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