Network Security Foundations : Technology Fundamentals for IT Success

Network Security Foundations : Technology Fundamentals for IT Success, 9780782143744 (0782143741), Sybex, 2004

The world of IT is always evolving, but in every area there are stable, core concepts that anyone just setting out needed to know last year, needs to know this year, and will still need to know next year. The purpose of the Foundations series is to identify these concepts and present them in a way that gives you the strongest possible starting point, no matter what your endeavor.

Network Security Foundations provides essential knowledge about the principles and techniques used to protect computers and networks from hackers, viruses, and other threats. What you learn here will benefit you in the short term, as you acquire and practice your skills, and in the long term, as you use them. Topics covered include:

Why and how hackers do what they do
How encryption and authentication work
How firewalls work
Understanding Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Risks posed by remote access
Setting up protection against viruses, worms, and spyware
Securing Windows computers
Securing UNIX and Linux computers
Securing Web and email servers
Detecting attempts by hackers

About the Author
Matthew Strebe is the best-selling author of numerous books, including Firewalls: 24seven from Sybex. He is the Chief Technology Officer of Connetic, an IT outsourcing firm headquartered in San Diego, and wastes his scant spare time writing www.slashnot.com. Matt's long history of networking includes installing the US Navy's first fiber-optic local area network on a ship.

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