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Network Security Principles and Practices: CCIE Professional Development View Larger Image | Saadat Malik
Cisco Press, Hardcover, Published November 2002, 774 pages, ISBN 1587050250 | List Price: $65.00
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Expert solutions for securing network infrastructures and VPNs
- First book published for CCIE Security Exam
- Build security into the network by defining zones, implementing secure routing
protocol designs, and building safe LAN switching environments
- Understand the inner workings of the Cisco PIX Firewall and analyze in-depth
Cisco PIX Firewall and Cisco IOS Firewall features and concepts
- Understand what VPNs are and how they are implemented with protocols such
as GRE, L2TP, and IPSec
- Gain a packet-level understanding of the IPSec suite of protocols, its associated
encryption and hashing functions, and authentication techniques
- Learn how network attacks can be categorized and how the Cisco IDS is designed
and can be set up to protect against them
- Control network access by learning how AAA functionality fits into the Cisco
security model and by implementing RADIUS TACACS+ protocols
- Provision Service Provider security using ACLs, NBAR, and CAR to identify
and control attacks
- Identify and resolve common implementation failures by evaluating real-world
troubleshooting scenarios
As organizations increase their dependence on networks for core business processes
and increase access to remote sites and mobile workers via virtual private networks
(VPNs), network security becomes more and more critical. In today's networked
era, information is an organization's most valuable resource. Lack of customer,
partner, and employee access to e-commerce and data servers can impact both
revenue and productivity. Even so, most networks do not have the proper degree
of security. Network Security Principles and Practices provides an in-depth
understanding of the policies, products, and expertise that brings organization
to this extremely complex topic and boosts your confidence in the performance
and integrity of your network systems and services. Written by the CCIE engineer
who wrote the CCIE Security lab exam and who helped develop the CCIE Security
written exam, Network Security Principles and Practices is the first
book to help prepare candidates for the CCIE Security exams.
Network Security Principles and Practices is a comprehensive guide to
network security threats and the policies and tools developed specifically to
combat those threats. Taking a practical, applied approach to building security
into networks, the book shows you how to build secure network architectures
from the ground up. Security aspects of routing protocols, Layer 2 threats,
and switch security features are all analyzed. A comprehensive treatment of
VPNs and IPSec is presented in extensive packet-by-packet detail. The book takes
a behind-the-scenes look at how the Cisco PIX Firewall actually works, presenting
many difficult-to-understand and new Cisco PIX Firewall and Cisco IOS Firewall
concepts. The book launches into a discussion of intrusion detection systems
(IDS) by analyzing and breaking down modern-day network attacks, describing
how IDS deals with those threats in general, and elaborating on the Cisco implementation
of IDS. The book also discusses AAA, RADIUS, and TACACS+ and their usage with
some of the newer security implementations such as VPNs and proxy authentication.
A complete section devoted to service provider techniques for enhancing security
for their customers and providing them support in the event of an attack is
also included. Finally, the book concludes with a section dedicated to discussing
tried and tested troubleshooting tools and techniques that are not only invaluable
to candidates working toward their CCIE Security lab exam but also to the security
network administrator running the operations of a network on a daily basis.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 4 Average Customer Rating: Dec 29, 2005 Mark Reyero (mark_reyero@hotmail.com) from Centreville, MD
Another Fantastic Network Security Book by Cisco Press!
As I continue to study for my CCIE Security, I recently picked up a copy of Network Security Principles and Practices (ISBN 1587050250) by Saadat Malik. The text seemed like a natural progression in my study pursuits, as I had recently finished by CCSP track as well having read both Tom Thomass excellent Network Security First-Step (ISBN 1587200996) and equally impressive Network Security Fundamentals (ISBN 1587051672) by the two Gerts.
As the numerous previous reviews have stated, Maliks treatment of Network Security is encompassing, comprehensive, and well written. In fact, I would compare Network Security Principles and Practices to Doyles Routing TCP/IP Volume I (ISBN 1578700418). Just as the Doyle book is regarded as a must read for any CCIE R/S candidate, Maliks volume will surely gain similar status for CCIE Security candidates. Not only does the book provide further breadth and depth to the topics covered in the Thomas and the two Gerts volumes, it also fills in the network security blanks not covered in the CCSP track. For example, I do not recall L2TP even mentioned during my CCSP studies, but Malik provides thirty pages of coverage (albeit not exactly sexy). The chapters on AAA, RADIUS, TACAS, and leveraging QoS for security purposes are terrific.
