Cisco(R) PIX (TM) Firewalls at Dominant Systems Book Store

Secure your mission-critical networks with the #1 leading firewall and this definitive guide. Featuring in-depth coverage of installation, configuration, and maintenance this book will show you how to protect your data from unauthorized users and hackers.

Customer Reviews & Comments
This book is very well written and is an easy read. It will be very useful for anybody not yet familiar with the PIX firewall product, as well as experienced administrators looking to implement some of the newer, more intricate features. The author runs through the fundamental and more detailed aspects of configuring a PIX, and implementing it in a variety of production environments. Starting configuration/implementation from scratch, each chapter follows on logically to the next, leading to a fully functioning firewall; including the various other environmental considerations you need to make when implementing a total security solution. Written in Q4 2002, this book is currently up to date, and includes coverage of the new PIX 6.2 software features and commands. Its clearly defined chapters also make it very easy to navigate as a reference.All explanations and examples are very clear and easily understood, with none of those 'confusing' explanations I come across in so many tech books. And I only spotted a few mistakes, which is very good going for this type of book. The author also incorporates some of his own experience; mostly to make a point or generally put what is being explained into a real-world context, thereby making it easier to relate to for the reader.Finally, although this book is not intended as an exam study guide, it does cover a lot of the content included on the new CSPFA (9E0-111) exam. To be fully prepared however, you'd want to fill in the gaps (PDM, integrating IDS, downloadable ACLS, the VPN client etc.) with the relevant texts and tutorials available on the Cisco web site.

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