
Despite the increase of high-profile hacks record-breaking data leaks & ransomware attacks many organizations don't have the budget to establish or outsource an information security (Info Sec) program forcing them to learn on the job For companies obliged to improvise this pragmatic guide provides a security-101 handbook with steps tools processes & ideas to help you drive maximum-security improvement at little or no cost Each chapter in this book provides step-by-step instructions for dealing with a specific issue including breaches & disasters compliance network infrastructure & password management vulnerability scanning & penetration testing among others Network engineers system administrators & security professionals will learn tools & techniques to help improve security in sensible manageable chunks Learn fundamentals of starting or redesigning an Info Sec program Create a base set of policies standards & procedures Plan & design incident response disaster recovery compliance & physical security Bolster Microsoft & Unix systems network infrastructure & password management Use segmentation practices & designs to compartmentalize your network Explore automated process & tools for vulnerability management Securely develop code to reduce exploitable errors Understand basic penetration testing concepts through violet teaming Delve into IDS IPS SOC logging & monitoring