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9780764516795

Network Security For Dummies

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    9780764516795

  • ISBN10:

    0764516795

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-10-15
  • Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

This hands-on, do-it-yourself guide to securing and auditing a network offers immediate solutions to critical security problems for small- to medium-sized businesses. Each part of the book begins with basics that can be quickly implemented and then moves on to more complex security mechanisms a company may consider as it grows.

Author Biography

Chey Cobb, CISSP, has trained CIA and NSA personnel in computer security, held a Top Secret clearance for the U.S. intelligence community, and helped develop government security policies and procedures.

Table of Contents

Introduction.
Part I: The Path to Network Security.
Chapter 1: Starting Down the Road to Network Security.
Chapter 2: Evaluating and Documenting Your Network Situation.
Chapter 3: Assessing the Risks.
Chapter 4: Planning and Implementing Security Policies and Procedures.
Part II: Your Network Is Your Business.
Chapter 5: Choosing Controls without Breaking the Bank.
Chapter 6: You Could Be Liable If.
Chapter 7: Building a Secure Network from Scratch.
Part III: The All-Important Security Mechanisms.
Chapter 8: Anti-Virus Software.
Chapter 9: Firewalls and Brimstone.
Chapter 10: Intrusion Detection Systems.
Chapter 11: Access Controls/Privileges.
Part IV: Special Needs Networking.
Chapter 12: When Patchwork Doesn't Mean Quilting: Unix Systems.
Chapter 13: Boarding Up Your MS Windows.
Chapter 14: Is Anything Eating Your Mac?
Chapter 15: Application Software Patching.
Chapter 16: Very Precious Network Security.
Chapter 17: Securing Your Wireless Network.
Chapter 18: E-Commerce Special Needs.
Part V: Dealing with the Unthinkable.
Chapter 19: Emergency! Incident Response.
Chapter 20: Disaster Recovery.
Chapter 21: Who Did the Dirty: Computer Forensics.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Ten Best Security Practices.
Chapter 23: Ten Best Security Web Sites.
Chapter 24: Ten Security Tools Every Network Security Geek Should Have.
Chapter 25: Ten Questions to Ask a Security Consultant.
Index.

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