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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)
1
Section 1: Network Security Concepts, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
5
Section 2: Network Security Testing and Auditing
10
Section 3: Threat Management and Proactive Security Operations

Understanding the fundamentals of an audit

This section covers the basic information and terms that an auditor like you should be familiar with. This will help you plan your activities and understand the output expected of them. Governance frameworks and industry standards help you baseline a scope and what to look for during the audit. Standards, controls, procedures, policies, and risk assessment all play an important role in network auditing as most organizations need to comply with the industrial standards and regulations. Without a risk assessment, none of the audits would be complete. Network audits are no different. Hence, these are some of the topics we will cover here.

Understanding the types of audits

Network audits can be classified into three types review, assessment, and audit depending on what the audit's scope is and the organization's requirements and standards, as per the regulatory and compliance mandates. Let's take a closer look at...