Active Defense : A Comprehensive Guide to Network Security

by Brenton, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780782129168
• ISBN10: 0782129161
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

This new, comprehensive guide to implementing effective network security offers superb coverage of all security threats, both internal and external, and ways to combat them. Includes covers of Virtual Private Networks, the newest encryption technologies, firewalls, and more. Includes coverage on Windows, Windows 2000, and sections on UNIX and Linux.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxiii
Why Secure Your Network?	1	(14)
How Much Security Do You Need?	15	(26)
Understanding How Network Systems Communicate	41	(66)
Topology Security	107	(36)
Firewalls	143	(54)
Configuring Cisco Router Security Features	197	(46)
Check Point's FireWall-1	243	(46)
Intrusion Detection Systems	289	(38)
Authentication and Encryption	327	(30)
Virtual Private Networking	357	(32)
Viruses, Trojans, and Worms: Oh My!	389	(32)
Disaster Prevention and Recovery	421	(46)
NetWare	467	(32)
NT and Windows 2000	499	(64)
UNIX	563	(46)
The Anatomy of an Attack	609	(36)
Staying Ahead of Attacks	645	(26)
Appendix A: About the CD-ROM	671	(6)
Appendix B: Sample Network Usage Policy	677	(11)
Index	688