Network security assessment from vulnerability to patch
This book will take readers from the discovery of vulnerabilities and the creation of the corresponding exploits, through a complete security assessment, all the way through deploying patches against these vulnerabilities to protect their networks. This is unique in that it details both the manageme...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rockland, MA :
Syngress Pub
c2007.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627260506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Network Security Assessment: From Vulnerability to Patch; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1. Windows of Vulnerability; Introduction; What Are Vulnerabilities?; Understanding the Risks Posed by Vulnerabilities; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 2. Vulnerability Assessment 101; Introduction; What is a Vulnerability Assessment?; Seeking Out Vulnerabilities; Detecting Vulnerabilities via Security Technologies; The Importance of Seeking Out Vulnerabilities Looking Closer at the Numbers; Summary; Solutions Fast Track
- Frequently Asked QuestionsChapter 3. Vulnerability Assessment Tools; Introduction; Features of a Good Vulnerability Assessment Tool; Using a Vulnerability Assessment Tool; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 4. Vulnerability Assessment: Step One; Introduction; Know Your Network; Classifying Your Assets; I Thought This Was a Vulnerability Assessment Chapter; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 5. Vulnerability Assessment: Step Two; Introduction; An Effective Scanning Program; Scanning Your Network; When to Scan; Summary
- Solutions Fast TrackFrequently Asked Questions; Chapter 6. Going Further; Introduction; Types of Penetration Tests; Scenario: An Internal Network Attack; Penetration Testing; Vulnerability Assessment versus a Penetration Test; Internal versus External; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 7. Vulnerability Management; Introduction; The Vulnerability Management Plan; The Six Stages of Vulnerability Management; Governance (What the Auditors Want to Know); Measuring the Performance of a Vulnerability Management Program; Common Problems with Vulnerability Management
- SummarySolutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 8. Vulnerability Management Tools; Introduction; The Perfect Tool in a Perfect World; Evaluating Vulnerability Management Tools; Commercial Vulnerability Management Tools; Open Source and Free Vulnerability Management Tools; Managed Vulnerability Services; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 9. Vulnerability and Configuration Management; Introduction; What is Vulnerability Management?; Patch Management; Building a Patch Test Lab; Patch Distribution and Deployment; Configuration Management; Summary
- Solutions Fast TrackFrequently Asked Questions; Chapter 10. Regulatory Compliance; Introduction; Regulating Assessments and Pen Tests; Drafting an Information Security Program; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 11. Tying It All Together; Introduction; A Vulnerability Management Methodology; Step One: Know Your Assets; Step Two: Categorize Your Assets; Step Three: Create a Baseline Scan of Assets; Step Four: Perform a Penetration Test on Certain Assets; Step Five: Remediate Vulnerabilities and Risk; Step Six: Create a Vulnerability Assessment Schedule
- Step Seven: Create a Patch and Change Management Process
