Network performance and security: testing and analyzing using open source and low-cost tools

Description

Providing mid-level IT engineers with the practical tips and tricks they need to harden their IT infrastructure, this book shows how to use open source tools to test network configurations for malware attacks, DDoS, botnet, rootkit and worm attacks, and includes tactics on how to prepare and execute a mediation schedule of the who, what, where, when, and how, when an attack hits. -- Introduction: Practical Security and Performance Testing Ch. 1: Getting organized: Asset Inventory knowing what you have Ch. 2: Locking down Access: Internet, Wi-Fi, Wired Zones, and VPN Ch. 3: Securing BYOD device access Ch. 4: Hardening the Server Ch. 5: Internal Security Threats and defending assets and zones Ch. 6: How to test the Firewall and IPS/IDS Effectively Ch. 7: Security Device Deployment Patterns Ch. 8: Continuous Testing Ch. 9: Defending against penetration attacks Ch. 10: How to write and test a Request for Proposal Ch. 11: Security "Fire drills" Glossary