Network Security: A Beginner's Guide

“A great book for network and system administrators who find themselves not only responsible for running a network, but securing it as well. The book’s lucid and well-planned chapters thoroughly explain all of the latest security technologies beginning with the basics and building upon those concepts.” --Mike Schiffman, Director of Research and Development, Guardent, Inc. Get security best practices from one practical resource. Network Security: A Beginner's Guide explains the steps you need to take to effectively establish a security program appropriate for your organization. You'll get details on Internet architecture, e-commerce security needs, encryption, hacker techniques, and intrusion detection. The book covers Windows NT/2000, UNIX/Linux, and Novell Netware.

Eric Maiwald (Gaithersburg, MD) is the Director of Security Services for Fortrex Technologies. Mr. Maiwald oversees all security consulting and product implementations for Fortrex clients. He has personally been involved in performing assessments, developing policies, and implementing securit solutions for large financial institutions, service firms, and manufacturers. Mr. Maiwald is also the lead instructor for Fortrex Security Training including the ISS Certified Engineers (ICE) training class. And has been certified as an Information Systems Security Professional by the International Information Systems Securit Certification Consortium. He has written several white papers on Intrusion Detection for conference proceedings and holds several patents.