Network Security JumpStartTM: Computer and Network Security Basics - Softcover

Strebe, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078214120X ISBN 13: 9780782141207

Publisher: Sybex, 2002

Synopsis

Build Your Network Security Career on a Solid Foundation

Whether you′re setting out to earn a security certification or just want to know more about the security issues faced by all network administrators, Network Security JumpStart is the place to begin. Inside, a networking expert demystifies every aspect of the growing security imperative, giving you a firm footing from which you can realize your goals and develop a better understanding of computer and network security. Coverage Includes:

• Understanding security principles
• Understanding hacking
• Using encryption and authentication
• Managing security
• Securing Internet connections
• Using Virtual Private Networks
• Securing remote and home users
• Implementing virus protection
• Creating fault tolerance
• Securing Windows servers
• Securing UNIX servers
• Securing public web servers
• Securing public e–mail servers
• Detecting intrusion

About this title

About the Author

Matthew Strebe is the best–selling author of Windows 2000: 24seven and From Serf to Surfer: Becoming a Network Consultant. Owner of Netropolis, a network integration firm specializing in high–speed networking and Windows NT/2000, Strebe′s long history of networking includes installing the US Navy′s first fiber–optic local area network on a ship.

Whether you re setting out to earn a security certification or just want to know more about the security issues faced by all network administrators, Network Security JumpStart is the place to begin. Inside, a networking expert demystifies every aspect of the growing security imperative, giving you a firm footing from which you can realize your goals and develop a better understanding of computer and network security. Coverage Includes:

• Understanding security principles
• Understanding hacking
• Using encryption and authentication
• Managing security
• Securing Internet connections
• Using Virtual Private Networks
• Securing remote and home users
• Implementing virus protection
• Creating fault tolerance
• Securing Windows servers
• Securing UNIX servers
• Securing public web servers
• Securing public e–mail servers
• Detecting intrusion

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078214120X
• ISBN 13: 9780782141207
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384