My only negligible complaint is that book lacks coverage of Cisco latest security products and releases, such as the VPN Concentrator and IDS 4.0/5.0. This is no fault of Maliks, but rather a reflection of the dynamic nature of the marketplace and ever changing products and solutions offered to combat ever changing threats to network security. This does not affect the overall fundamentals discussed in the book, nor does it warrant a reduction in rating. It just means that Cisco Press will probably need to release a new edition down the road hopefully theyll throw in ASA, CSA, and VMS. But, doing so would probably add another couple hundred pages.
I highly recommend to any CCIE candidate or anyone else looking to increase his/her knowledge of network security defense-in-depth strategies, designs, and solutions.
Mark Reyero CCIE 12932
Jan 28, 2004 Yashar from Iran
Amazing book
In comparison to other Cisco books that I've reviewed before I should tell that this book enlightened the dark points in my mind and deleted the ambiguities through elaborated explanations and couregous examples .I also was astonished by the depth of coverage of this book and the width of knowledge of Saadat himself.
Thank you Saadat for your great book ,and God bless you.
Dec 12, 2003
A must-have book...
As an independent computer consultant in the Bay Area, I had read more than 20 titles on Cisco products and technologies (routing, switching, remote access, and troubleshooting) from Cisco Press and other publishers in order to be certified as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Cisco Certified Network Associated (CCNA). After comparing the quality of those books between Cisco Press and other publishers, such as Sybex and The Coriolis Group, I personally think that Cisco Press is still the number one source to learn Cisco products and network technologies.
Before preparing for the Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert(Security) exam, I started to search for books to study. Then, I found this very well organized book written by Saadat Malik, who is also the author of the CCIE Security written and lab exams. This book Network Security Principles and Practices(ISBN: 1587050250) is designed for network engineers or security officers to give them an in-depth understanding and help them widely implement network security in medium size or enterprise networks.
Before reading the book, I thought that it might be just like some of the books from Cisco Press which are similar to the printouts from Cisco Systems website, but this book is extraordinary by the reason of its complete explanations on the latest network security tools. After finishing the book, it should become part of your reference collection if you are serious about learning network security.
In the book, each chapter starts with a comprehensive introduction to show the big picture of each technology, such as Virtual Private Networks, IPsec, PIX Firewall, and Intrusion Detection Systems. After that, Saadat Malik illustrates the technological concepts in great detail by using graphs, examples, configurations and even case studies. You can find information on security concepts you want to learn form math formulas to complex system configurations. The parts I liked the most were the case studies which made the book different from other books since they used scenarios to show readers how to implement the concepts they just learned from the pervious chapter.
Another exceptional feature of the book was the detailed explanation on code examples. While some other books leave readers guessing the meaning of system configurations, this book showed all the settings with highlights and comments. Readers dont need to look up the those commands from other books or Ciscos website to understand those examples .
This book can help networkers to open the door of network security and candidates to get ready for the CCIE Security exam. Some people even used it for other industrial security examinations, such as CISSP and Security+, since this book was ranked as the best book for preparing networking security exams in Certification preparation websites.
Saadat Malik did a great job of writing this classic network security book. I look forward to seeing his other publications from Cisco Press. I even think about taking his class on this topic at San Jose State University.
I would rate this must-have book as 5/5 stars and I would recommended this book to all network professionals who face security threats as their networks expand and more new technologies, such as 802.1b, are implemented.
Sunny Chiu, Kwok Pang (CCNP & CCNA)
Nov 22, 2003 Wolex from Baltimore
Awesome
I have read quite a number of Cisco Press Titles and several books on Computer Security. Saadats's book is in the same class as some of the best I have read.
As a practising Network engineer with more than six years of Enterprise wide network and System management, this is one book, I wish I had read much earlier.
Its a great resource for every category of Personnel working with networks. The First Part gives you a good overview of the issues and the details become juicier with each passing chapter. No matter what level of expertise you have, you're bound to find some use for this book, and for the CCIE -Security folks out there (current and aspiring), this is surely one of the must haves, from a writer who knows what he's writing about.
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