The GSEC Prep Guide: Mastering SANS GIAC Security Essentials - Softcover

Chapple, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764539329 ISBN 13: 9780764539329

Verlag: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 2003

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* SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) has trained and certified more than 156,000 security professionals. * This book is the cost-friendly alternative to the $450 SANS materials and $1200 SANS courses, providing more and better information for $60. * SANS is widely known and well-respected, with sponsors, educators and advisors from prestigious government agencies (FBI), corporations, and universities (Carnegie Mellon) around the world. * A companion CD contains the Boson test engine packed with review questions.

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Your in-depth study guide for the SANS GIAC Security Essentials exam

Congratulations! Your decision to pursue the GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) is the first step toward increased marketability and success in your career, and this book offers an economical source of vital information to help you prepare. You will gain a thorough understanding of security concepts and policies, ways to assess and manage risk, appropriate incident response, and much more. You?ll study at your own pace and then test your comprehension with the hundreds of review questions on the accompanying CD-ROM. It?s like having an instructor at your side 24 hours a day.

You?ll learn how to:

• Understand the CIA triad, the DAD triad, and the evolution of the security industry
• Examine the pros and cons of various authentication systems
• Assess threats and vulnerabilities and recognize levels of risk
• Respond to the unique security issues of both Windows® and Unix® systems
• Recognize common hacker tools and be able to take protective action
• Identify appropriate security devices to protect against various risks
• Choose the most effective security policy for your organization
• Implement cryptography and other protective devices
• Comprehend how information warfare affects security measures

The CD-ROM contains a Boson-powered Wiley test engine, featuring hundreds of randomly selected test questions to help you review and benchmark your progress.

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• Verlag: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764539329
• ISBN 13: 9780764539329
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 480