O'Reilly Released Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security

FreeBSD and OpenBSD are often considered the "other" free operating systems--other than Linux, that is. However, these two BSD-based operating systems have increasingly gained traction in educational institutions, nonprofits, and corporations worldwide. The reason? They provide significant security advantages over Linux. In fact, security is the primary reason that most system administrators use these two platforms. Oddly enough, books that focus specifically on the security aspects of these two operating systems are rare. "It's about time that FreeBSD and OpenBSD--operating systems that tout security as one of their greatest assets--have a book on security," says Yanek Korff, coauthor with Paco Hope and Bruce Potter of Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security (O'Reilly, $49.95). Korff adds, "Deploying these systems without a firm understanding that security must be thought of in advance is folly." [Bill Fox]