Network Security: A Beginner's Guide, 2/e
Eric Maiwald

ISBN: 0072229578,
Division: Professional,
Price: £29.99,
Pub Date: JUN-03,

Pages: 496
Edition: 02
Format: Paperback

Availability: In Stock

Description

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.
Features

  • New chapters on Firewalls, Wireless Security, and Desktop Protection. Covers biometrics, Windows.NET Server, new IDS technology and new standards such as ISO 17799. New coverage of Patriot Act and additional information on State Laws, HIPAA, and Graham Leach-Bliley. Updated VPN coverage and brand new network attacks. Inside front and back covers contain blueprints that demonstrate practical applications of security in different environments.
    • Author Biography

  • Eric Maiwald
    Eric Maiwald is an Analyst with the Burton Group (www.burtongroup.com), where he focuses on enterprise security infrastructure technologies. Mr. Maiwald has over seventeen years of experience in information security, where he 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 Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master?s in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. 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 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 Network Security: A Beginner's Guide, Security Planning and Disaster Recovery (with William Sieglein), and Fundamentals of Network Security, all published by McGraw-Hill, and is a contributing author for Hacking Linux Exposed and Hacker's Challenge, also published by McGraw-Hill.

    • 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
    A: Answers to Mastery Checks



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