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CHAPTER 12Defending Networks

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COMPUTER NETWORKS ARE A CRITICAL PART of national infrastructure. They provide communications among computers and other devices around the world, allowing command and control, infrastructure monitoring and management, and all of the other parts of modern business, government, and society to transfer data effectively. Of course, this makes computer networks one of the most important targets in cyberwarfare, as attackers can use networks to access data, to disable systems and infrastructure, and to attack vulnerable endpoints and other networks. Modern networks are often home to Internet ...

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