Guide to Network Defense and Countermeasures

Randy Weaver is an academic program director for Everest College, where he administers IT programs and teaches IT courses covering operating systems, networking, computer forensics, and various security topics. Weaver currently teaches and oversees programs for the Phoenix and Mesa campuses, as well as Everest's online education offerings. He has passed more than 40 industry certification exams, including CISSP and Security+, and holds a master's degree in information technology. Dean Farwood is director of the Information Technology Program at Heald College, San Francisco, where he has taught networking, system engineering, and information security since 2001. He is a Microsoft™ Certified Trainer and has a master's degree in computing technology in education.

1. Network Security Fundamentals.
2. TCP/IP.
3. Network Traffic Signatures.
4. Routing Fundamentals.
5. Cryptography.
6. Wireless Networking Fundamentals.
7. Understanding Wireless Network Security.
8. Intrusion Detection and Prevention System Concepts.
9. Firewall Concepts.
10. Firewall Design and Management.
11. VPN Concepts.
12. Internet and Web Security.
13. Security Policy Design and Implementation.
14. Ongoing Security Management.
Appendix A: Security Resources.