Managing Cisco Network Security

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 784 pages
• Published by: Syngress
• Edition: 2nd Edition June 15, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1931836566
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1931836562
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
• Weighs: 2.9 pounds

Product Description
An in-depth knowledge of how to configure Cisco IP network security is a MUST for anyone working in today's internetworked world
"There's no question that attacks on enterprise networks are increasing in frequency and sophistication"-Mike Fuhrman, Cisco Systems Manager, Security Consulting
Managing Cisco Network Security, Second Edition offers updated and revised information covering many of Cisco's security products that provide protection from threats, detection of network security incidents, measurement of vulnerability and policy compliance and management of security policy across an extended organization. These are the tools that network administrators have to mount defenses against threats. Chapters also cover the improved functionality and ease of the Cisco Secure Policy Manger software used by thousands of small-to-midsized businesses and a special section on the Cisco Aironet Wireless Security Solutions.

Security from a real-world perspective
Key coverage of the new technologies offered by the Cisco including: 500 series of Cisco PIX Firewall, Cisco Intrusion Detection System, and the Cisco Secure Scanner
Revised edition of a text popular with CCIP (Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional) students
Expanded to include separate chapters on each of the security products offered by Cisco Systems

About The Author
Edgar Danielyan (CCNP Security, CCDP, CSE, SCNA) is a self-employed consultant, author, and editor specializing in security, UNIX, and internetworking. He has contributed his expertise as a Technical Editor of several books on security and networking including Hack Proofing Linux (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-928994-34-2). Robert "Woody" Weaver (CISSP) is a Principal Architect and the Field Practice Leader for Security at Callisma. Larry Chaffin (CCNA, CCDA, CCNA-WAN, CCDP-WAN, CSS1, NNCDS, JNCIS) is a Consultant with Callisma. His specialties include Cisco WAN routers, Cisco PIX Firewall, Cisco VPN, ISP design and implementation, strategic network planning, network architecture and design, and network troubleshooting and optimization. Larry's background includes positions as a Senior LAN/WAN Engineer at WCOM-UUNET, and he also is a freelance sports writer for USA Today and ESPN. Eric Knipp (CCNP, CCDP, CCNA, CCDA, MCSE, MCP+I) is a Consultant with Callisma. He specializes in IP telephony and convergence, Cisco routers, LAN switches, as well as Microsoft NT, and network design and implementation. He is co-author on the previously published Cisco AVVID and IP Telephony Design and Implementation (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-928994-83-0), and Configuring IPv6 for Cisco IOS (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-928994-84-9). Jamie Caesar (CCNP) is the Senior Network Engineer for INFO1 Inc., located in Norcross, GA. Vitaly Osipov (CISSP, CCSA, CCSE) is a Security Specialist and has spent the last five years consulting various companies in Eastern, Central, and Western Europe on information security issues. He is a regular contributor to various infosec-related mailing lists and recently co-authored Check Point NG Certified Security Administrator Study Guide. C. Tate Baumrucker (CISSP, CCNP, Sun Enterprise Engineer, MCSE) is a Senior Consultant with Callisma. He is responsible for leading engineering teams in the design and implementation of complex and highly available systems infrastructures and networks. Tate is industry recognized as a subject matter expert in security and LAN/WAN support systems such as HTTP, SMTP, DNS, and DHCP. Brian Browne (CISSP) is a Senior Consultant with Callisma. He provides senior-level strategic and technical security consulting to Callisma clients, has 12 years of experience in the field of information systems security, and is skilled in all phases of the security lifecycle. A former independent consultant, Brian has provided security consulting for multiple Fortune 500 clients, and has been published in Business Communications Review. Sean Thurston (CCDP, CCNP, MCSE, MCP+I) is a Senior Solution Architect with Siemens Business Services. He provides network and data center design solutions for large-scale deployment. Sean is also a contributing author to Building a Cisco Network for Windows 2000 (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-928994-00-8) and Cisco AVVID & IP Telephony Design and Implementation (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-928994-83-0).