Network Performance and Security

Chapter 1

Introduction to practical security and performance testing

Abstract

I will introduce the reader to some basic security concepts including types of attacks, best practices including description. Then network security devices and their subfunctions will be introduced. Finally, the user will understand what perception user experience is, how it is measured, the difference between soft and hard errors, and how users formulate quality of experience.

Keywords

attack

DDoS

malware

penetration testing

volumetric attack

quality of experience (QoE)

perceptual user experience

firewall

IPS/IDS

proxy server

botnet

cross site scripting attack (XSS)

worm

virus

trojan horse attack

zero-day attack

SQL injection attack

hard QoE errors

soft QoE errors