XI
A Note from the Executive Editors
is is not your typical security book. Other books of this genre exist to
prepare you for certification or to teach you how to use a tool, but none
explains the concepts behind the security threats impacting enterprises
every day in a manner and format conducive to quick understanding.
It is similar to a reference book, an encyclopedia of sorts, but not
quite. It is not comprehensive enough to be an encyclopedia. is
book does not cover every security concept from A to Z, just the ones
that we have observed having the most impact on the large-enterprise
network battle.
It is similar to books like the Unix Power Tools series, but again not
quite. ose authors collected small snippets of practical informatio