Internet Security

A Jumpstart for Systems Administrators and It Managers

By: Tim Speed, Juanita Ellis

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Paperback | 1 April 2003

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Internet Security incorporates not only the technology needed to support a solid security strategy but also those policies and processes that must be incorporated in order for that strategy to work.

New methods of breaking into corporate networks are resulting in major losses. This book provides the latest information on how to guard against attacks and informs the IT manager of the products that can detect and prevent break-ins. Crucial concepts such as authentication and encryption are explained, enabling the reader to understand when and where these technologies will be useful. Due to the authors' experiences in helping corporations develop secure networks, they are able to include the newest methods for protecting corporate data.

ú Shield data from both the internal and external intruder
ú Discover products that can detect and prevent these break-ins
ú Protect against major losses with the latest incident handling procedures for detecting and recovering data from new viruses
ú Get details of a full security business review from performing the security risk analysis to justifying security expenditures based on your company's business needs

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"Security must become a fabric of the network that strikes the balance between security and usability. Policies, architectures, and processes need to be non-invasive to legitimate users, but impenetrable to would-be attackers." - Craig Tiffany, Network Security Consultant, Cisco Systems

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Internet and Security	p. 1
The history of the Internet	p. 2
TCP/IP: the nails of the Internet	p. 13
The Security Review Process	p. 39
Introduction	p. 40
Review the state of the business	p. 41
Analyze the technology being used	p. 45
Risk analysis	p. 49
Plans and policies	p. 52
Implementation	p. 61
Cryptography	p. 67
The history	p. 68
Key types	p. 71
RSA: public and private key	p. 74
PKI and business solutions	p. 75
Secure Networks	p. 89
TCP/IP and OSI	p. 90
Denial-of-service attacks	p. 92
Virtual private networks	p. 95
Secure sockets layer	p. 98
Protecting Your Intranet from the Extranet and Internet	p. 107
So many choices!	p. 108
Firewall product functional summaries	p. 119
Firewall buyer's assessment form	p. 124
Firewall vendors: Picking the products that are right for you	p. 132
SSL network appliance overview	p. 134
Secure access--SSL based extranet appliances	p. 138
Understanding air gap-based filtering proxies and their benefits when used for deploying web applications	p. 141
Authentication and Authorization	p. 149
The basics	p. 150
Authentication	p. 151
Authorization	p. 158
Smart cards	p. 166
E-Commerce: Public Key Infrastructure	p. 169
PKI and you	p. 170
X.509	p. 172
Certificate authority	p. 178
Certification practice statement	p. 183
Certificate revocation list	p. 187
Key recovery	p. 189
Lightweight directory access protocol	p. 190
Public key cryptography standards	p. 194
Public key infrastructure (X.509) standards	p. 195
Messaging Security	p. 199
Safe communication: Messaging	p. 200
Junk mail	p. 207
Keep it running	p. 214
What Are We Doing Here?	p. 231
Risk analysis	p. 232
The threats	p. 234
Technology security review	p. 237
Control directory and environment risk table	p. 241
Competitive asset	p. 243
Disaster Recovery	p. 253
Introduction	p. 254
Incident handling requirements	p. 256
Incident handling processes	p. 257
Incident handling procedures	p. 259
Incident handling team implementation	p. 262
Disaster recovery and business continuity	p. 263
Security Tools	p. 273
The CERT Report	p. 283
Glossary	p. 313
References	p. 321
Index	p. 391
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