Network Security: A Beginner's Guide - Softcover

Maiwald, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072133244 ISBN 13: 9780072133240

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2001

Synopsis

“A great book for network and system administrators who find themselves not only responsible for running a network, but securing it as well. The book’s lucid and well-planned chapters thoroughly explain all of the latest security technologies beginning with the basics and building upon those concepts.” --Mike Schiffman, Director of Research and Development, Guardent, Inc.Get security best practices from one practical resource. Network Security: A Beginner's Guide explains the steps you need to take to effectively establish a security program appropriate for your organization. You'll get details on Internet architecture, e-commerce security needs, encryption, hacker techniques, and intrusion detection. The book covers Windows NT/2000, UNIX/Linux, and Novell Netware.

About this title

About the Author

Eric Maiwald is a Research Vice President with Gartner, Inc. where he focuses on enterprise security infrastructure and mobility technologies. Mr. Maiwald has over twenty years of experience in information security where has worked as a security officer and consultant for large financial institutions, healthcare providers, services firms, and manufacturers. He has extensive experience in the security field performing assessments, policy development, architecture design, and product implementations. Mr. Maiwald holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Masters of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. He is a named inventor on patent numbers 5,577,209, 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 Providing Network Security, and 6,212,636 Method for Establishing Trust in a Computer Network via Association. Mr. Maiwald is a regular presenter at a number of well-known security conferences. He has also written Security Planning and Disaster Recovery (with William Sieglein), and Fundamentals of Network Security, both published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill and is a contributing author for Hacking Linux Exposed, and Hackers Challenge also published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill.

From the Back Cover

Learn network security basics using this practical guide

Create a successful security program even if you're new to the field of network security using this practical guidebook. You can now get the technical background you need and have access to the best and most up-to-date security practices from one resource. You'll learn how to set up and work with firewalls, smart cards, and access controls; develop and manage effective policies and procedures; secure Internet connections; recover from security breaches; prevent hacker attacks, and much more. You'll also gain insight into actual program implementations in different environments including e-commerce and company intranets through real-world case studies. Plus, you'll get an 8-page network blueprint section for additional visual details on proper Internet architecture, e-Commerce architecture, intrusion detection, and the information security process. If you're looking for a solid introduction to securing a network, this is the only book you'll need.

-Understand the basic principles of securing information on a network
-Find out various methods for improving security anti-virus software, firewalls, smart cards, intrusion detection, and much more
-Learn about different forms of attack and how each is accomplished
-Build a security program incorporating recommended technical and administrative practices
-Get details on associated legal and privacy issues
-Identify and measure risk areas within your organization
-Implement a successful network security program step-by-step
-Connect to the Internet safely and safeguard e-commerce transactions

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072133244
• ISBN 13: 9780072133240
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 4028