Security for Microsoft Windows System Administrators
Introduction to Key Information Security Concepts
- 1st Edition - September 23, 2010
- Author: Derrick Rountree
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 5 9 7 4 9 - 5 9 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 5 9 7 4 9 - 5 9 5 - 0
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… Read more
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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
Systems and Network Administrators
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1 Introduction to General Security Concepts
Principles of Information Security
Information Security Standards, Regulations, and Compliance
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
Access Control
Summary
Chapter 2 Cryptography
Basic Cryptography Concepts
PKI Concepts
Implementing PKI and Certificate Management
Summary
Chapter 3 Network Security
General Network Concepts and Vulnerabilities
Network Services and Network Devices
Internet Security and Vulnerabilities
Network Security Tools and Devices
Summary
Chapter 4 System Security
General System Security Threats
Hardware and Peripheral Devices
OS and Application Security
Virtualization
System-Based Security Applications
Summary
Chapter 5 Organizational and Operational Security
Physical Security Concepts and Vulnerabilities
Policies and Procedures
Risk Analysis
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Summary
Chapter 6 Security Assessments and Audits
Vulnerability Assessments and Testing
Monitoring
Logging and Auditing
Summary
Appendix A: Common Applications and Port Numbers
Appendix B: Information Security Professional Certifications
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 23, 2010
- Language: English
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Derrick Rountree
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.
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(CISSP, CASP, MCSE) has been in the IT field for almost 20 years.Read Security for Microsoft Windows System Administrators on ScienceDirect