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1) CheckPoint Firewall-1

CheckPoint has been the market leader in firewalls since the time the concept of firewall came into being. The main advantage of Checkpoint over their competitors is their easy to use GUI.

http://www.checkpoint.com

2) CiscoPIX

CISCO PIX Firewalls provide high levels of security for high-class enterprises. Their services include stateful inspection firewalling, standards-based IPsec Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and intrusion protection.

3) CISSP

Certified Information System Security Professional or CISSP reflects on the qualifications of information systems security practitioners. CISSP exams are promoted by (ISC)2 and they encompass topics such as cryptography, security management practices, physical security etc.

For more information please read:

www.cissp.com
www.isc2.org

4) CompTIA Security+

In 2002 CompTIA started their Security+ Certification exam to test the mastery of individuals who have two years experience in networking with emphasis on security. The exam covers industry-wide topics, including communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, external attack and operational and organization security.

http://www.comptia.org

5) CWNA

Certified Wireless Networking Administrator (CWNA) is the foundation level LAN certification for the industry standard CWNP Program. It focuses on 802.11 wireless technologies rather than specific vendors. It includes topics such as Radio Frequency (RF) Technologies, Wireless LAN Technologies, Implementation and Management, Troubleshooting, Site Surveys, Security, Industry and Standards.

http://www.cwne.com

6) CWSP

Certified Wireless Security Professional Course is for advanced knowledge on securing wireless LANs. It builds on the foundation given by the CWNA certification. It exposes to the candidate the security threats to and weaknesses of wireless LAN's.

http://www.cwne.com

7) Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures

Ethical hacking and Countermeasures is similar to Penetration Testing where a trustworthy security professional acts in a similar way as an external intruder would in order to ascertain the level of security in the system.

http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/403/palmer.html
http://www.eccouncil.org/CEH.htm
http://www.gocertify.com/article/ceh.shtml

8) Firewall

A computer network firewall is an electronic blocking mechanism that will not allow unauthorized intruders into a computer system. It is a software program that helps prevent hackers from intruding into your system. It could be useful for an individual system and a network system. It is good for any computer that is always connected to the Internet

http://www.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm
http://www.interhack.net/pubs/fwfaq/
http://www.getbestinfo.com/index.php?to_do=show_question&number=19

9)Information Security

Technical security measures that involve communications security, cryptography, and computer security.

10) Internet Security

Internet Security is the practice of protecting and preserving private resources and information on the Internet.

11) ISECOM

The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM), a non-profit organization, was started in Jan 2001. ISECOM is dedicated to providing practical security awareness, research, certification and business integrity.

www.isecom.org

12) ISO17799

It is an internationally recognized generic information security standard. It acts as the reference point for using the information systems in the industry.

http://www.iso17799software.com
http://www.iso17799-web.com/
http://www.gammassl.co.uk/bs7799/works.html

13) Microsoft ISA Server

Microsoft ISA Server is a successor to the Proxy Server 2.0. Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA server) has a dual-purpose firewall and caching functionality that lets the user obtain the services running in the internal server. The need for such a server was recognized due to increased abuse of Internet access, intruder attacks and bandwidth-hungry applications that strain the users gateway.

http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver
http://www.isaserver.org

14) Network Security

It is the protection of networks and their services from unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure, and provision of assurance that the network performs its critical functions correctly and there are no harmful side effects. Network Security includes providing for data integrity.

15)Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing is the process of circumventing the security features of a system in order to expose its vulnerabilities. The process involves breeching of all the security features and forcibly penetrating the system as a hacker would do. For this reason the tester is sometimes also referred to as ethical hacker.

http://www.penetration-testing.com
http://www.isecom.org

16) PKI

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a system of digital certificates and certification authorities that verify the authenticity of all the parties involved in Internet transactions. It is a combination of software, encryption technologies, and services that enables enterprises to protect the security of their communications and business transactions.

17) SmoothWall

SmoothWall belongs to the family of Internet security products designed to protect your users and your network from external attacks. It is an open source firewall distribution based on the GNU/Linux operating system. The best part of SmoothWall is it is user friendly and does not require its users to be well versed with Linux.

http://www.smoothwall.org

18) VPN

A virtual private network (VPN) is a way to use a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization's network.

http://www.vpnlabs.com
http://www.vpnc.org

19) ZoneAlarm

ZoneAlarm is a security package that comes with four interlocking services - a firewall, an application control, an Internet lock, and Zones. Each of these features have their own functionality. It makes configuring firewall very simple. Further they also allow the users to assign different security settings for local network and Internet.

http://www.zonelabs.com