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 Laura
E. Hunter (CISSP, MCSE: Security, MCDBA, Microsoft MVP)
is a senior IT specialist with the University of Pennsylvania,
where she provides network planning, implementation and troubleshooting
services for various business units and schools within the university.
Her specialties include Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003 design
and implementation, troubleshooting and security topics. Laura
has over a decade of experience in the areas of Windows and Novell
networking; her previous experience includes a position as the
director of computer services for the Salvation Army and as the
LAN administrator for a medical supply firm. She is a contributor
to the TechTarget family of web sites, and to Redmond magazine
(formerly Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine).
Laura has previously contributed to the Syngress Windows Server
2003 MCSE/MCSA DVD Guide & Training System series for exams
70-291/292/293/294/296/297/298 as a DVD presenter, contributing
author and technical reviewer, and is the author of the Active
Directory Field Guide from APress Publishing. Laura is a two-time
recipient of the prestigious Microsoft "Most Valued Professional" award
in the area of Windows Server-Networking. Laura graduated with
honors from the University of Pennsylvania and also works as a
freelance writer, trainer, speaker and consultant based in the
Philadelphia area. You can reach Laura at laurahcomputing@gmail.com.
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Laura's favorite books: |
 Active
Directory Cookbook for Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 by
Robbie Allen – As an Active Directory administrator, this
is the single most important book on my bookshelf. I've gone
through
at least three copies because I loan it out and don't get it
back — this book needs to go in the Geek Time Capsule.
Well-written, exhaustive and task-based so that you don't need
to wade through
a thousand pages to figure out how to do one thing. I like all
of the books in the Cookbook series, but this one is far and
away my favorite.
(The author's original choice was an older edition that is now out of print. This link is to the current edition)
Group Policy, Profiles, and
IntelliMirror for Windows 2003,Windows 2000, and Windows XP by Jeremy
Moskowitz – My
good friend Jeremy has written what I consider to be the definitive work on Group
Policy: if you need to use this technology in your life, this is the book for
you. Engaging and well written.
 Inside Active Directory: A System
Administrator's Guide by Sakari Kouti and Mika Seitsonen – An exhaustive
reference on Active Directory; I find something new every time I open it up.
 Secrets and Lies: Digital Security
in a Networked World by Bruce Schneier – An excellent overview of computer
security, written in such a way that it's approachable for all levels of technical
expertise. I've recommended this book to techies and managers alike.
 Head First Java by Kathy
Sierra and Bert Bates – I had this book recommended to me when I started a graduate
program in Computer Science, since I didn't have a strong programming background
at the time. It's a great primer for smart people who just don't know how to
program in Java – covers all the major topics without being condescending or
too minimalist.
 TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1:
The Protocols by W. Richard Stevens – An oldie but a goodie – one of the
first and still one of the best references on the TCP/IP protocol.
 Writing Secure Code by Michael
Howard and David LeBlanc – An indispensable reference, and even useful for the
full-time network admin.
 Microsoft Windows Internals: Microsoft Windows Server
2003, Windows XP and Windows 2000 by Mark E. Russinovich, David
A. Solomon – If you can't afford the training class, at least pick
up Russinovich and Solomon's book, one of the best available on the
deep dark internal workings of the Windows operating system.
Management Bytes: Ten Essential Skills for Technical Managers by Anne
Milkovich – A book that bridges the gap for the technical professional who is
moving (or may someday want to move) into the management arena.
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer
Espionage by Clifford Stoll – It reads like a spy novel, but
it's entirely true: how a ring of computer hackers were discovered
through a few cents' discrepancy on a University computer system. |
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