{"product_id":"9780596551902","title":"Hardening Cisco Routers: Help for Network Administrators","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a network administrator, auditor or architect, you know the importance of securing your network and finding security solutions you can implement quickly.  This succinct book departs from other security literature by focusing exclusively on ways to secure Cisco routers, rather than the entire network. The rational is simple: If the router protecting a network is exposed to hackers, then so is the network behind it. \u003ci\u003eHardening Cisco Routers\u003c\/i\u003e is a reference for protecting the protectors. Included are the following topics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of router security and where routers fit into an overall security plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferent router configurations for various versions of Cisco's IOS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard ways to access a Cisco router and the security implications of each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassword and privilege levels in Cisco routers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRouter warning banner use (as recommended by the FBI) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnnecessary protocols and services commonly run on Cisco routers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSNMP security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnti-spoofing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtocol security for RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, NTP, and BGP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLogging violations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncident response\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhysical security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWritten by Thomas Akin, an experienced Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Cisco Academic Instructor (CCAI), the book is well organized, emphasizing practicality and a hands-on approach. At the end of each chapter, Akin includes a Checklist that summarizes the hardening techniques discussed in the chapter.  The Checklists help you double-check the configurations you have been instructed to make, and serve as quick references for future security procedures.Concise and to the point, \u003ci\u003eHardening Cisco Routers\u003c\/i\u003e supplies you with all the tools necessary to turn a potential vulnerability into a strength.  In an area that is otherwise poorly documented, this is the one book that will help you make your Cisco routers rock solid.","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106822570224,"sku":"9780596551902","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780596551902_p0.jpg?v=1763725105","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780596551902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}