Rountree Security for Microsoft Windows System Administrators

Introduction to Key Information Security Concepts
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-59749-595-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Security for Microsoft Windows System is a handy guide that features security information for Windows beginners and professional admin. It provides information on security basics and tools for advanced protection against network failures and attacks. The text is divided into six chapters that cover details about network attacks, system failures, audits, and social networking. The book introduces general security concepts including the principles of information security, standards, regulation, and compliance; authentication, authorization, and accounting; and access control. It also covers the cryptography and the principles of network, system, and organizational and operational security, including risk analysis and disaster recovery. The last part of the book presents assessments and audits of information security, which involve methods of testing, monitoring, logging, and auditing. This handy guide offers IT practitioners, systems and network administrators, and graduate and undergraduate students in information technology the details they need about security concepts and issues. Non-experts or beginners in Windows systems security will also find this book helpful. - Take all the confusion out of security including: network attacks, system failures, social networking, and even audits - Learn how to apply and implement general security concepts - Identify and solve situations within your network and organization

Derrick Rountree (CISSP, CASP, MCSE) has been in the IT field for almost 20 years. He has a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering. Derrick has held positions as a network administrator, IT consultant, a QA engineer, and an Enterprise Architect. He has experience in network security, operating system security, application security, and secure software development. Derrick has contributed to several other Syngress and Elsevier publications on Citrix, Microsoft, and Cisco technologies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rountree, Derrick

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Security for Microsoft Windows System Administrators;2
3;Copyright;5
4;Dedication;6
5;Table of Contents;8
6;Acknowledgments;10
7;About the Author;12
8;Chapter 1. Introduction to General Security Concepts;14
8.1;Principles of Information Security;15
8.2;Information Security Standards, Regulations, and Compliance;17
8.3;Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA);23
8.4;Access Control;38
8.5;Summary;41
9;Chapter 2. Cryptography;42
9.1;Basic Cryptography Concepts;42
9.2;PKI Concepts;51
9.3;Implementing PKI and Certificate Management;66
9.4;Summary;82
10;Chapter 3. Network Security;84
10.1;General Network Concepts and Vulnerabilities;84
10.2;Network Services and Network Devices;89
10.3;Internet Security and Vulnerabilities;98
10.4;Network Security Tools and Devices;111
10.5;Summary;119
11;Chapter 4. System Security;122
11.1;General System Security Threats;122
11.2;Hardware and Peripheral Devices;128
11.3;OS and Application Security;130
11.4;Virtualization;142
11.5;System-Based Security Applications;144
11.6;Summary;147
12;Chapter 5. Organizational and Operational Security;148
12.1;Physical Security Concepts and Vulnerabilities;148
12.2;Policies and Procedures;152
12.3;Risk Analysis;163
12.4;Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery;165
12.5;Summary;172
13;Chapter 6. Security Assessments and Audits;174
13.1;Vulnerability Assessments and Testing;174
13.2;Monitoring;176
13.3;Logging and Auditing;192
13.4;Summary;201
14;Appendix A: Common Applications and Port Numbers;202
15;Appendix B: Information Security Professional Certifications;204
16;Index;206