| The objective of this book is to provide you with a thorough understanding of the
Cisco PIX firewalls.Whether you have administrative responsibilities or you are
studying to pass an exam such as the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced (CPSFA),
this comprehensive guide will be of value to you.The initial chapters cover the
basics, and subsequent chapters delve into advanced topics. Callisma’s contributing
authors are industry experts with a wealth of real world implementation experience
on the PIX and IOS firewalls, and this book includes many real-world examples of
do’s and don’ts.We hope you enjoy reading this book as much as we’ve enjoyed
writing it!
Cisco’s industry-leading PIX 500 Series firewall appliances (from the enterpriseclass
535, to the plug-and-play SOHO model 501) deliver high levels of performance
with unparalleled reliability, availability, and network security.With support for standards-
based IPsec,VPNs, intrusion detection features, and a lot more, the PIX is one
of the leading firewalls on the market.
Cisco Security Specialist’s Guide to PIX Firewalls is a comprehensive guide for network
and security engineers, covering the entire line of the PIX firewall product
series.This book was written by highly experienced authors who provide high security
solutions to their clients using Cisco PIX firewalls on a daily basis.This book
covers all the latest and greatest features of PIX firewall software version 6.2,
including TurboACLs, object grouping, NTP, HTTP failover replication, PIX Device
Manager (PDM), and many others |
