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