Similar to unraveling a math word problem, "Security A Practitioner's Guide to Solving Enterprise Security Challenges" guides you through a deciphering process that translates each security goal into a set of security variables, substitutes each variable with a specific security technology domain, formulates the equation that is the deployment strategy, then verifies the solution against the original problem by analyzing security incidents and mining hidden breaches, ultimately refines the security formula iteratively in a perpetual cycle. You will learn Secure proxies - the necessary extension of the endpointsApplication identification and control - visualize the threatsMalnets - where is the source of infection and who are the pathogensIdentify the security breach - who was the victim and what was the lureSecurity in Mobile computing - SNAFUWith this book, you will be able Identify the relevant solutions to secure the infrastructureConstruct policies that provide flexibility to the users so to ensure productivityDeploy effective defenses against the ever evolving web threatsImplement solutions that are compliant to relevant rules and regulationsOffer insight to developers who are building new security solutions and products
Clark, whose grandfathers were migrants to Scotland from Ireland, earned his B.A. in economics and philosophy at King's College, Cambridge in 1979 and his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1985. He has also taught as an Assistant Professor at Stanford and the University of Michigan. Clark is now a professor of economics and department chair until 2013 at the University of California, Davis. His areas of research are long term economic growth, the wealth of nations, and the economic history of England and India.