Index
• A •
A+ certification, CompTIA, 114
Abdul, Paula, 220
access control
attacks and countermeasures, 48–49
biometric, 72
computing architecture and design, 66
discretionary, 283
emerging issues in, 49
mandatory, 290
media, 291
by network administrator, 21
overview, 45
role-based, 297
Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE), 112
acknowledgment (ACK), 277
active hub, 277
actual throughput, 277
addressing, TCP/IP, 54
Advanced Security Practitioner, CompTIA (CASP), 115
agencies, government. See public sector
alarm, defined, 277
alumni networks, 225
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 277
AngelList, 160
applicant-tracking systems, 217–219, 277
application development tools, 277
Application layer (Layer 7), OSI model, 34
application programs (apps), 19, 277
architect level Cisco certification, 105, 107
architecture, 136, 277. See also computing architecture and design
Associate of (ISC)2 Certification, 121
associate-level certifications
asymmetric key, 61
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), 277
attacks. See also specific attacks
cryptography, 62
telecommunications and network, 57–58
attenuation, 277
audit certifications, SANS Institute, 123
authentication, 10, 45–47. See also access control
availability, 278
• B •
benchmarking, 278
biometric access controls, 72
biometric authentication, 47
blogs
About page, 187
blog services, 186
defined, 185
guest posts, 188
networking, 186
overview, 185
posting articles to, 189
Subscribe feature, 187
tag cloud, 187
using and maintaining, 187–188
books, for self-guided education, 84–85
bottleneck, 278. See also systems design
branding
Internet, permanence of information on, 190
networking, importance of, 176
online searches about self, 192
personal versus professional, 190–192
recruiters, 193
writing articles and e-books, 188–189
Branding For Dummies, 173, 190
Brown, Lawrie, 274
brute-force attacks, 62
budgets, in networking jobs, 20
business analyst, 27
business cards, 176
business continuity planning (BCP), 278
business intelligence (BI), 278
business objectives, network, 32–33
business partners, configuring communications with, 11
BYOD (bring your own device), 18, 58, 71, 278
• C •
cable connectors, Ethernet, 36–37
CADD (computer-aided design and drafting), 280
CAE (computer-aided engineering), 280
call center solutions, 278
CAM (computer-aided manufacturing), 280
capacity utilization, 278. See also congestion
Capella University, 94
carriers, 40, 41–42, 278, 280, 301
CAT-5 cable, 279
CC (common criteria), 280
CCM (customer communications management), 281
CCNA Routing and Switching Portable Command Guide, 273
CDIA+ certification, CompTIA, 116
CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), 279
central processing unit (CPU), 63, 279
certificate authority (CA), 279
certification
choosing between types of, 102–104
continuing education, 97
cost of, 102
defined, 279
maintaining knowledge through, 99
online instruction, 92
other vendors, 113
overview, 101
Red Hat, 113
renewing, 102
specializations, 124
training companies, 99
training diploma versus, 104
Certified Authorization Professional (CAP), 120
Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP), 119–120
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), 122
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), 122
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), 121
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), 121
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), 118–119
Certified Network Professional (CNP) Program, NPA, 117
Certified Network Security Engineer (CNSE), 112
Certified Software Security Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), 119
cheat sheet, 3
Check Point Certified Professional Program, 112–113
Chiaravalle, Bill, 173
Chowbay, Rajah, 274
chronological resume, 196–197, 205–206, 208–210
CIM (customer information management), 281
circuit switching, 279
CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), 121
Cisco certifications
entry level, 105
professional level, 106
CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), 121
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), 118–119
CISSP Guide to Security Essentials, 274–275
class of service (COS), 279
Clearwire network, 43
client-server, defined, 279
cloud computing
building virtual infrastructure, 157–158
computing architecture and design, 65–66
defined, 279
security concerns, 75
WANs, 41
Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture, 275
CNP (Certified Network Professional) Program, NPA, 117
COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology), 77, 281
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), 279
coding, in software development, 26
collaboration tools, 279
colleges. See education
co-lo (co-location) facilities, 12
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), 77, 279
common criteria (CC), 280
communication components, 64
community, consulting in, 266
competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), 40, 280
compiler, 280
CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) certifications, 114–116
CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One For Dummies, 271–272
computer crime laws, 76
computer forensics, 119
computer repair specialist, 25
Computer Security: Principles and Practice, 274
computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), 280
computer-aided engineering (CAE), 280
computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), 280
computing architecture and design, 62–66
Conference Board, 16
conferences, meeting people at, 174–175
confidentiality, maintaining, 245
configuration management (CM), 67, 280
confrontational interview, 233
congestion, 280
connectionless, defined, 280
connectivity, defined, 280
connector, defined, 280
console, defined, 280
consulting
appearance and approach, 165
in community, 266
confidence, importance of, 165
defined, 281
firms, working for, 166–168, 170
versus internal work, 170
overview, 163
social skills required, 164
travel related to work in, 165, 168
consulting proposals, 136
contention, 281
continuous monitoring, 68
continuous operations, 281
control, defined, 281
Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), 77, 281
convergence, 281
cookie, 281
core router, 281
corporate culture, 225–226, 259
COS (class of service), 279
COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission), 77, 279
Coursera, 95
cover letter. See also resume
with applicant-tracking systems, 217–219
defined, 281
errors in, 219
essential elements, 215, 218–219
generic replies to, 221
keywords in, 219
overview, 213
for referrals and recruiters, 214, 220–221
CPU (central processing unit), 63, 279
creative tools, 281
CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control), 122
cryptanalysis, 59
cryptosystem, 59
CSSLP (Certified Software Security Lifecycle Professional), 119
CTT+ certification, CompTIA, 116
culture, corporate. See corporate culture
curriculum vitae (CV), 207, 281. See also resume
customer communications management (CCM), 281
customer facing jobs, 135
customer information management (CIM), 281
customer relationship management (CRM), 282
cutover test, 282
cyclical redundancy check (CRC), 282
• D •
daisy chain, 282
dashboard, 282
data closets, 12
data destruction, 68
Data Link layer (Layer 2), OSI model, 34
data loss prevention (DLP) system, 57
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS), 52, 282
data protection laws, 146
data retention, 282
data warehouse, 282
database, defined, 282
database administrator (DBA), 26–27
database appliances, 282
database management system (DBMS), 282
decryption, 59
dedicated LAN, 282
dedicated public cloud, 66
defense contractor firms, 153–154
defense in depth, 68
degrees, value of, 91
demilitarized zone (DMZ), 56
demos, product, 136
denial of service (DoS) attack, 58, 283
Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation (DIACAP), 283
device drivers, 64
DeVry University, 94
digital subscriber line (DSL), 51, 283
digital video recorder (DVR), 283
diploma, training, 104
Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID 6/3), 283
disaster, defined, 283
disaster recovery planning (DRP), 283
discretionary access control, 283
discrimination, during interview, 227
distributed antenna system (DAS), 283
distributed application, 283
distributed computing, 283
distributed denial of service (DDoS), 283
document management (DM), 284
Downing, Wayne, III, 274
dropout rate, 95
Dwyer, Lawrence, III, 274
• E •
education. See also certification; self-guided education
college degrees, value of, 91
graduate degrees, 92
maintaining knowledge, 99
military, 98
prerecorded college courses, 86–89
edX, 96
802.11 specifications, 38–39, 53
electric power, security measures for, 74
electromagnetic interference (EMI), 284
Electronic Protected Health Information (EPHI), 284
elevator pitch, 175
email server antimalware, 69
emergency procedures, studying, 85
employees. See networking jobs; specific job opportunities; star employees, habits of
employment history, on resume, 196–197
employment laws, 146
Empson, Scott, 273
encapsulation, 50
encryption keys, 61
