Szor, a security architect, explains virus threats, defense techniques, and analysis tools in this guide for IT and security professionals responsible for protecting their organizations against malware. He presents the state of the art in both malware and protection in full technical detail, covering virus behavior and classification, protection strategies, antivirus and worm-blocking techniques, and code metamorphism. Readers should be familiar with programming. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)