Securing Network Infrastructure

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 538 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (March 26, 2019)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1838642307
• ISBN-13: 978-1838642303

eBook Description:

Securing Network Infrastructure: Plug the gaps in your network’s infrastructure with resilient network security models

Digitization drives technology today, which is why it’s so important for organizations to design security mechanisms for their network infrastructures. Analyzing vulnerabilities is one of the best ways to secure your network infrastructure.

This Learning Path begins by introducing you to the various concepts of network security assessment, workflows, and architectures. You will learn to employ open source tools to perform both active and passive network scanning and use these results to analyze and design a threat model for network security. With a firm understanding of the basics, you will then explore how to use Nessus and Nmap to scan your network for vulnerabilities and open ports and gain back door entry into a network. As you progress through the chapters, you will gain insights into how to carry out various key scanning tasks, including firewall detection, OS detection, and access management to detect vulnerabilities in your network.

By the end of this Learning Path Securing Network Infrastructure, you will be familiar with the tools you need for network scanning and techniques for vulnerability scanning and network protection.