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CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide

You're reading from   CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide Build your knowledge of network security and pass your CCNA Security exam (210-260)

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787128873
Length 518 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Glen D. Singh Glen D. Singh
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Vijay Anandh Vijay Anandh
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Michael Vinod Michael Vinod
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Exploring Security Threats FREE CHAPTER 2. Delving into Security Toolkits 3. Understanding Security Policies 4. Deep Diving into Cryptography 5. Implementing the AAA Framework 6. Securing the Control and Management Planes 7. Protecting Layer 2 Protocols 8. Protecting the Switch Infrastructure 9. Exploring Firewall Technologies 10. Cisco ASA 11. Advanced ASA Configuration 12. Configuring Zone-Based Firewalls 13. IPSec – The Protocol that Drives VPN 14. Configuring a Site-to-Site VPN 15. Configuring a Remote-Access VPN 16. Working with IPS 17. Application and Endpoint Security 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Application and Endpoint Security

To conclude this book, we will focus on application and endpoint security. In the previous chapters, we discussed and demonstrated methods using Cisco routers, switches, and Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) to improve the security posture of the network infrastructure in an organization. From the configuration of the Cisco routers, switches, and firewall, to implementation and verification, we ensured the network has improved its security to keep out existing and new threats.

Even though an organization has all its network security appliances fully configured and implemented, all it takes is a simple user to allow threat access inside the network. There's a proverb that says, "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link" and "An organization is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person." We always need to remember...

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