This Book’s Audience

The primary audience for this book comprises information security analysts, security officers, and anyone who is tasked with monitoring or maintaining devices and software, such as:

• Firewalls

• Intrusion prevention systems (IPS) or intrusion detection systems (IDS)

• Antivirus systems

• Host intrusion protection systems

• Virtual Private Network (VPN) devices

• Authentication systems

• Web servers

• Vulnerability assessment systems

This book assumes that you have a basic understanding of networking technologies and security technologies. It also assumes that you are able to perform basic CS-MARS installation tasks and have a basic proficiency with Linux or other UNIX operating systems.

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