Active Defense: A Comprehensive Guide to Network Security

A network administrator's guide to security provides a systematic, common-sense approach to evaluating potential threats to a network and identifying and implementing a variety of effective, workable solutions to alleviate them, covering topics ranging from physical network security to viruses and data theft. Original. (Intermediate)

Computers & Technology

Hunt, Cameron

Certification

Sybex, Inc.

The Technology You Need is Out There. The Expertise You Need is in Here. Expertise is what makes hackers effective. It's what will make you effective, too, as you fight to keep them at bay. Mastering Network Security has been fully updated to reflect the latest developments in security technology, but it does much more than bring you up to date. More importantly, it gives you a comprehensive understanding of the threats to your organization's network and teaches you a systematic approach in which you make optimal use of the technologies available to you. Coverage includes: <ul>
<li>Understanding security from a topological perspective</li> <li>Configuring Cisco router security features</li> <li>Selecting and configuring a firewall</li> <li>Configuring Cisco's PIX firewall</li> <li>Configuring an intrusion detection system</li> <li>Providing data redundancy</li> <li>Configuring a Virtual Private Network</li> <li>Securing your wireless network</li> <li>Implementing authentication and encryption solutions</li> <li>Recognizing hacker attacks</li> <li>Detecting and eradicating viruses</li> <li>Getting up-to-date security information</li> <li>Locking down Windows NT/2000/XP servers</li> <li>Securing UNIX, Linux, and FreBSD systems</li> </ul>

Mastering Network Security

Brenton, Chris

Sybex

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