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S. J. NielsonDiscovering Cybersecurityhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9560-1_8

8. Classical Network Security Technology

Seth James Nielson1  
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Austin, TX, USA
 
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Building on the previous chapter, I will now examine attacks and defenses for networks and how they have evolved over time as network architectures and attack vectors have evolved. Because this chapter is about classical network security, I will focus on perimeter defenses built around firewalls, proxies, and other similar devices. Intrusion detection, including defensive deception, provides a second layer of security by identifying intruders if they get past the outer ...

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