Ebook Network performance and security: Testing and analyzing using open source and low-cost tools

Ebook Network performance and security: Testing and analyzing using open source and low-cost tools gives mid-level IT engineers the practical tips and tricks they need to use the best open source or low cost tools available to harden their IT infrastructure. The book details how to use the tools and how to interpret them. Network Performance Security: Testing and Analyzing Using Open Source and Low-Cost Tools begins with an overview of best practices for testing security and performance across devices and the network. It then shows how to document assets―such as servers, switches, hypervisor hosts, routers, and firewalls―using publicly available tools for network inventory.