Cisco Security Professional's Guide to Secure Intrusion Detection Systems

Market: The Internet's explosive growth over the last decade has forced IT professionals to work even harder to secure the private networks connected to it--from erecting firewalls that keep out malicious intruders to building intrusion detection systems (IDSes) that detect unauthorized activity on a network. Intrusion Detection System (IDS) applications monitor, detect, and respond to unauthorized activities within networks in real time. Most analysts believe the 2003 will be the "Year of the IDS." Cisco. Security Professional's Guide to Secure Intrusion Detection Systems does more than show network engineers how to set up and manage this line of best selling products ... it walks them step by step through all the objectives of the Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System course (and corresponding exam) that network engineers must pass on their way to achieving sought-after CCSP certification. Book: Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, and its Intrusion Detection Systems line of products is making in roads in the IDS market segment, with major upgrades having happened in February of 2003. Cisco Security Professional's Guide to Secure Intrusion Detection Systems is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the hardware and software that comprise the Cisco IDS. Audience: Serious network security professionals--especially those planning to pass the Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection Systems Exam (CSIDS 9E0-100), a requirement for achieving Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) certification. Any network administrator who needs to configure, manage, or troubleshoot one of Cisco's industry-leading PIX 500 Series firewalls