Chapter 7. Network Security Testing


Netadmins perform network security testing to assess and verify the threats and vulnerabilities of their network. This chapter introduces you to the following tools and methodologies of security testing:

  • Linux-based live CD

  • Network scanners

  • Vulnerability scanners

  • Packet analyzers

The topics covered in this chapter require you to be familiar with the mechanics of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) model, with reference to the seven layers of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model.



Network Administrators Survival Guide
Network Administrators Survival Guide
ISBN: 1587052113
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 106

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