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Cybersecurity Essentials

You're reading from Cybersecurity Essentials An accessible introduction to cybersecurity concepts and practices

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2018

Publisher Wiley

ISBN-13 9781119362395

Length 784 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Authors (4):

Philip Craig

Charles J. Brooks

Donald Short

Christopher Grow

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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

1. COVER

2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FREE CHAPTER

3. ABOUT THE AUTHORS

4. INTRODUCTION

5. PART I: Securing the Infrastructure

6. PART II: Securing Local Hosts

7. PART III: Securing Local Networks

8. PART IV: Securing the Perimeter

9. INDEX

10. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

APPENDIX A: Glossary

1. APPENDIX B: Acronyms

2. APPENDIX C: NIST Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework

CHAPTER 16
Understanding Network Transmission Media Security

Digital data travels from one network device to another across the network communication media. Three general types of transmission media are used to transmit data between networked devices: copper wire, light waves, and wireless radio frequency (RF) signals. In this chapter, you’ll learn to:

Understand twisted-pair cabling and coaxial cabling
Understand fiber-optic cabling
Understand Bluetooth and WiMAX
Understand transmission media vulnerabilities
Understand wireless network vulnerabilities

The Basics of Network Transmission MEDIA

Digital data travels using three types of transmission media:

Copper wire (twisted copper cabling or coaxial cabling)
Light waves (fiber-optic cabling or infrared light)
Wireless radio frequency (RF) signals (Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Bluetooth, ZigBee, or Z-Wave)

Each media type offers advantages that make them useful for networking in certain conditions. The main media-related considerations...

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Authors (4)

Charles J. Brooks

Charles J. Brooks

Charles J. Brooks is the co-owner and vice president of Educational Technologies Group Inc., as well as co-owner of eITPrep LLP, an online training company.

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Donald Short

Donald Short

Donald Short is the president of One World Telecommunications, Inc., an internet service provider in Kennewick.

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Philip Craig

Philip Craig

Philip Craig is the founder of BlackByte Cyber Security, LLC, a consultancy supporting the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) research and national security agendas.

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Christopher Grow

Christopher Grow

Christopher Grow is the president of A.C.C.N.S. Consulting and the manager of technical services for Educational Technologies Group L.L.C. He has more than 20years of IT/IS and cybersecurity experience.

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