Security for Microsoft Windows System Administrators (eBook)

Introduction to Key Information Security Concepts

Derrick Rountree (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011 | 1. Auflage
216 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-59749-595-0 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Security for Microsoft Windows System Administrators 2
Copyright 5
Dedication 6
Table of Contents 8
Acknowledgments 10
About the Author 12
Chapter 1. Introduction to General Security Concepts 14
Principles of Information Security 15
Information Security Standards, Regulations, and Compliance 17
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) 23
Access Control 38
Summary 41
Chapter 2. Cryptography 42
Basic Cryptography Concepts 42
PKI Concepts 51
Implementing PKI and Certificate Management 66
Summary 82
Chapter 3. Network Security 84
General Network Concepts and Vulnerabilities 84
Network Services and Network Devices 89
Internet Security and Vulnerabilities 98
Network Security Tools and Devices 111
Summary 119
Chapter 4. System Security 122
General System Security Threats 122
Hardware and Peripheral Devices 128
OS and Application Security 130
Virtualization 142
System-Based Security Applications 144
Summary 147
Chapter 5. Organizational and Operational Security 148
Physical Security Concepts and Vulnerabilities 148
Policies and Procedures 152
Risk Analysis 163
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 165
Summary 172
Chapter 6. Security Assessments and Audits 174
Vulnerability Assessments and Testing 174
Monitoring 176
Logging and Auditing 192
Summary 201
Appendix A: Common Applications and Port Numbers 202
Appendix B: Information Security Professional Certifications 204
Index 206

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.11.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-59749-595-6 / 1597495956
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59749-595-0 / 9781597495950