Fundamentals of Network Security
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0072230932 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 672 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This hands-on, project-based approach to the fundamentals of network security concepts and skills helps students understand security best practices, laws, and standards that will enable them to build a complete security program. This book introduces a strong foundation that includes security policy, planning, and development of good processes. Platform-specific defenses are revealed for the desktop, Windows networks, UNIX, Internet, and wireless systems. Laws and government regulation are also covered, including the Patriot Act, homeland security initiatives, and special information on relevant state laws.. A step-by-step design teaches students security implementation using recent advances in security tools, such as firewalls, VPN's, encryption, techniques, and intrusion detection devises
From the Back CoverEssential IT Skills for On-the-Job SuccessFundamentals of Network Security is a comprehensive introduction to computer and network security. It includes the most recent advances in security tools and platform-specific defenses.Inside this book, you will learn to:Assess the threats, vulnerabilities, and risks to a network Defend against access, modification, denial-of-service, and repudiation attacks Identify a variety of hacking methods, including sniffing, spoofing, viruses, Trojan horses, and worms Apply new federal and state laws, including the Patriot Act, HIPAA, and Graham Leach-Bliley Configure wireless security technologies Create policy, manage risk, and implement an information security program Develop a backup and recovery plan Apply security technologies such as firewalls, VPNs, encryption methods, and intrusion
Mr. Maiwald is a named inventor on patent numbers 577,209, "Apparatus and Method for Providing Multi-level Security for Communications among Computers and Terminals on a Network"; 5.872.847, "Using Trusted Associations to Establish Trust in a Computer Network"; 5,940,591, "Apparatus and Method for Pr
"Great one" according to Ahmad. The book is well written and the concepts it covers are both current and relative. It covers the concepts of basic computer and network security. It has alot of illustration figures. After each chapter there are "Key term quiz" and "Multiple choice quiz" which are helpfull for the students to test their self.It's great.. awesome mom64 This book is well written and really helpful in my school. Would buy more books from this company. I enjoy the tests at the end of the chapters because it helped me remember what I needed to know.. "School required reading" according to Cindy. This book is recommended reading for a college class. It is good, kept my interest, met the requirement and that is what I needed it to do.