__Network Performance Security: Testing and Analyzing Using Open Source and Low-Cost Tools__ gives mid-level IT engineers the practical tips and tricks they need to use the best open source or low cost tools available to harden their IT infrastructure. The book details how to use the tools and how to interpret them. __Network Performance Security: Testing and Analyzing Using Open Source and Low-Cost Tools__ begins with an overview of best practices for testing security and performance across devices and the network. It then shows how to document assets—such as servers, switches, hypervisor hosts, routers, and firewalls—using publicly available tools for network inventory. The book explores security zoning the network, with an emphasis on isolated entry points for various classes of access. It shows how to use open source tools to test network configurations for malware attacks, DDoS, botnet, rootkit and worm attacks, and concludes with tactics on how to prepare and execute a mediation schedule of the who, what, where, when, and how, when an attack hits. Network security is a requirement for any modern IT infrastructure. Using __Network Performance Security: Testing and Analyzing Using Open Source and Low-Cost Tools__ makes the network stronger by using a layered approach of practical advice and good testing practices. * Offers coherent, consistent guidance for those tasked with securing the network within an organization and ensuring that it is appropriately tested * Focuses on practical, real world implementation and testing * Employs a vetted "security testing by example" style to demonstrate best practices and minimize false positive testing * Gives practical advice for securing BYOD devices on the network, how to test and defend against internal threats, and how to continuously validate a firewall device, software, and configuration * Provides analysis in addition to step by step methodologies Intrusion detection is not for the faint at heart. But, if you are a network administrator chances are you're under increasing pressure to ensure that mission-critical systems are safe--in fact impenetrable--from malicious code, buffer overflows, stealth port scans, SMB probes, OS fingerprinting attempts, CGI attacks, and other network intruders. Designing a reliable way to detect intruders before they get in is a vital but daunting challenge. Because of this, a plethora of complex, sophisticated, and pricy software solutions are now available. In terms of raw power and features, SNORT, the most commonly used Open Source Intrusion Detection System, (IDS) has begun to eclipse many expensive proprietary IDSes. In terms of documentation or ease of use, however, SNORT can seem overwhelming. Which output plugin to use? How do you to email alerts to yourself? Most importantly, how do you sort through the immense amount of information Snort makes available to you? Many intrusion detection books are long on theory but short on specifics and practical examples. Not Managing Security with Snort and IDS Tools . This new book is a thorough, exceptionally practical guide to managing network security using Snort 2.1 (the latest release) and dozens of other high-quality open source other open source intrusion detection programs. Managing Security with Snort and IDS Tools covers reliable methods for detecting network intruders, from using simple packet sniffers to more sophisticated IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems) applications and the GUI interfaces for managing them. A comprehensive but concise guide for monitoring illegal entry attempts, this invaluable new book explains how to shut down and secure workstations, servers, firewalls, routers, sensors and other network devices. Step-by-step instructions are provided to quickly get up and running with Snort. Each chapter includes links for the programs discussed, and additional links at the end of the book give administrators access to numerous web sites for additional information and instructional material that will satisfy even the most serious security enthusiasts. Managing Security with Snort and IDS Tools maps out a proactive--and effective--approach to keeping your systems safe from attack.
Network Performance Security: Testing and Analyzing Using Open Source and Low-Cost Tools gives mid-level IT engineers the practical tips and tricks they need to use the best open source or low cost tools available to harden their IT infrastructure. The book details how to use the tools and how to interpret them. Network Performance Security: Testing and Analyzing Using Open Source and Low-Cost Tools begins with an overview of best practices for testing security and performance across devices and the network. It then shows how to document assets—such as servers, switches, hypervisor hosts, routers, and firewalls—using publicly available tools for network inventory.
The book explores security zoning the network, with an emphasis on isolated entry points for various classes of access. It shows how to use open source tools to test network configurations for malware attacks, DDoS, botnet, rootkit and worm attacks, and concludes with tactics on how to prepare and execute a mediation schedule of the who, what, where, when, and how, when an attack hits.
Network security is a requirement for any modern IT infrastructure. Using Network Performance Security: Testing and Analyzing Using Open Source and Low-Cost Tools makes the network stronger by using a layered approach of practical advice and good testing practices.
- Offers coherent, consistent guidance for those tasked with securing the network within an organization and ensuring that it is appropriately tested
- Focuses on practical, real world implementation and testing
- Employs a vetted "security testing by example" style to demonstrate best practices and minimize false positive testing
- Gives practical advice for securing BYOD devices on the network, how to test and defend against internal threats, and how to continuously validate a firewall device, software, and configuration
- Provides analysis in addition to step by step methodologies
Introduction: Practical Security and Performance Testing Ch. 1: Getting organized: Asset Inventory knowing what you have Ch. 2: Locking down Access: Internet, Wi-Fi, Wired Zones, and VPN Ch. 3: Securing BYOD device access Ch. 4: Hardening the Server Ch. 5: Internal Security Threats and defending assets and zones Ch. 6: How to test the Firewall and IPS/IDS Effectively Ch. 7: Security Device Deployment Patterns Ch. 8: Continuous Testing Ch. 9: Defending against penetration attacks Ch. 10: How to write and test a Request for Proposal Ch. 11: Security "Fire drills" Glossary A practical handbook on network security introduces a variety of practical and effective techniques for detecting intruders in a system, explaining how to shut down and secure workstations, servers, firewalls, routers, and other network devices, with step-by-step instructions on how to install and use Snort, an open source intrusion detection program and other security applications. Original. (Intermediate) Providing mid-level IT engineers with the practical tips and tricks they need to harden their IT infrastructure, this book shows how to use open source tools to test network configurations for malware attacks, DDoS, botnet, rootkit and worm attacks, and includes tactics on how to prepare and execute a mediation schedule of the who, what, where, when, and how, when an attack hits. -- Edited summary from book A comprehensive resource for monitoring illegal entry attempts, 'Managing Security with Snort and IDS Tools' provides step-by-step instructions on getting up and running with Snort 2.1 and how to shut down and secure workstations, servers, firewalls, routers, sensors and other network devices
