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A comprehensive, all-in-one reference for Cisco network security

• A valuable single source reference for any network professionals interested in learning about cutting edge network security technologies
• Learn from the comprehensive, end-to-end approach to securing network infrastructures
• Use the design and deployment guidelines to optimize network security performance
• Full coverage of the latest CCIE Security exam objectives

Network Security Technologies and Solutions is a comprehensive reference to the most cutting edge network security products and methodologies. This book helps networking professionals understand and implement current, state-of-the-art network security technologies to ensure secure communications throughout the network infrastructure. With an easy-to-follow approach, this book serves as a central repository of security knowledge to help network security engineers implement end-to-end security solutions. Divided into five parts, Network Security Technologies and Solutions takes you from the fundamental level of each technology and progresses to more detailed descriptions and discussions of how to secure each part of the network infrastructure. Part 1 addresses perimeter security. Part 2 discusses identity. Part 3 examines data privacy. Part 4 covers security monitoring. Part 5 addresses policy management. With this definitive reference, you will gain a greater understanding of the solutions available and learn how to build integrated, secure networks in today's modern, heterogeneous networking environment. The book is comprehensive in scope, including information about mature as well as emerging technologies. Coverage is broad, but it will be deep enough to provide you with design and implementation guidelines as well as basic configuration skills.

About the Author

Yusuf Bhaiji, CCIE No. 9305, has been with Cisco Systems, Inc. for more than three years and is currently CCIE proctor in the Cisco Systems Sydney, Australia lab and has recently been charged with the management of content development for the Security CCIE. Prior to this, he was Technical Lead for the Sydney TAC Security and VPN team.

Jul 8, 2008     Rik Guyler, Solutions Architect from Dayton, Ohio
An excellent all-around Cisco security reference!
When I first selected this book, I was expecting material rather specific to CCIE Security preparation. What I found after reading it, however was that it not only covered CCIE Security preparation but CCIE R/S preparation as well as many real-world security topics.

Many authors attempt to cover a wide area of technologies and wind up losing organization of their presentation of the topics. I find Yusuf's organization to be excellent and flowed very well making this an easy read. In fact, considering how many topics this book covers I am amazed at just how well it is organized, which is better than many of the technology-specific books I have read over the years. I become very annoyed with having to go back to reference past topics time and again but I did not find that I had to do that with this book and was able to continue going forward along with the topics.

I also found that this book gets right to the point. Yusuf didn't pack a lot of fluff and filler into the material. Instead you get right into the meat of the topics. Keep in mind that if you are looking for a thorough reference to take you from the very beginning of a specific topic then this book is not for you. This book is part of the "CCIE Professional Development" series and as such assumes you have at least some pre-existing knowledge in these areas. With this in mind, I find this an excellent study guide as well as a real-world reference for various areas of Cisco security.

Perhaps one of the most unique and possibly useful chapters of this book is the non-Cisco material. For example the section covering security policies is invaluable. As a consultant I see client after client without a corporate security policy and in this day and age that's trouble waiting to happen. This section discusses the value of such a policy and how to begin developing it. Another area within this chapter contains information on various regulatory compliance mandates, such as HIPPA and SOX. While this info is readily available elsewhere, Yusuf neatly summarizes the various regulations, including who is mandated to comply, penalties for not doing so and the various Cisco solutions used for compliance.

I found this book to be excellent.

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