Chapter 1, Exploring Security Threats, provides an overview of the different types of attacks.
Chapter 2, Delving into Security Toolkits, provides insight into the different types of security devices.
Chapter 3, Understanding Security Policies, focuses on the concepts of security policies, assets, and other security design considerations.
Chapter 4, Deep Diving into Cryptography, covers different cryptographic algorithms and their uses.
Chapter 5, Implementing the AAA Framework, focuses on the need for authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) and their role in an organization.
Chapter 6, Securing the Control and Management Planes, covers the various security policies and concepts, using protocols and technologies to secure the control and management plane on a Cisco network.
Chapter 7, Protecting Layer 2 Protocols, helps you understand Layer 2 protocols on a switch network and how to protect it.
Chapter 8, Protecting the Switch Infrastructure, helps you understand and apply Layer 2 security on the network.
Chapter 9, Exploring Firewall Technologies, provides an insight into different firewall technologies and deployment models.
Chapter 10, Cisco ASA, gets you started with ASA and the basic configuration for deployment on a network.
Chapter 11, Advanced ASA Configuration, helps you dive further into advanced configurations such as routing, ACLs, Object Groups, and policies.
Chapter 12, Configuring Zone-Based Firewalls, enables configuring the Cisco IOS router to work as a firewall.
Chapter 13, IPSec – The Protocol That Drives VPN, explains the protocols and components, that combine to establish an IPSec VPN and their roles in securing traffic.
Chapter 14, Configuring a Site-to-Site VPN, helps you deploy a VPN between branch offices to secure traffic across an untrusted network.
Chapter 15, Configuring a Remote-Access VPN, helps you establish VPN connectivity between an client device and the corporate network for remote/teleworkers.
Chapter 16, Working with IPS, provides insight into configuring and deploying an IPS on the network to mitigate any threats.
Chapter 17, Application and Endpoint Security, explains the need for and benefits of applying endpoint security to ensure no threat is missed on the network.