| | |  | | Home » Inside Network Perimeter Security: The Definitive Guide to Firewalls, VPNs, Routers, and Intrusion Detection Systems | | | | | | | Description: | | The most practical, comprehensive solution to defending your network perimeter. Get expert insight from the industry's leading voices: Stephen Northcutt and the expertise of the SANS team. Inside Network Perimeter Security is a practical guide to designing, deploying, and maintaining network defenses. It discusses perimeter components such as firewalls, VPNs, routers, and intrusion detection systems, and explains how to integrate them into a unified whole to meet real-world business requirements. The book consolidates the experience of seventeen information security professionals working together as a team of writers and reviewers. This is an excellent reference for those interested in examining best practices of perimeter defense and in expanding their knowledge of network security. Because the book was developed in close coordination with the SANS Institute, it is also a valuable supplementary resource for those pursuing the GIAC Certified Firewall Analyst (GCFW) certification. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Stephen Northcutt | | Paperback:
| 712 pages | | Publisher:
| Sams | | Publication Date:
| June 28, 2002 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0735712328 | | Package Length:
| 9.14 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.48 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.56 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 18 reviews |
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Great Book on SMB Network SecurityMar 13, 2006
This is a great book for seasoned IT professionals that want to learn how to secure small and medium sized networks.
As others have said, if you want to read only one book, this is the one. The authors did a great job of describing concepts and relevant low level details and tools.
I enjoyed reading most of it, but I skimmed parts that described processes that seasoned engineers have applied countless times.
Highly recommended!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
ExcellentSep 10, 2005
Very, very good.
All the most important subjects of perimeter security, remote access, resources separation are addressed.
TCP protocol details are clearly part of the explanation, therefore the more you know of it the better it is.
Useful links and vendor specific technology references are also included, like Microsoft, Cisco and so on.
Excellent.
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A very informative readJan 26, 2005
Stephen Northcutt, and the various contributing authors, have created a masterful and well rounded guide of the various considerations that go into securing the network perimeter. As a student of Information Technology this book has been instrumental in my education and has earned a permanent place on my bookshelf (when it is not in my hands directly).
2 of 5 found the following review helpful:
If you want to buy just one book, buy this one.Jan 24, 2005
Stephen Northcutt has done a great job! this is the most comphrensive book on the subject. I particularly found the part on access lists very helpful. Niloufer Tamboly, CISSP
0 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Fairly decent but can be thinned out a bitMar 02, 2004
Fairly decent overview of perimeter security. If your a security professional you may learn a thing or two, if your a network administrator and your idea of security is a firewall then this book is meant for you. Its a fairly easy read, but some of the examples of the commands to enter in configuring routers and hosts could be eliminated. I felt the author was just taking up space with these examples. (not a big deal but I'm taking a star away on principal) I also felt the author could have gone into a little be more detail in the VPN chapter, especially when dealing with encryption, PKI, and authenication which I felt was glossed over. (again not a big deal, but when you call yourself the definitive guide, be more definitive and save the 'commands' for the user guides")
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