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Fundamentals of Information Systems Security, 4th Edition
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Fundamentals of Information Systems Security, 4th Edition

by David Kim, Michael G. Solomon
December 2021
Beginner
550 pages
20h 33m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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The Main Types of Networks

A security professional must learn a lot about networking because a good working knowledge about networks and how to secure them is crucial to protecting an organization from network failure or data breach. Many of the devices used in the security field protect networks, and those that do not often rely on them to function. In this section, you will examine the two main types of networks—wide area networks (WANs) and LANs—and explore their function as well as some of the ways to connect a LAN to a WAN. Finally, you will take a brief look at the most important network devices.

Wide Area Networks

As the name implies, WANs connect systems over a large geographic area. FIGURE 5-2 shows the Internet (the most common WAN), ...

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ISBN: 9781284220742