Firewalls: The Complete Reference - Softcover

Keith Strassberg; Gary Rollie; Richard Gondek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072195673 ISBN 13: 9780072195675

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2002

Synopsis

Furnishing the latest information on security threats and countermeasures, this comprehensive overview of firewalls and firewall technologies examines fundamental security design considerations, discusses the various types of firewalls and their applications, and offers detailed notes on configuration set-up, commands, and troubleshooting. Original. (Intermediate)

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About the Author

Keith Strassberg, CPA, CISSP, is an experienced information systems security consultant. With Greenwich Technology Partners since 1999, Keith assists numerous clients in developing risk assessment methodologies and information classification systems. Gary Rollie, MSCE, CCNA,CCNP, is a senior performance engineer with Greenwich Technology Partners. Gary’s strengths are in LAN/WAN, Web Server, Application Server, SQL Server, Oracle Server technologies including infrastructure design, integration, implementation, performance testing, and problem resolution. Richard J. Gondek, CCIE, CISSP, is a security and internetworking consultant with expertise in large scale network design, perimeter systems and network hardening, and emerging technologies (such as network traffic management and local and wide area wireless networking). He joined Greenwich Technology Partners in 1999.

From the Back Cover

The Most Comprehensive Firewalls Resource Available

Get in-depth, objective advice on installing and configuring today's most popular firewalls including Check Point^TM Firewall-1® 4.1 and NG, Cisco® PIX, Microsoft® ISA Server, NetScreen^TM, SonicWall and Symantec^TM --and learn strategies for successful network design and firewall placement. Gain insight into common methods for attacking firewalls--including software bugs, viruses, and misconfigurations. Learn firewall best practices and how to improve the overall security of your firewall installation. This multipurpose guide contains all the implementation and administration information you need to keep your network safe from unauthorized access.

• Restrict access to your network without compromising usability and functionality
• Understand the strengths and limitations of firewall technology
• Get in-depth explanations of network and port address translation, VPNs, authentication, virus protection, content filtering, and more
• Learn about the various architectures available today--application and circuit-level gateways, packet filters, and stateful packet inspection engines
• Find out how hackers commonly go about breaking into a network
• Get details on platforms and features for key products from Check Point^TM, Cisco®, Symantec^TM, Microsoft®, and others
• Manage your firewall installation using built-in tools, objects, and services
• Supplement your firewall system by implementing human controls such as education and log monitoring
• Understand the details of implementing the Cisco Secure Policy Manager
• Learn the latest on Check Point NG Firewall-1, Cisco^TM IOS Firewall Feature Set, and Linux IP Tables

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072195673
• ISBN 13: 9780072195675
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 960