Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide For Network Testing (With CD)

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This book teaches readers how to secure their networks. It includes about 9-10 chapters and follow a common cycle of security activities. There are lots of security books available but most of these focus primarily on the topics and details of what is to be accomplished. These books don't include sufficient real-world, hands on implementation details. This book is designed to take readers to the next stage of personal knowledge and skill development. Rather than presenting the same content as every other security book does, this book takes these topics and provides real-world implementation details. Learning how to apply higher level security skills is an essential skill needed for the IT professional. Key Features Totally hands-on without fluff or “overview” information; gets right to actually building a security test platform requiring readers to set up VMware and configure a bootable Linux CD’s Author has deep security credentials in both the corporate, training, and higher education information security arena and is highly visible on .com security sites Complement to certification books published by Sybex and Wiley CD value-add has tools for actual build and implementation purposes and includes open source tools, demo software, and a bootable version of Linux About The Author Michael Gregg is President of Superior Solutions w/more than 20 years experience in security, networking, and Internet technologies. He developed the Advanced Security Boot Camp for Global Knowledge, the lab guide for Intense School’s Professional Hacking Boot Camp and the training class, Assessing Network Vulnerabilities for ASPE. Michael is the author of five security books, including Security+ Street Smarts (Sybex). His articles regular appear on CertMag.com, SearchSecurity.Com, and GoCertify.com. Mike is an Expert Q&A for three TechTarget.com web sites and is also an adjunct professor at Villanova University having created all three of Villanova University’s distance learning security classes including Introduction to Network Security, Mastering Security, and CISSP Certification Training and is currently working with them to develop additional security courses. Table Of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Hardware and Gear Building a Software Test Platform Passive Information Gathering Detecting Live Systems Enumerating Systems Automated Attack and Penetration Tools Understanding Cryptographic Systems Defeating Malware Securing Wireless Systems Intrusion Detection Forensic Detection Appendix A About the DVD Index