The following questions are designed to test your knowledge of device hardening, and they sometimes build on knowledge found elsewhere in the book. You might find that each question has more than one possible answer. The answers provided in Appendix B are intended to reinforce concepts that you can apply in your own networking environment.
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If you have limited resources, which kinds of devices should be hardened first? |
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Out of the box, are servers or desktop PCs more vulnerable to attack? |
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How should the documentation for device hardening be tracked within an organization? |
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Can you think of any ways in which proper host hardening might help identify rogue systems? |
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As an exercise to learn more about the hardening process, go online and find information about hardening the OS you are running. Implement the hardening tasks. How difficult was the process? Are there any tools for your OS to make the hardening process easier? How secure was your system before you started the hardening process? |
Part I. Network Security Foundations
Network Security Axioms
Security Policy and Operations Life Cycle
Secure Networking Threats
Network Security Technologies
Part II. Designing Secure Networks
Device Hardening
General Design Considerations
Network Security Platform Options and Best Deployment Practices
Common Application Design Considerations
Identity Design Considerations
IPsec VPN Design Considerations
Supporting-Technology Design Considerations
Designing Your Security System
Part III. Secure Network Designs
Edge Security Design
Campus Security Design
Teleworker Security Design
Part IV. Network Management, Case Studies, and Conclusions
Secure Network Management and Network Security Management
Case Studies
Conclusions
References
Appendix A. Glossary of Terms
Appendix B. Answers to Applied Knowledge Questions
Appendix C. Sample Security Policies
INFOSEC Acceptable Use Policy
Password Policy
Guidelines on Antivirus Process
Index