, but still this is the best one on FireWall-1 available in book stores so far. Maybe CheckPoint should follow the Cisco suite and start publishing its manuals and other documentation, or at least to put it on the Web!
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Summary: A beginners guide to FW-1
Review: I was looking forward to a book about CP FW-1, but was let down with 'Checkpoint Firewall-1 : Administration Guide'.Goncalve's writing style is a bit choppy and there is not a lot of information in the book that is not easily available elsewhere. For those who have never touched a firewall, the book may be a good start. But for an average FW-1 admin who has already configured FW-1, it is unlikely the book will add much to their skill set. The book does not really have anything in it that the Checkpoint documentation hasn't already covered. Between the FW-1 mailing list and the book is not a compelling buy. For those who really need to know firewalls 'Building Internet Firewalls' by Elizabeth Zwicky But for those that don't have hands-on access to a FW-1 installation, the book is a start.
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Summary: Save your pennies unless you've got no choice
Review: The book is not bad, unless you've got no other reference materials at your disposal. I learned much more by attending the training class at ISS, from the awesome instructor.
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Summary: Very poor checkpoint book
Review: This is not one of the best books I've ever seen. In fact, it was one of the most unhelpful CheckPoint books I've seen. I would reccomend David Abernathy's Checkpoint Essentials (aka phoneboy). Save your money on this one.
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Summary: This book is horrible
Review: This is the most useless computer security book I have ever seen. I found it to be mostly a bunch of screen shots with uninformative and vague explanations of the various buttons and/or choices. I keep looking for security recommendations and explanations related to the firewall configuration options, but never really found them. Don't buy this book for any reason - go to phoneboy.com instead.
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