CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide, Fourth Edition (Exam SY0-601), 4th Edition

Chapter 8

Securing the Network Infrastructure

CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES

8.01     Understanding Firewalls

8.02     Using Intrusion Detection Systems

8.03     Network Design and Administration Principles

8.04     Securing Devices

✓     Two-Minute Drill

Q&A     Self Test

Abig part of security within organizations today comes from securing the network infrastructure. This involves making sure that the network used to connect an employee’s computer to the servers is as secure as possible against threats from outside or inside the network.

The last few chapters have been focused on what you can do to secure individual systems, which is very important, but you also want to be sure that the network you connect those systems to is as secure as possible. ...