Hardening Network Security - Brossura

Seagren, Eric; Kelly, Patrick; Zann, Jason; Mallery, John; Noonan, Wesley

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0072257032 ISBN 13: 9780072257038

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill, 2005

Riassunto

Take a proactive approach to network security by implementing preventive measures against attacks--before they occur. Written by a team of security experts, this hands-on resource provides concrete steps you can take immediately as well as ongoing actions to ensure long-term security. Get complete details on how to systematically harden your network from the ground up, as well as strategies for getting company-wide support for your security plan.

Features a four-part hardening methodology:

• Do This Now!--Checklist of immediate steps to take to lockdown your system from further attack
• Take It From The Top--Systematic approach to hardening your enterprise from the top down
• Once Is Never Enough!--Ongoing monitoring and assessment plan to keep your network secure, including patch management and auditing
• How to Succeed--Strategies for getting budget approval, management buy-in, and employee cooperation for your security program

Su questo libro

L'autore:

John Mallery is a Managing Consultant at BKD, LLP, and a veteran security specialist. Previously, he was CTO of Clarence M. Kelley and Associates, Inc, a private investigation and security consulting company founded by the former director of the FBI. John is a nationally recognized public speaker and trainer in the area of computer forensics and computer security. He has developed continuing legal education programs for the legal community and POST accredited programs for law enforcement. His presentations always receive excellent evaluations at national conferences. John draws upon his unique experiences as an investigator, network security consultant, and comedian to provide presentations that are both informative and entertaining. John is a member of the Information Technology Security Council for ASIS International, a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association, Infragard, and a contributing editor for Security Technology and Design magazine.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Take a proactive approach to enterprise network security by implementing preventive measures against attacks before they occur. Written by a team of IT security specialists, this hands-on resource provides concrete steps you can take immediately as well as ongoing actions to ensure long-term security. Whether you’re working on a Windows, UNIX, wireless, or mixed network, you’ll get complete details on how to systematically harden your network from the ground up, as well as strategies for getting company-wide support for your security plan. With coverage of all major platforms and applications, this book is an essential security tool for on-the-job IT professionals. Features a four-part hardening methodology:

• Do This Now!--Checklist of immediate steps to take to lockdown your system from further attack
• Take It From The Top--Systematic approach to hardening your enterprise from the top down, focusing on network, data, and software access, storage, and communications
• Once Is Never Enough!--Ongoing monitoring and assessment plan to keep your network secure, including patch management and auditing
• How to Succeed at Hardening Network Security--Strategies for getting budget approval, management buy-in, and employee cooperation for your security program

John Mallery is a Managing Consultant at BKD, LLP, and a veteran security specialist.

Jason Zann, CISSP, is an Information Security Consultant for DST Systems.

Patrick Kelly, CISSP, CCSE, MCSE, MCP+I, is an Information Assurance Engineer for ComGlobal Systems, Inc.

Paul Love, MS Network Security, CISSP, CISM, CISA, is a Security Manager with a large financial institution.

Wesley Noonan, MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, NNCSS, Security+, is a Senior Network Consultant for Collective Technologies, LLC.

Eric S. Seagren, CISSP, ISSAP, SCNP, CCNA, CNE, MCP+I, MCSE, is an IT architect, designing secure, scalable, and redundant networks.

Rob Kraft is the director of software development for KCX, Inc. Mark O’Neil is the CTO of Vordel and principal author of Web Services Security.

Series Editor and author Roberta Bragg, CISSP, MCSE: Security, Security+, writes a column for Redmond Magazine and writes the weekly Security Watch newsletter. She is the author of Hardening Windows Systems and several other information security books.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0072257032
• ISBN 13: 9780072257038
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 624