IT Security Interviews Exposed

Chris Butler 지음

Wiley 2007년 10월 15일 출간

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Technology professionals seeking higher-paying security jobs need to know security fundamentals to land the job-and this book will helpDivided into two parts: how to get the job and a security crash course to prepare for the job interviewSecurity is one of today's fastest growing IT specialties, and this book will appeal to technology professionals looking to segue to a security-focused positionDiscusses creating a resume, dealing with headhunters, interviewing, making a data stream flow, classifying security threats, building a lab, building a hacker's toolkit, and documenting workThe number of information security jobs is growing at an estimated rate of 14 percent a year, and is expected to reach 2.1 million jobs by 2008

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Acknowledgments.Introduction.Chapter 1: Finding, Interviewing for, and Getting the Job.Qualifications.Pursuing a Degree.The Perfect Job.Job Search.Interviewing.Money Talks.Accepting or Rejecting the Offer.Summary.Nontechnical Interview Questions.Chapter 2: Knowing Networks: Fundamentals.Introduction.Questions.Recommended Reading.Chapter 3: Knowing Security: Fundamentals.Adjust Your Thinking.Core Values.Basic Concepts.Managing Risk.Data Classification and Labeling.Ethics in Information Security.Daily Security Responsibilities.Summary.Interview QA.Recommended Reading.Chapter 4: Understanding Regulations, Legislation, and Guidance.Regulations, Legislation, and Guidance Defined.Why Does an Employer Care?Why Should You Care?Government- and DoD-Specific Information.Commercial Information Security.Using This Information in the Interview.Summary.Interview QA.Recommended Reading.Chapter 5: Knowing Firewalls: Fundamentals.Firewall Technologies.Major Vendors.Device Types.Management.Deployment Strategies.Summary.Interview QA.Recommended Reading.Chapter 6: Knowing Virtual Private Networks.Goals and Assumptions.The Cryptography of VPNs.IP Security Review.Implementing IPsec.Alternatives to IPsec.Summary.Interview QA.Recommended Reading.Chapter 7: Knowing IDS/IPS/IDP.Introduction.Questions.What Questions Do You Want to Ask Me?Recommended Reading.Chapter 8: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Wireless but Were Afraid They' Ask.The Fundamentals.Wireless Cards and Chipsets.Wireless Drivers for Linux.WLAN Detection (WarDriving).Wireless Security.Rogue Wireless Devices.Summary.Interview QA.Recommended Reading.Chapter 9: Finding Your Posture.History of Information Security.Modern Info

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"The book is readable and written in a light, witty style". (Info Security, September 2007)

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저자(글) Chris Butler

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Chris Butler (CISSP, JNCIS-FWV, JNCIA-SSL, CCSE, IAM/IEM) is a Senior Solutions Architect with Intellitactics. Chris has more than a dozen years of experience in the networking and security fields. He is a veteran of the United States Navy, where he worked in the cryptography field. Chris has designed, implemented, and supported some of the largest networks in the country for large insurance companies, investment firms, software companies, service providers, and pharmaceutical companies. He has also provided network and security consulting services for numerous U.S. government agencies, including the Department of State, Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy. He has worked extensively with the leading security and networking vendors throughout his career. He is also well versed in both commercial and open source network and security management software. Chris has also performed in-depth application analysis and network modeling using OPNET software for dozens of large companies. He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society and SANS.Russ Rogers (CISSP, IAM/IEM) is a Senior Cyber Security Analyst and the former CEO and co-founder of Security Horizon, Inc. Russ is a United States Air Force veteran and has served in military and contract support for the National Security Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency, and the other federal agencies. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Security Journal. Additionally, he serves as the Professor of Network Security at the University of Advancing Technology (uat.edu) in Tempe, Arizona. Russ is the author, co-author, or technical editor for nearly a dozen books on information security. Russ has spoken and provided training to audiences around the world and is also a co-founder of the Security Tribe information security research Web site at www.securitytribe.com. His education includes a bachelor-s and master-s degree from the University of Maryland in Computer Science