Build your own security lab : a field guide for network testing / Michael Gregg.

Includes index.

Hardware and Gear -- Building a Software Test Platform -- Passive Information Gathering -- Detecting Live Systems -- Enumerating Systems -- Automated Attack and Penetration Tools -- Understanding Cryptographic Systems -- Defeating Malware -- Securing Wireless Systems -- Intrusion Detection -- Forensic Detection -- Appendix A About the DVD -- Index.

Many books tell you what to do. This one tells you how.<p>If your job is to design or implement IT security solutions, or if you're studying for any security certification, this is the how-to guide you've been looking for. Here's how to assess your needs, gather the tools, and create a controlled environment in which you can experiment, test, and develop the solutions that work. With liberal examples from real-world scenarios, it tells you exactly how to implement a strategy to secure your systems now and in the future.<p>Collect the necessary hardware and software and assemble your own network lab<p>Configure a bootable Linux CD<p>Explore various methods for gathering information about existing security<p>Identify automated attack and penetration tools<p>Understand cryptographic systems and encryption and authentication attacks<p>Learn to find, identify, and defeat malware<p>Address the special protection needs of wireless systems<p>Use Snort(R) to build an IDS that will help to detect and identify attacks in real time<p>DVD includes tools for actually building and implementing security solutions<p>Open source tools<p>Demo software<p>A bootable version of Linux

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