Information security has become an extremely important
topic over the past few years. In today's environment the
number of touch points between an organization's
information assets and the outside world has drastically
increased. Millions of customers interact via Web sites,
employees and partners connect via Virtual Private
Networks, applications are outsourced to Application
Service Providers (ASPs) and wireless LANs are regularly
deployed. A critical strategy for reducing security risks
is to practice defense-in-depth, and Cisco Systems has
placed a high priority on security and offers a wide range
of security products. Managing Cisco Network Security,
Second Edition is important to anyone involved with Cisco
networks, as it provides practical information on using a
broad spectrum of Cisco's security products.
1. Learn the Key Steps to Take When a Breach Is Detected
Review the five steps of identification and classification,
containment, eradication, recovery, and follow-up.
2. Master the
PIX Firewall Series of Products Learn about
the Cisco PIX 535, Cisco PIX 525, Cisco PIX 515E, Cisco
PIX, and Cisco PIX 501.
3. Place Access Lists Review the options you have in
applying access lists and achieving the same affect on
traffic flowing through the router.
4. Understand the Three Phases of Transparent Routing
Review the guidelines for deploying Network Address
Translation (NAT).
5. Understand the LocalDirector Security Features
Secure
Geographically Dispersed Server Farms Using
DistributedDirector.
6. Find an Overview of the Different VPN Technologies Use a
Cisco VPN Concentrator and IPSec to securely send
information to and from both sides of the VPN.
7.Cover Cisco Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
(AAA) Configure Cisco devices, including routers, access
servers, firewalls, and VPN gateways to act as an AAA
client.
8. Configure the Features of the Content Services Switch
(CSS) Review the security features of
CSS, including health
checks for each new flow, Access Control Lists, and NAT.
9. Perform Dynamic Intrusion Detection Use the Cisco Secure
Network Intrusion Detection System to perform real-time
intrusion detection.
10. Look Ahead to Cisco Wireless Security Review the four
steps of Wireless Equivalency Privacy (WEP) authorization.
11. Register for Your 1 Year Upgrade The Syngress Solutions
upgrade plan protects you from content obsolescence and
provides monthly mailings, whitepapers, and more!
Contents
- 1 Introduction to IP Network Security
- 2 What Are We Trying to Prevent?
- 3 Cisco PIX Firewall
- 4 Traffic Filtering in the Cisco Internetwork Operating
System
- 5 Network Address Translation/Port Address
Translation
- 6 Cryptography
- 7 Cisco LocalDirector and DistributedDirector
- 8 Virtual Private Networks and Remote Access
- 9 Cisco Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Mechanisms
- 10 Cisco Content Services Switch
- 11 Cisco Secure Scanner
- 12 Cisco Secure Policy Manager
- 13 Intrusion Detection
- 14 Network Security Management
- 15 Looking Ahead: Cisco Wireless Security