Excellent starting point & introduction to network security
Rating:
4 / 5
I was pleasantly surprised with ` The Practice of Network Security: Deployment Strategies for Production Environments'. The book is a very good technical overview of the details of network security. While it is technical in nature, it is not so technical as to turn off the average reader. This is a good resource for a manager that needs to understand a security technology, but who does not want to get bogged down in the technical minutia. The book brings together all of the top-level security technologies and products needed to secure a corporate infrastructure. The book covers a lot of ground in its 375 pages and is an excellent starting point for anyone needing a quick and effective introduction to network security.
Excellent Reference
Rating:
5 / 5
This book is an excellent reference for anyone involved in the practice of network security. It's comprehensive coverage of a wide array of topics will present any network administrator, architect, or engineer with the information and tools necessary to build a secure, stable environment.In my capacity as a sales engineer for a major hosting provider, I find myself turning to The Practice of Network Security frequently to validate design assumptions. It is written in terms even a beginner can comprehend, yet its information is invaluable to even the most experienced professional. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest, professional or otherwise, in building robust, secure networks.
Excellent! A perfect marriage of theory with practice.
Rating:
5 / 5
I've read many tomes on the subject of security but they never really get into the details of what really matters, they only touch on the very basic ideas, or they are too detailed about one specific topic and fail to present what is in the real world. Finally Mr. Liska has written the text that brings it all together with an excellent marriage of theory and real world practice.To start, Allan realizes that most network admins are faced with cost-cutting issues and are stuck dealing with management. Allan's dicussions on risk management, cost analysis, and how to "sell" the value of solid network security to the powers that be can be a real eye opener. Make your managers read this stuff. Read it to them yourself. For the more techincal side, there are very solid in depth discussions on the important stuff like routing, switching, general (and spcific) firewall configuration, comparisons of user authentication approaches, VPN techniques from dial-in access to broadband, an excellent chapter dedicated to Wireless protocols and security, and so much more. Nothing is left out. This book is a must have for any serious network or system administrator.
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