Looking to step into the Network Security field with the Fortigate firewall? Or are you required to manage a FortiGate NGFW for your organization? Then this is the right book for you! The FortiGate is an amazing device with many cybersecurity features to protect your network. If you are new to FortiGate's then this is the perfect book for you! This book will cover general overview of working with Fortinet. Also, you will gain a solid understanding on day to day administrative tasks. Next, you will learn how FortiGate interacts with various layer-2 protocol. Also you will get a chance how to filter network traffic and apply security policies which is very exciting. Lastly, you will learn about the session table and how Fortigate handles traffic. Below is a full list of what this book covers: Chapter One - Introduction to FortiGate-Identify platform features of FortiGate-Describe Security Processor Unit SPU-Identify factory defaults-Understand the different operational modes-Understand FortiGate and FortiGuard Relationship-Manage administrator profiles-Manage administrative profiles-Manage network interfaces-Manage basic services-backup and restore config file-upgrade and downgrade firmware-Understand CLI structure-Understand GUI navigation-Initial ConfigurationChapter - 2 - Layer two technologies-Configuration of layer-2 VLANs-Describe VLANs and VLAN tagging process-Describe FortiOS Transparent Mode-Configure FortiOS Transparent Mode settings-Describe Transparent Mode Bridge Table-Describe MAC forwarding-Describe how to find MAC address on FortiOS-Describe Forwarding Domains-Describe and configure Virtual Switches-Describe Spanning Tree Protocol-Describe and Configure various NAT Mode layer-2 protocols-Describe and configure Layer-3 VLAN interface-Describe Virtual Wire Pairing-Describe and Configure VXLANChapter-3 Layer Three Technologies: -Configuration of Static Routes-implementation of Policy-Based Routes-Control traffic for well-known Internet Services-Interpret the FortiOS Routing Table-Understand FortiOS anti-spoofing mechanism-Implement route failover and floating route-Understand ECMP-Recognize active route vs standby route vs inactive routes-Use built in sniffer and diagnose flow debug tools, -Understand Session Table Entry.Chapter 4 - Firewall Policy and NAT-Identify components in Firewall Policy-Describe how traffic matches Firewall Policy Entries-Configure Firewall Policy Logging-Describe Policy GUI list views-Describe Policy ID's vs Policy Sequence numbers-Described where objects are referenced-Explain Name restrictions on Firewall Policies-Perform Firewall Policy re-ordering-Describe NAT and PAT-Explain different configuration modes for NAT-Configure and Describe SNAT and DNAT VIPs-Troubleshoot NAT issues

Network Security Expert 4 Study Guide | Part-II Fortinet Network Security Introduction Introduction to FortiGate Part-II Infrastructure picks up where Part-I left off. The book begins by going on FortiOS VDOM technology and Session Helpers. You will gain a solid understanding on how VDOM's work and why they are needed. You will also learn why Session Helpers exist. Also, you will have an opportunity to gain insight into how FortiGate High Availability technology works as well. You will feel confident in your HA deployment after reading this book I promise you! Next, we dig into FortiOS logging technology which is essential for any SOC. Next, we review some popular VPN technologies like IPsec and SSL. This book shows you how to configure and use both technologies on FortiGate. After VPNs, we step into FortiOS SDWAN technology which is hot right now! you will learn what SDWAN is and how to deploy it! lastly we finish up Part-II Infrastructure with a full chapter on troubleshooting all the technology covered in Part-I and Part-II. VDOMs and Session Helpers | Chapter 5 - Configure, Define and Describe Session Helpers - Understand and Configure ALG - Define and describe VDOMs - Understand Management VDOM - Understand VDOM Administrators - Configure multiple VDOMs - understand and configure Inter-vdom link - limit resource allocated to VDOMs - Inter-VDOM Link Hardware Acceleration - VDOM Diagnostics High Availability | Chapter 6 - Identify Different Operation HA Modes - Config HA - Understand HA Election Process - Identify primary secondary units - Debug HA sync - Configure Session sync - HA failover types - Identify how HA modes pass traffic - Configure and understand Virtual Clustering - Verify HA operations - Upgrade HA firmware - FortiGate Clustering Protocol - HA Clustering Requirements - HA Diagnostics Logging and Monitoring | Chapter 7 - Log basics - Describe performance and logging - Identify local log storage - configure logging - Understand disk allocation - Identify External log storage - Configure log backups - configure alert email and threat weight - configure remote logging - understand log transmission - configure reliable logging and OFTPS - understand miglogd - Understand FortiView IPsec VPN | Chapter 8 - Understand IPsec and IKE fundamentals - Understand VPN topology - Understand route-based VPN - Configure Site-to-site VPN - Understand ASIC offload with VPN - Configure redundant VPNs - VPN best practices - Verify IPsec VPN - Understand Dial-up VPN SSL VPN | Chapter 9 - Understand SSL VPN concepts - Describe the differences between SSL an IPsec - Configure SSL VPN Modes - Configure SSL Realms - Configure SSL Authentcation - Monitor SSL VPN users and logs - Troubleshoot SSLVPN SDWAN | Chapter 10 - Understand SDWAN concepts - Understand SDWAN design - Understand SDWAN requirements - Configure SDWAN virtual link and load balance - Configure SDWAN routing and policies - Configure SDWAN health check - understand SLA link quality measurements - Understand SDWAN rules - configure dynamic link selection - Monitor SDWAN - Verify SDWAN traffic Diagnostics and Troubleshooting | Chapter 11 - Troubleshoot Layer-2 - Troubleshoot Routing - Troubleshoot Firewall Policy - Troubleshoot High Availability - Troubleshoot Logging - Troubleshoot IPsec - Troubleshoot SSL VPN - Troubleshoot SDWAN

If you are new to Fortigate firewall, or just moving from another firewall platform ( Check-Point, Palo alto ). then this book is for you. here you will learn how to: Configure your administrator account with MFABackup revisionsConfigure Interfaces and servicesUnderstand Your Firewall SessionsAnalyze LogsManage your memory resourcesDiagnose With CLI commandsFortigate Firewall Admin Pocket Guide is here for one purpose only. to give you the skills to administrate your Fortigate firewall Fast with a solid foundationThis Book is For Beginners and Intermediate User

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Nmap is a well known security tool used by penetration testers and system administrators. The Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) has added the possibility to perform additional tasks using the collected host information. Tasks like advanced fingerprinting and service discovery, information gathering, and detection of security vulnerabilities. "Nmap 6: Network exploration and security auditing cookbook" will help you master Nmap and its scripting engine. You will learn how to use this tool to do a wide variety of practical tasks for pentesting and network monitoring. Finally, after harvesting the power of NSE, you will also learn how to write your own NSE scripts. "Nmap 6: Network exploration and security auditing cookbook" is a book full of practical knowledge for every security consultant, administrator or enthusiast looking to master Nmap. The book overviews the most important port scanning and host discovery techniques supported by Nmap. You will learn how to detect mis-configurations in web, mail and database servers and also how to implement your own monitoring system. The book also covers tasks for reporting, scanning numerous hosts, vulnerability detection and exploitation, and its strongest aspect; information gathering.