A must for working network and security professionals
as well as anyone in IS seeking to build competence in the increasingly important field of security
Written by three high-profile experts, including Eric Cole,
an ex-CIA security guru who appears regularly on CNN and elsewhere in the media, and Ronald Krutz, a security pioneer who cowrote The CISSP Prep Guide and other security bestsellers
Covers everything from basic security principles and practices to the latest security threats and responses, including proven methods for diagnosing network vulnerabilities and insider secrets for boosting security effectiveness
I. Security Principles and Practices.
1. Information System Security Principles.
2. Information System Security Management.
3. Access Control Considerations.
II. Operating Systems and Applications.
4. Windows Security.
5. Unix and Linux Security.
6. Web Browser and Client Security.
7. Web Security.
8. E-Mail Security.
9. Domain Name System.
10. Server Security.
III. Network Security Fundamentals.
11. Network Protocols.
12. Wireless Security.
13. Network Architecture Fundamentals.
IV. Communications.
14. Secret Communication.
15. Covert Communication
16. Applications of Secure/Covert Communication
V. The Security Threat and The Response.
17. Intrusion Detection and Response.
18. Security Assessments, Testing, and Evaluation.
19. Putting Everything Together.