Inside Network Security Assessment

Guarding Your IT Infrastructure

Michael Gregg, David Kim - Collection One-Off

292 pages, parution le 15/12/2005

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As an IT professional, you need to know how to perform network security assessments. Inside Network Security Assessment: Guarding Your IT Infrastructure is a collection of utilities and templates that will take you through the assessment process. Written by two highly qualified authors with close ties to the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, this book was developed with the goal of being a text for the CISSP continuing education class on Network Security Assessment. You will be provided with step-by-step training on assessing security, from paperwork to penetration testing to ethical hacking. The supporting website will also provide you with access to a variety of tools, checklists, and templates to make your job even easier. You'll save everyone time and money by learning to perform security assessments yourself with the help of Inside Network Security Assessment.

L'auteur - Michael Gregg

Michael Gregg is the president of Superior Solutions, Inc., a Houston-based security assessment and training firm. He has more than 20 years of experience in the IT field. He holds two associate's degrees, a bachelor's degree, and a master's degree. Some of the certifications he maintains include the following: CISSP, MCSE, CCNA, CTT+, A+, N+, Security+, CIW Security Analyst, CEH, NSA IAM, SCNP, DCNP, CCE, and TICSA.

He has consulted and taught for many Fortune 500 companies. Although consulting consumes the bulk of Michael's time, he enjoys teaching. Michael has a proven reputation as a both dynamic and influential speaker. His delivery style is considered energetic and entertaining, yet insightful. Teaching and contributing to the written body of IT security knowledge is how Michael believes he can give something back to the community that has given him so much.

He is a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners and of the Texas Association for Educational Technology. When not working, Michael enjoys traveling and restoring muscle cars.

L'auteur - David Kim

David Kim, President of Security Evolutions, Inc, specializes in IT security consulting, training, and courseware development. He is also the COO of the IISSCC and is responsible for the content and product development for the CISSP and SSCP certification credentials and training materials.

Sommaire

Introduction
Introduction to Assessing Network Vulnerabilities
Foundations and Principles of Security
Why Risk Assessment
Risk-Assessment Methodologies
Scoping the Project
Understanding the Attacker
Performing the Assessment
Tools Used for Assessments and Evaluations
Preparing the Final Report
Post-Assessment Activities
A: Security Assessment Resources
B: Security Assessment Forms
C: Security Assessment Sample Report
D: Dealing with Consultants and Outside Vendors
E: SIRT Team Report Format Template
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Sams
Auteur(s)	Michael Gregg, David Kim
Collection	One-Off
Parution	15/12/2005
Nb. de pages	292
Format	17,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	512g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780672328091
ISBN13	978-0-672-32809-1