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Introduction to Network Security
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Unlike data communications of the past, today's networks consist of numerous devices that handle the data as it passes from the sender to the receiver. However, security concerns are frequently raised in circumstances where interconnected computers use a network not controlled by any one entity or organization. Introduction to Network Security exam
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Part
I
Introduction
to
Network
Concepts
and
Threats
2
This
part
provides
an
introduction
to
basic
network
concepts
and
the
taxon-
omy
for
network-based
vulnerabilities
and
attacks.
Readers
that
have
studied
networking
could
skip
the
first
three
chapters
of
this
part.
Chapter
1
discusses
the
concepts
behind
the
layered
approach
to
networking
and
how
the
common
net-
work
architecture
provides
insight
into
security.
Chapter
2
provides
an
overview
into
network
protocols
and
several
key
aspects
of
network
protocols
that
relate
to
security.
Chapter
3
focuses
on
key
aspects
of
the
Internet,
such
as
routing
and
addressing,
and
how
they
relate
to
security.
Chapter
4
introduces
the
taxonomy
for
network-based
vulnerabilities
and
attacks
and
introduces
a
network
threat
model
that
is
the
basis
for
analyzing
vulnerabilities,
attacks,
and
countermeasures
in
the
remaining
chapters
of
this
book.
Table of contents
- Front cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- The Author
- Part I: Introduction to Network Concepts and Threats
- Chapter 1. Network Architecture
- Chapter 2. Network Protocols
- Chapter 3. The Internet
- Chapter 4. Taxonomy of Network-Based Vulnerabilities
- Part II: Lower-Layer Security
- Chapter 5. Physical Network Layer Overview
- Chapter 6. Network Layer Protocols
- Chapter 7. Transport Layer Protocols
- Part III: Application Layer Security
- Chapter 8. Application Layer Overview
- Chapter 9. Email
- Chapter 10. Web Security
- Chapter 11. Remote Access Security
- Part IV: Network-Based Mitigation
- Chapter 12. Common Network Security Devices
- Appendix A: Cryptology
- Appendix B: Laboratory Configuration
- Appendix C: Homework Solutions
- Index
- Back cover