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Practical Network Scanning

You're reading from   Practical Network Scanning Capture network vulnerabilities using standard tools such as Nmap and Nessus

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788839235
Length 326 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ajay Singh Chauhan Ajay Singh Chauhan
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Preface 1. Fundamental Security Concepts 2. Secure Network Design FREE CHAPTER 3. Server-Level Security 4. Cloud Security Design 5. Application Security Design 6. Threat Detection and Response 7. Vulnerability Assessment 8. Remote OS Detection 9. Public Key Infrastructure-SSL 10. Firewall Placement and Detection Techniques 11. VPN and WAN Encryption 12. Summary and Scope of Security Technologies 13. Assessment 14. Other Books you may enjoy

Firewall and design considerations


Security is the most important consideration for any secure network design. There are many ways to secure the network, and firewall techniques are one of the most important ways to implement network security.

The term firewall was in use as early as 1764 to describe walls that isolate the parts of a building most likely to have a fire (for example, a kitchen) from the rest of a structure. There are two types of firewalls: one is based on hardware, and the second is based on software. Hardware-based firewalls are dedicated hardware units used to protect a piece of network or segment, while software-based firewalls run on top of the operating system to protect host machines.

A firewall protection strategy totally depends on the expertise of a firewall administrator and the efficiency of firewall hardware. Security rules and management policies are the most critical tasks for access control policies. IP communication is based on five basic tuples, and for each...

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