![]() Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing
ISBN: 978-0-470-17986-4
Paperback
428 pages
April 2008
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If your job is to design or implement IT security solutions, or if you're studying for any security certification, this is the how-to guide you've been looking for. Here's how to assess your needs, gather the tools, and create a controlled environment in which you can experiment, test, and develop the solutions that work. With liberal examples from real-world scenarios, it tells you exactly how to implement a strategy to secure your systems now and in the future.
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Collect the necessary hardware and software and assemble your own network lab
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Configure a bootable Linux CD
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Explore various methods for gathering information about existing security
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Identify automated attack and penetration tools
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Understand cryptographic systems and encryption and authentication attacks
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Learn to find, identify, and defeat malware
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Address the special protection needs of wireless systems
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Use Snort® to build an IDS that will help to detect and identify attacks in real time
DVD includes tools for actually building and implementing security solutions
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Open source tools
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Demo software
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A bootable version of Linux

