Basics

Network Security: The Basics

New to network security? Before you get lost in the bits and bytes, Stephen Northcutt of SANS provides a look at the essential concepts.

By Stephen Northcutt

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Former CISO Stephen Northcutt is President of The SANS Technology Institute and co-author of Inside Network Perimeter Security (2nd Edition) (Inside)and the IT Ethics Handbook: Right and Wrong for IT Professionals.


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6 http://www.sans.edu/resources/securitylab/hash_functions.php
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