Endian Community firewall, 129
engagement management, consulting firms, 166–167
enterprise class, 284
enterprise requirements planning (ERP), 284
enterprise unified communications infrastructure, 284
entry level Cisco certification, 105
equipment protection, 74
Erl, Thomas, 275
E-Series certification, Juniper Networks, 111
expense accounting, consulting firms, 166
experience, acquiring. See also education
online research, 126
on-the-job training, 131
overview, 125
through non-networking roles, 25–29
working on the side, 130
expert system, 284
expert-level certifications
extranet, 285
• F •
defined, 285
groups, 183
overview, 182
pages, 183
personal versus professional use, 191
profile, 182
timeline, 182
Fall, Kevin, 273
fault management, 285
federal agencies. See public sector
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 285
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 285
Federal Information Systems Management Act (FISMA), 152–153
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FEDRAMP), 285
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 285
femtocell, 285
fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), 38, 285
file systems, 63
file transfer, 285
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 285
Findlay, Barbara, 173
fire extinguisher, 286
firewalls, 10, 55–56, 111–112, 127, 286
first impression, importance of at interview, 226–227
fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), 286
fleet tracking, 286
forensics certifications, SANS Institute, 123
for-profit online schools, 92, 94–95
frame, defined, 286
frame relay, 286
functional resume, 197, 206–207, 208, 211–212
Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, 275
• G •
gateway, 286
general ledger, 286
general office tools, 286
GIAC Security Expert (GSE) certification, 123–124
Glassdoor.com, 225
global enterprises, working for, 146
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) program, SANS Institute, 122–124
Global Knowledge, 99
goals, interview questions regarding, 253
Gordon, Marc, 164
governance, defined, 286
government jobs. See public sector
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), 52
grade of service, 287
graduate degrees, 92
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), 76, 287
Gregory, Peter H., 168, 182, 200, 232, 274–275
GSM, defined, 287
guideline, defined, 287
• H •
hackaday.com site, 126
hacktivist, defined, 287
Haller, Brian, 154
hard copy resume, 202, 227–228
hardware address, 287
hazards, in site survey, 73
headhunter, 287. See also recruiters
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 76, 287
Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), 120–121
Healthcare IT Technician certification, CompTIA, 116
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), 74–75, 287
help (service) desk, IT, 67–68
help desk (service desk) analyst, 20–21
hierarchical routing, 287
higher education. See education
high-performance computing, 287
high-tech career path, networking in, 14–16
hot spot, 287
human resource management system (HRMS), 288
hybrid cloud, 66
hybrid resume, 207
hypervisor, 65
• I •
icons, explained, 2
identity access management (IAM), 47–48
implementation, defined, 288
implementation engineer, 137–138
incident management, 69–70, 288
independent consultants, 168–169, 170
industry associations, 174, 199–200
industry regulations, 76, 142–143
inert gas fire suppression, 288
information flow, 288
information security analyst, 28
information security policies, 19
information security regulation, 142–143
InfoSec Institute, 99
infrared communication, 53, 288
infrastructure as a service (IaaS), 65, 288
in-house networking professionals
consulting versus, 170
global enterprises, 146
growth, mergers, and acquisitions, 145–146
nonprofit organizations, 147
small versus large organizations, 144–145
integrity, defined, 288
interests, on resume, 199
internal audit, 288
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2, 118–121
International Telecommunications Union (ITU), 42
Internet, defined, 288
Internet address, 288
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), 288
Internet of Things (IoT), 58, 66, 288
Internet service provider (ISP), 110, 289
interview
asking questions during, 229, 234–235, 257–258
challenges, asking about, 259
company success, asking about, 258–259
concerns, asking about, 263
confrontational, 233
corporate culture, asking about, 260
defined, 289
disagreements with boss, questions about, 252–253
first impression, importance of, 226–227
goals, questions about, 253
happiness at company, asking about, 260–261
