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Network Security Strategies

By : Aditya Mukherjee
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Network Security Strategies

By: Aditya Mukherjee

Overview of this book

With advanced cyber attacks severely impacting industry giants and the constantly evolving threat landscape, organizations are adopting complex systems to maintain robust and secure environments. Network Security Strategies will help you get well-versed with the tools and techniques required to protect any network environment against modern cyber threats. You’ll understand how to identify security vulnerabilities across the network and how to effectively use a variety of network security techniques and platforms. Next, the book will show you how to design a robust network that provides top-notch security to protect against traditional and new evolving attacks. With the help of detailed solutions and explanations, you'll be able to monitor networks skillfully and identify potential risks. Finally, the book will cover topics relating to thought leadership and the management aspects of network security. By the end of this network security book, you'll be well-versed in defending your network from threats and be able to consistently maintain operational efficiency, security, and privacy in your environment.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Section 1: Network Security Concepts, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
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Section 2: Network Security Testing and Auditing
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Section 3: Threat Management and Proactive Security Operations

Threat management best practices

The best practices that must be taken into consideration when an organization implements and deploys a threat management plan are as follows:

  • Identify and resolve data-centric information security challenges pertaining to insider threats.
  • Detect real-time APTs and pervasive threats in the cloud.
  • Provide automated detection of data leakage and insider threats based on user activity.
  • Provide the ability to conduct continuous monitoring and alerting for the networking infrastructure, devices, and mobiles.
  • Capability to conduct malware analysis and triage incidents based on lineage.
  • Conduct continuous and automated discovery of assets and report on their status.
  • Provide (limited) GRC-related monitoring and status reporting.
  • Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessment in a cyclic manner.
  • Document all organization-wide processes, policies, and controls in a centralized repository.
  • Implement physical security solutions, identity and access management, and privileged...