Firewall fundamentals
Increasing reliance on the Internet in both work and home environments has radically increased the vulnerability of computing systems to attack from a wide variety of threats. Firewall technology continues to be the most prevalent form of protection against existing and new threats to computers and networks. A full understanding of what firewalls can do, how they can be deployed to maximum effect, and the differences among firewall types can make the difference between continued network integri…
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- Full title :Firewall fundamentals / Wes Noonan, Ido Dubrawsky.
Summary
Increasing reliance on the Internet in both work and home environments has radically increased the vulnerability of computing systems to attack from a wide variety of threats. Firewall technology continues to be the most prevalent form of protection against existing and new threats to computers and networks. A full understanding of what firewalls can do, how they can be deployed to maximum effect, and the differences among firewall types can make the difference between continued network integrity and complete network or computer failure. Firewall Fundamentals introduces readers to firewall concepts and explores various commercial and open source firewall implementations--including Cisco, Linksys, and Linux--allowing network administrators and small office/home office computer users to effectively choose and configure their devices.
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- Publication Date:2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cisco Press
- Place of Publication:Indianapolis, Ind
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxiv, 375 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1587052210, 9781587052217, 0071549781, 9780071549783
- oclc:ocm63186652
- LC Classification:TK5105.59
- Dewey Decimal:005.8
Table of Contents
Introduction to firewalls -- Firewall basics -- TCP/IP for firewalls -- Personal firewalls: Windows firewall and Trend Micros's PC-cilin -- Broadband routers and firewalls -- Cisco PIX firewalls and ASA security appliance -- Linux-based firewalls -- Application proxy firewalls -- Where firewalls fit in a network -- Firewall security policies -- Managing firewalls -- What is my firewall telling me -- Troubleshooting firewalls -- Going beyond basic firewall features -- Firewall and security tools -- Firewall and security resources.
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