Network Security Fundamentals

By Gert Schauwers, Gert De Laet, Gert DeLaet / Gert Schauwers Delaet / Schauwers

An introduction to the key tools and technologies used to secure network access Examine common security vulnerabilities and the defenses used to protect network resources Learn about cryptography,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587051672
• ISBN13: 9781587051678
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Cisco Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Picks up where "Network Security First-Step" left off!

I picked up a copy of "Network Security Fundamentals" (ISBN 1587051672) by Gert De Laet and Gert Schauwers to add to my CCIE Security reading list. Network Security Fundamentals more or less picks up with Tom Thomas's "Network Security First-Step" (ISBN 1587200996). Whereas the Thomas book serves as an excellent introduction to securing your network, "Network Security Fundamentals" is an intermediate level network security book. It delves it more details not only network design essentials, but many other security topics such as Router Security, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, VPNs, Remote Access, and Wireless. I found the detailed coverage on Cryptography as well as securing Web Servers especially helpful and insightful. The book includes many device configuration examples, show commands, and debug outputs. I highly recommend this book to any Network Admin interested in securing his/her network as well as any potential CCIE Security candidates out there! Mark Reyero CCIE 12932

Nice.............

Excellant book for and new comer to this complexed field in Network Security. For me thought having a few certs (CCNA, CCDA, CCSA, JNCIA, CWSP, CWNA) the book is too entry level. The parts in encryption/VPN just didn't teach me anything I didn't know before opening this book. BUT please buy this book if you are a new comer to this field. I promise; you will learn alot from this text.

Great IT Security overview book

The book presents security overview mostly in Cisco Networking Environment and is very well written without any serious flaws. I found just one minor, which might be considered as a technical reviewer's overlook (page 151, example 8-10). Also SNMP explanation in final chapter is quite formal and limited just to specifying a number of router configuration commands syntax. Authors don't tell anything about security issues associated with SNMP v1/v2 and how SNMP v3 addresses these. And SNMP case study does not shed a light on it as well. That is the reason I have reduced my rating of the book by one star. But the book is really well done and I even did read all the Appendix pages, which is a bit unusual with me.

Spot on - Great security book

Ciscopress have released yet another jem of a book, really great read and easy to understand, the two authors known in the introduction as the Two Gert's do a splendid job of describing all the major security concerns you should be fully aware of, this book is highly recommnded and is authored by some very experienced engineers at Cisco -- you will not be dissappointed Henry Sydney Australia

Finally, a thorough overview of the topic

I was privileged to be one of the tech editors for this book. This is a great book for two audiences. 1. The network engineer who wants to explore the world of network security before selecting a niche to focus on 2. The CIO who wants to understand what the CISO and other security folks are talking about. The coverage is wide and just deep enough. The book is a job well done. By the way, my security certifications are CISSP, CEH and CHFI.