Network Security First-Step
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Your First Step into the world of Network SecurityLearn about network security, including the threats and how a network is protected from themLearn about firewalls, viruses, and virtual private networks (VPNs)Authored by… More >>
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I reveled in the fact that a book has been written for those who are new to the security field. This book just be required reading for all Junior Engineers. The author does not over simplify, but does not muddy the waters for those that grasping for a clue. Kudos and Huzzah to Mr. Thomas!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a well written book, targeted towards people who have close to zero knowledge of network security. The author takes time to explain the major components of network security in a simple manner. In addition, it also provided links and references to a few security tools/hardware that the readers can explore on their own.
However, this book contain many references to Cisco products. This is expected as it was published by Cisco Press. Also, there were a few typo mistakes.
All in all, this is a great book to read if one has very little knowledge in network security.
Rating: 4 / 5
the book looks as described on the advert. The shipping was also timely. Greatly appreciated.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is the first time I’ve felt the need to review a book. I’m an MCSE, which means nothing other than I’ve read a bunch of technical books over the years. This is perhaps the worst I’ve read so far. The typos alone are driving me crazy, but then I also have to sift through and try and figure out what stuff is actually accurate. For example, the author writes on page 149: “A much simpler way of looking at this is that SSH does trust any device other that the one with which it is trying to establish a secure connection.” Actually, I think that should be “does not trust.” Small stuff like that make me wonder if anyone actually proof-read this book before it was released. This is one I’ll be returning.
Rating: 2 / 5
I got this book after reading the superb “Computer Networking First-Step” entry in this series. Alas, this text doesn’t begin to approach the easy comprehension and economy of writing that I found so helpful in that first book. Part of my job involves making decisions about network infrastructure and handling network incidents that have significant impact on business operations; I am not, however, deeply knowledgeable about networking (coming from more of a programming/database background). The “Computer Networking” book gave me an excellent grounding in the few days it took to read it. I now know what fundamental questions to ask even though I may never have seen how things were implemented at the nuts-and-bolts level.
This book spends a lot of time telling the reader that network security is important and worth doing. Fine. Except that it does this over and over. Hey, I bought the book, so I’m already halfway convinced of that and by the 100th repetition of the importance and necessity of security, I’m thinking “there’s some space taken up by blahblahblah that should have held some content”. Mostly, the chapters read like non-alphabetized lists of definitions and bullet points with little flow or tie-in to an overall conceptual model or context. The examples and how-to’s of implementing security are explained using commented snippets of code(!). The comments explain what the code does, but I’m being made to read page after page of code when what I really need is a well-thought, consistent, higher-level explanation.
I was hoping to get a good high-level model of all the main security pieces (policy, firewalls, encryption, DMZs..), how they fit together, and some overall models of security set-ups appropriate for home networks, small businesses, enterprises, and super-secure systems. I was also hoping to understand what trade-offs were being made in going from one level to another. I think that information can be had from this book, but only by re-organizing the pieces myself and sifting through a lot of repetitive, vague, and irrelevant filler. And the frequency of typos doesn’t help in comprehension either. Disappointing. I’m going to need to carefully preview other books in this series before purchase given the disparity in quality between this book and the Computer Networking volume.
Rating: 2 / 5