Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 912 pages
- Published by: Cisco Press January 20, 2004
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1587131226
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587131226
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Book Dimensions:
9.7 x 8 x 2.2 inches
- Weighs: 4.1 pounds
Product Description
The only authorized textbook for the Cisco Networking Academy Program
Cisco Networking Academy Program basics of Network Security Companion Guide, along with the basics of Network Security Lab Companion and Workbook and the corresponding online course, provide a thorough introduction to network security.
This portable desk reference focuses on the overall security processes based on a security policy with an emphasis in the areas of secure perimeter, secure connectivity, security management, identity services, and intrusion detection. Along with the Cisco Networking Academy Program online course, this
Companion Guide covers the installation, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance using Cisco command-line interface (CLI) and web-based device managers on both the Cisco IOS Firewall and the PIX Security Appliance. It also covers how to
- Configure Network Address Translation, access lists, stateful traffic inspection, and application filtering
- Implement signature-based intrusion detection
- Configure identity management using authentication, authorization, and accounting
- Configure virtual private networks using industry-standard IPSec for both site-to-site and remote access connectivity
This Companion Guide also includes security appendixes that cover several installation tutorials for various hardware and
software products.
This book and the course align with the new Cisco Firewall Specialist certification objectives. The Cisco Firewall Specialist encompasses the SECUR (formerly known as MCNS) and Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced (CSPFA) exams. You can use this book and the course to begin certification preparation.
Companion CD-ROM
The CD-ROM contains 11 hi-res PhotoZoom Activities, 200+ exam- preparation questions in a practice Test Engine, more than 50 hands-on e-Lab Activities, 48 Demonstration Activities, plus ten professional network security utilities, command references, and other resources for an enhanced learning experience.
This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy Program.
Book Info
Guide focuses on network security processes based on a security policy; with an emphasis in the areas of secure perimeter, secure connectivity, security management, identity services, and intrusion detection. Includes appendices covering several installation tutorials for various hardware and
software products.
Reader ReviewsFundamentals Of Network Security Companion Guide is an 870-page textbook specifically written and designed to complement the Cisco Networking Academy Program online curriculum. Developed by a team of Cisco Systems experts, this comprehensive instructional expressly reflects the lessons that students study online, and an accompanying CD-ROM features activities similar to the online material to better understand the concepts. Topics covered and extensively discussed with practical examples include basic router and switch security; router AAA security; router site-to-site or remote access to VPNs; PIX security appliance from basic to advanced protocols; and so much more. A serious, in-depth text highly recommended for anyone pursuing the Cisco online curriculum, Fundamentals Of Network Security Companion Guide is a seminal and highly recommended addition to professional Computer Security reference collections.
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