Cisco ASA Firewall - Introduction - Version 9.0 (Cisco Pocket Guides Book 2)

This book aims to provide network security engineers with the knowledge and skills needed to secure a computer network using Cisco ASA firewall version 9.0.

At the end of the book you will be able to secure the network environment using Cisco ASA version 9.0 software features. The topics discussed will include NAT, ACL, management, and application inspection.

The book focuses on the key information about the technologies without going through all options of each command.

Author:

Grant Wilson is the author of the “Cisco Pocket Guide” series of books. He is CCIE security #26667 and currently works for a major IT out sourcing company as a network architect. He has spent 15 years of his IT career as a Cisco trainer (CCSI) teaching many Cisco certified classes. He lives near Oxford in England with his wife and three children.

Grant runs a website called www.ccie-security.com which is in his kitchen and is protected by an IOS firewall, ASA firewall, IOS IPS and an IPS sensor.

He holds the following certifications:

CCIE - Security (Cisco) - #26667
CCSI (Cisco) - #23077
CCSP (Cisco)
CCNP (Cisco)
JNCIS - Security (Juniper)
JNCIA (Juniper)
CCSA (Checkpoint)
CCNA (Cisco)
CCDA (Cisco)
MCSE (Microsoft)
MCT (Microsoft)
Cisco Firewall Specialist
Cisco Content Networking Specialist
Cisco Network Management Specialist
Ironport certified trainer
Cisco Borderless Networks R and S Support Specialist