job jumpers, questions related to, 254
manager, asking about working with, 261
motivation, questions regarding, 252
next step, asking about, 263–264
open-ended, 230
panel, 233
practicing, 230
salary questions, 255
soft skills, questions related to, 252
strengths and weaknesses questions, 251
strong close, tips for, 235
success, asking to define, 262–263
taking notes during, 224
team leadership skill questions, 254
team or organization makeup, asking about, 261
“tell me about yourself” question, 249–250
traits of successful employees, asking about, 262
unprepared, preparing for, 249–250
videoconferencing, 234
“why should we hire you?” question, 250–251
intranet, 289
intrusion prevention system (IPS), 56–57, 69, 289
IoT (Internet of Things), 58, 66, 288
IP address, 289
IPv6, 58
ISO, defined, 289
ISO 27001, 289
ISO 27002:2013, 77
ISP (Internet service provider), 110, 289
IT auditor, 29
IT Business Edge, 16
IT operations. See also networking jobs; specific IT operations
getting to know as new employee, 240–241
overview, 66
security skills, need for, 27
status of networking, 28
IT quality auditing certification, 124
ITU (International Telecommunications Union), 42
• J •
job rotation, 289
job titles, 20–25. See also specific job titles
jobs. See networking jobs; specific jobs; star employees, habits of
Juniper Networks Reference Guide: JUNOS Routing, Configuration, and Architecture, 274
Juniper Networks Technical Certification Program (JNTCP), 109–111
jurisdictional issues, 78
• K •
kernel, 64
keys, metal, 72
• L •
LANs (local area networks), 35–39, 282, 290
large organizations, working for, 144–145
latency, 289
laws, 76, 146. See also regulations
layer, defined, 289
leadership, in public sector jobs, 151
legal certifications, SANS Institute, 123
lighting
a building, defined, 289
link, defined, 290
connections, 179
defined, 290
headline, 178
investigating corporate culture on, 225
as living resume, 182
photo, 177
recruiter use of, 181
successful use of, 181
updates, 180
Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, 274
Lobree, Bruce, 165
local agencies. See public sector
local exchange companies (LECs), 40
login, 290
logout, 290
Long Term Evolution (LTE), 52, 290
loss, 290
• M •
M0n0wall firewall, 129
Mac address, 290
Mac OSX, 128
machine-to-machine communications (M2M), 290
Mahmood, Zaigham, 275
mainframe, 290
malicious software (malware), 49, 70–71, 290
managed network services, 290
managed security service provider (MSSP), 290
managed services provider (MSP), 139–140
managed WAN services, 41
management certifications, SANS Institute, 123
mandatory access control, 290
man-in-the-middle attacks, 62
marketing, 169. See also branding
Mashable, 16
massively open online courses (MOOCs), 93, 95–96
materials requirements planning (MRP), 291
maximum tolerable downtime (MTD), 291
MD-5 hashing algorithm, 60
media access control (MAC), 291
mesh, 291
message digest, 60
message switching, 291
metal keys, 72
Microsoft Technology certifications, 103, 107–109
Microsoft Windows OS, 128
microwave communications, 42–43, 291
military contractor firms, 153–154
military education, 98
minorities, discrimination towards, 227
mobile device management (MDM) services, 291
monitoring, provided by MSP, 139
motivation, interview questions about, 252
multifactor authentication, 47, 291
multilayer switch, 291
multimode fiber, 291
multinational companies, working for, 146
multiplexing, 291
multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), 52, 292
• N •
National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (NIACAP), 292
near field communications (NFC), 53, 292
need to know, defined, 292
neighbors, helping, 266
NetCom Learning, 99
network adapter, 292
network address, 292
network administrator, 21, 22, 292
network analyzer, 292
network architect, 22
network architecture, 292
network bridge, 292
network configuration and change management (NCCM) tools, 292
network fault monitoring tool, 292
network hub, 293
network interface card (NIC), 36, 293
Network layer (Layer 3), OSI model, 34
network management, 293
network operator, 293
network performance monitoring tools, 293
Network Professional Association (NPA) certifications, 117
network router, 293
network segmentation, 154
network solutions providers, 135–140
Network+ certification, CompTIA, 115
network-attached storage (NAS), 293
networking, professional, 176. See also branding
networking blogs, 186. See also blogs
networking consultants. See consulting
Networking For Dummies, 272–273
networking jobs. See also networks; specific jobs; star employees, habits of
future of, 16
