Cybersecurity Essentials

An easy-to-use and comprehensive introduction to cybersecurityCybersecurity Essentials provides a comprehensive introduction, with expert coverage of essential topics required for entry-level cybersecurity certifications. It covers the four distinct challenges of creating an effective cybersecurity defense: securing the infrastructure, securing devices, securing local networks, and securing the perimeter. The authors-noted security experts-summarize the fundamental concepts of each challenge and include real-world scenarios that show how these vulnerabilities look in everyday computing. The text offers a summary of the key concepts, review questions, and hands-on exercises designed to help assess an understanding of key concepts.Learn these fundamentals of security infrastructure-and more:* Basic security and surveillance systems* Intrusion detection and reporting systems* Local host security* Securing devices* Protecting the inner perimeter* Protecting remote access* Local network Security* Network topologies and protocolsThis Essentials book features:* Chapter-opening learning objectives* Essentials and Beyond-summaries and additional suggested exercises* Hands-on exercises