Cybersecurity Essentials

An easy-to-use and comprehensive introduction to cybersecurity Cybersecurity 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 protocols This Essentials book features: * Chapter-opening learning objectives * Essentials and Beyond-summaries and additional suggested exercises * Hands-on exercises