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9780072229578

Network Security: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition

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    9780072229578

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    0072229578

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-05-29
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
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Summary

There is no sorcery to implementing proper information security, and the concepts that are included in this fully updated second edition are not rocket science. Build a concrete foundation in network security by using this hands-on guide. Examine the threats and vulnerabilities of your organization and manage them appropriately. Includes new chapters on firewalls, wireless security, and desktop protection. Plus, plenty of up-to-date information on biometrics, Windows.NET Server, state laws, the U.S. Patriot Act, and more.

Author Biography

Eric Maiwald (Gaithersburg, MD) is the Director of Security Services for Fortrex Technologies. Mr. Maiwald is also the lead instructor for Fortrex Security Training including the ISS Certified Engineer (ICE) training class. He is a prominent speaker at several security conferences, is the author of Network Security: A Beginner’s Guide, co-author of Security Planning & Disaster Recovery and was a contributing author of Hacker’s Challenge all published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne. Additionally he has written several white papers on Intrusion Detection for conference proceedings.

Table of Contents

PART I Information Security Basics

1: What Is Information Security?

2: Types of Attacks

3: Hacker Techniques

4: Information Security Services

PART II: Groundwork

5: Legal Issues in Information Security

6: Policy

7: Managing Risk

8: Information Security Process

9: Information Security Best Practices

PART III Security Technologies

10: Firewalls

11: Virtual Private Networks

12: Encryption

13: Intrusion Detection

PART IV: Practical Applications and Platform-Specific Implementations

14: Unix Security Issues

15: Windows 2000/Windows 2003 Server Security Issues

16: Internet Architecture

17: E-Commerce Security Needs

18: Wireless Security

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