Cisco Firewalls

Firewalls have ample recognition as key elements on the field of protecting networks. Even though this is not a new subject, many important concepts and resources, which could be helpful to designing a secure network, are often overlooked or even ignored. This book unveils the potential of Cisco firewall products and functionalities, and demonstrates how they can be grouped, in a structured manner, in order to build security solutions. The text is written in such a way that instructive linkages between theory and practice are naturally created, thus contributing to a better understanding of the most relevant concepts, and preparing the reader for the production of solid designs.
The motivation for writing this book is associated with a simple axiom assumed: The better you understand how individual features operate, the better you can use them for design purposes. After all, producing better security designs is the aim of anyone truly committed to security.