Network Security JumpStart: Computer and Network Security Basics

  • 6h 40m
  • Matthew Strebe
  • Sybex
  • 2002

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
  • Intrusion detection
  • 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

About the Author

Mathew Strebe is the best-selling author of Firewalls: 24sever and From Serf to Sufer: Becoming a Network Consultant, both from Sybex. He also owns Connetic.net, a network integration firm specializing in Internet security and outsourced network administration. Stebe has a wealth of network experience, including installation of the U.S. navy’s fist fiber-optic LAN aboard a ship.

In this Book

  • Network Security JumpStart
  • Introduction
  • Security Principles
  • Understanding Hacking
  • Encryption and Authentication
  • Managing Security
  • Border Security
  • Virtual Private Networks
  • Securing Remote and Home Users
  • Virus Protection
  • Creating Fault Tolerance
  • Windows Security
  • Securing Unix Servers
  • Unix Network Security
  • Web Server Security
  • E-mail Security
  • Intrusion Detection
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