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Author:   Chey Cobb (Former Sr. Tech Security Advisor, National Reconnaissance Office)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   For Dummies
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780764516795

ISBN 10:   0764516795
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   01 November 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: The Path to Network Security 7 Chapter 1: Starting Down the Road to Network Security 9 Chapter 2: Evaluating and Documenting Your Network Situation 39 Chapter 3: Assessing the Risks 53 Chapter 4: Planning and Implementing Security Policies and Procedures 65 Part II: Your Network Is Your Business 83 Chapter 5: Choosing Controls without Breaking the Bank 85 Chapter 6: You Could Be Liable If 101 Chapter 7: Building a Secure Network from Scratch 117 Part III: The All-Important Security Mechanisms 127 Chapter 8: Anti-Virus Software 129 Chapter 9: Firewalls and Brimstone 141 Chapter 10: Intrusion Detection Systems 155 Chapter 11: Access Controls/Privileges 167 Part IV: Special Needs Networking 189 Chapter 12: When Patchwork Doesn’t Mean Quilting: Unix Systems 191 Chapter 13: Boarding Up Your MS Windows 201 Chapter 14: Is Anything Eating Your Mac? 221 Chapter 15: Application Software Patching 233 Chapter 16: Very Precious Network Security 251 Chapter 17: Securing Your Wireless Network 261 Chapter 18: E-Commerce Special Needs 273 Part V: Dealing with the Unthinkable 287 Chapter 19: Emergency! Incident Response 289 Chapter 20: Disaster Recovery 305 Chapter 21: Who Did the Dirty: Computer Forensics 321 Part VI: The Part of Tens 335 Chapter 22: Ten Best Security Practices 337 Chapter 23: Ten Best Security Web Sites 345 Chapter 24: Ten Security Tools Every Network Security Geek Should Have 349 Chapter 25: Ten Questions to Ask a Security Consultant 353 Index 359

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Chey Cobb, CISSP, has trained CIA and NSA personnel in computer security, held a Top Secret clearance for the U.S. intelligence community, and helped develop government security policies and procedures.

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