Cisco PIX Firewalls

Develop a security solution that can integrate with
your current network, is flexible enough to accommodate
changes in your network, and is still easy
to monitor and maintain. The author delivers information
on installing and maintaining the Cisco PIX Firewall
and on mastering the Cisco PIX Firewall security
certification. Eliminate security risks whether you're working at
a home desktop or protecting an enterprise-class corporation.
Learn to maximize performance and reliability. Plus, take
advantage of PIX management features and the Virtual
Private Networks. Learn how to: Meet security needs
without impairing a company's business plan or goals;
Defend your network against reconnaissance, denial-of-service, and access
attacks; Understand the adaptive security algorithm, PIX Device;
Manager, and other Cisco security components; Support IPSec
and Virtual Private Network services; Deploy security policies
uniformly across all devices in your network; Discover
simple installation and configuration techniques to minimize start-up
investment; Take into account departmental needs and corporate
organization; Control inbound and outbound traffic through connection
table entries; Maintain secure perimeters by working with
source and destination addresses, TCP sequence and port
numbers, and TCP flags.