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Cybersecurity essentials /

"Cybersecurity Essentials provides a comprehensive introduction, with expert coverage of essential topics required for entry-level cybersecurity certificates. It covers the four distinct challenges of creating an effective cybersecurity defense: securing the infrastructure, securing devices, se...

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Other Authors: Brooks, Charles J., Grow, Christopher, Craig, Philip, Short, Donald
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, Indiana : John Wiley & Sons, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Securing the infrastructure. Infrastructure security in the real world
  • Understanding access-control and monitoring systems
  • Understanding video surveillance systems
  • Understanding intrusion-detection and reporting systems
  • Infrastructure security: review quesitons and hands-on exercises
  • Part 2. Securing local hosts. Local host security in the real world
  • Securing devices
  • Protecting the inner perimeter
  • Protecting remote access
  • Local host security: review questions and hands-on exercises
  • Part 3. Securing local networks. Local network security in the real world
  • Networking basics
  • Understanding networking protocols
  • Understanding network servers
  • Understanding network connectivity devices
  • Understanding network transmission media security
  • Local network security: review questions
  • Part 4. Securing the perimeter. Perimeter security in the real world
  • Understanding the environment
  • Hiding the private network
  • Protecting the perimeter
  • Protecting data moving through the Internet
  • Tools and utilities
  • Identifying and defending against vulnerabilities
  • Perimeter security: review questions and hands-on exercises.