This book is a guide for Network professionals to understand real-world information security scenarios. It offers a systematic approach to prepare for security assessments including process security audits, technical security audits and Penetration tests. This book aims at training pre-emptive security to network professionals in order to improve their understanding of security infrastructure and policies.

With our network being exposed to a whole plethora of security threats, all technical and non-technical people are expected to be aware of security processes. Every security assessment (technical/ non-technical) leads to new findings and the cycle continues after every audit. This book explains the auditor’s process and expectations.

Tagline
Prepare yourself for any type of audit and minimise security findings

Key Features
  • It follows a lifecycle approach to information security by understanding:
  • Why we need Information security
  • How we can implement
  • How to operate securely and maintain a secure posture
  • How to face audits
What Will You Learn
This book is solely focused on aspects of Information security that Network professionals (Network engineer, manager and trainee) need to deal with, for different types of Audits.
Information Security Basics, security concepts in detail, threat
Securing the Network focuses on network security design aspects and how policies influence network design decisions.
Secure Operations is all about incorporating security in Network operations.
Managing Audits is the real test.

Who This Book is For
IT Heads, Network managers, Network planning engineers, Network Operation engineer or anybody interested in understanding holistic network security.