The Internets explosive growth over the last decade has forced IT professionals to work even harder to secure the private networks connected to it, from erecting firewalls that keep out malicious intruders to building virtual private networks (VPNs) that permit protected, fully encrypted communications over the Internets vulnerable public infrastructure. The Best Damn Firewalls Book Period covers the most popular Firewall products, from Ciscos PIX Firewall to Microsofts ISA Server to CheckPoint NG, and all the components of an effective firewall set up. Anything needed to protect the perimeter of a network can be found in this book.

• Introduction to Security, Firewalls, DMZs, and IDSs
• ISA Server
• PIX Firewalls
• Check Point NG and Nokia IP Series Appliances
• Linux and Solaris
• Intrusion Detection with Snort

Contents

• Introduction to Network Security & Firewalls 1
  • Introduction to Information Security
  • Firewall Concepts
  • DMZ Concepts, Layout, and Conceptual Design
  • Introduction to Intrusion Detection Systems
• Solaris & Linux Firewalls 125
  • Implementing a Firewall with Ipchains and Iptables
  • Maintaining Open Source Firewalls
  • Configuring Solaris as a Secure Router and Firewall
• PIX Firewalls 239
  • Introduction to PIX Firewalls
  • Passing Traffic
  • Advanced PIX Configurations
  • Troubleshooting and Performance Monitoring
• Check Point NG and Nokia IP Series Appliances 419
  • Installing and Configuring VPN-1/FireWall-1 Next Generation
  • Using the Graphical Interface
  • Creating a Security Policy
  • Advanced Configurations
  • Configuring Virtual Private Networks
  • Overview of the Nokia Security Platform
  • Configuring the Check Point Firewall
  • Introducing the Voyager Web Interface
  • Basic System Administration
  • High Availability and Clustering
• ISA Server 811
  • ISA Server Deployment Planning and Design
  • ISA Server Installation
  • Managing ISA Server
  • Optimizing, Customizing, Integrating, and Backing Up ISA Server
  • Troubleshooting ISA Server
  • Advanced Server Publishing with ISA Server
  • Protecting Mail Services with ISA Server
• Intrusion Detection 1181
  • Introducing Snort
  • Installing Snort
  • Combining Firewalls and IDS
• Index