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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

Forensics tools network analysis and response

What would you do if a hacker infiltrated your network today? What if an insider, such as a disgruntled employee, decides to detonate ransomware? These are threats that organizations of all shapes and sizes can face at any given instance. Hence, it is important to not only have a detailed and well-tested response plan, but also a mechanism to monitor such an attack and respond to it adequately.

Real-time network analysis and monitoring can cater to this requirement, provided you have the team trained on the right skillset and the monitoring solutions have been placed and are working as intended. From a skill perspective, you should be familiar with tactics and techniques such as understanding industry frameworks such as cyber kill chain and ATT&CK matrix, industry-leading tools such as EDR, and forensics suites used for conducting live forensics, e-discovery, and data recovery. You should also be familiar with memory forensics...