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Cisco PIX Firewalls
Secure your mission-critical networks with the #1 leading firewall and this definitive guide. Featuring in-depth coverage of installation, configuration, and maintenance this book will show you how to protect your data from unauthorized users and hackers.
Your one-stop Cisco PIX Firewalls resource
Develop a well-thought-out security
solution that can easily integrate with your current network, is flexible enough to accommodate changes in your network, and is still easy to monitor and maintain. Author Richard Deal delivers pertinent, up-to-date information on installing and maintaining the Cisco PIX Firewall and on mastering the Cisco PIX Firewall security certification. Eliminate security risks whether youre working at a home desktop or protecting an enterprise-class corporation. Learn to maximize performance and reliability. Plus, take advantage of PIX management features and the Virtual Private Networks--all with the help of this professional resource.
* Meet security needs without impairing a companys business plan or goals
* Defend your network against reconnaissance, denial-of-service, and access attacks
* Understand the adaptive security algorithm, PIX Device Manager, and other Cisco security components
* Support IPSec and Virtual Private Network services
* Deploy security policies uniformly across all devices in your network
* Discover simple installation and configuration techniques to minimize start-up investment
* Take into account departmental needs and corporate organization
* Control inbound and outbound traffic through connection table entries
* Maintain secure perimeters by working with source and destination addresses, TCP sequence and port numbers, and TCP flags
Table of Contents:
Part I: Introduction to Firewalls and Cisco Hardware Solutions
Firewall Basics
PIX Firewall Family
Part II: PIX Setup and Traffic Filtering
The PIX Command-Line Interface and Basic Configuration
Traffic Flow Through the PIX and Address Translation
Filtering Traffic with Outbound Filters and Access Lists
Part III: Advanced PIX Features
Web Traffic Filtering
Protocol Fixup Feature
Attack Guards, IDS Features, and Spoofing Protection
Part IV: PIX Management
PIX Device Manager
SNMP and Logging
Centralizing Security
PIX Failover
Password Recovery Procedure
Upgrading Your PIX Firewall
SOHO Environments: DHCP and PPPoE
Part V: VPNs and the PIX Firewall
IPSec Overview
IPSec Configuration
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