in high-tech career path, 14–16
skills and activities in, 8–13
status of in IT, 28
working on the side, 130
networks. See also specific network types; specific networking technologies
computers, relation to, 8
defined, 293
overview, 31
performance monitoring, 19
NIST 800-53, 293
node, 293
noise, 293
nominal speed, Ethernet, 36, 37
nominal throughput, 293
nondisclosure agreement, 294
noninterference, 294
nonprofit, defined, 294
nonprofit online schools, 92, 93–94
nonprofit organizations, working for, 147
nonrepudiation, 61
North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC), 294
Northwestern University, 93
• O •
object, defined, 294
object oriented, defined, 294
offer letter, 294
office productivity tools, 286
online research, 126
on-the-job training, 85–86, 131
open source, 156–157, 269, 294
open-ended interview, 230
operating systems (OSs), 64–65, 128–129, 294
Oracle VirtualBox, 129
orientation, good habits during, 240–242
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) 7-Layer model, 33–34, 35, 294
• P •
Palo Alto Networks certifications, 111–112
panel interview, 233
paperwork, in networking jobs, 13
parallel test, 294
parity checking, 294
patches, managing, 19
Pavlichek, Doris, 274
payload, 295
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), 295
PDI+ certification, CompTIA, 116
performance monitoring, networks, 19
persistence, importance of, 220
personal attributes, positive, 244–245
personal branding, 190–192. See also branding
phone companies, WAN services from, 40
physical and environmental security, 71–75
Physical layer (Layer 1), OSI model, 34
picocell, 295
ping, defined, 295
plain old telephone service (POTS), 51
plaintext, 295
Planet3 Wireless certifications, 117
platform as a service (PaaS), 65
point-of-sale (POS), 295
policy, defined, 295
politics, engaging in, 267
polling, 295
port, 295
positive personal attributes, 244–245
precompromised encryption algorithms, 62
prerecorded college courses, 86–89
pre-sales engineer, 24–25, 135–137
Presentation layer (Layer 6), OSI model, 34
price quotes, by pre-sales engineer, 136
privacy, defined, 295
private cloud, 65
private company, 142
private key, 61
private sector
defined, 296
military and defense contractors, 153–154
overview, 142
versus public companies, 143–144
supporting company goals, 144
procedure, defined, 296
process, defined, 296
proctored online courses, 92
product demos, 136
professional branding, 190–192. See also branding
professional certification. See certification
professional networking, 176. See also branding
professional skills, developing, 242–243
professional-level certifications
programmer, 26
project management certification, 124
project management tools, 296
project manager (PM), 28
project procedures, consulting firm, 167
Project+ certification, CompTIA, 116
proof of concept (POC), 136, 296
proposals, consulting, 136
protocol stack, 296
protocols, 54–55, 296. See also specific protocols
pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), 59, 296
public key cryptography, 61
public sector
change in, 151
compensation, 150
defined, 296
education, 154
leadership, 151
local versus federal, 152
military and defense contractors, 153–154
overview, 149
public service, 150
tenure, 152
public-switched telephone network (PSTN), 296
publishing e-books, 189
Puttini, Ricardo, 275
• Q •
queuing theory, 296
quotation, defined, 296
• R •
rainbow tables, 48
RAM (random access memory), 63
razor wire, 296
recruiters, 181, 193, 214, 220–221, 296
recycling old computers, 267
Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening, 113
redundant controls, 75
referrals, cover letter for, 220–221
regulations, 75–78, 142–143, 152–153
Remember icon, explained, 2
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 86
repeater, 297
replay attack, 48
research, online, 126
resellers, Juniper Networks, 111
resignation, 297
response time, 297
resume. See also cover letter
bringing to interview, 227–228
chronological, 196–197, 205–206, 208–210
versus curriculum vitae, 207
customizing content, 204
defined, 297
functional, 197, 206–207, 208, 211–212
hard copy, 202
heading, 196
hybrid, 207
industry associations, 199–200
interests, 199
keywords in, 203
LinkedIn as living, 182
metadata, cleaning up, 202
overview, 195
padding, 208
summary, 196
training and certifications, 198, 200
truth, importance of in, 208
visual style, 201
volunteering, 200
Resumes For Dummies, 201
ring topology, 297
risk assessment, 297
risk ledger, 297
risk management, 297
risk treatment, 297
role-based access control (RBAC), 297
routing table, 297
• S •
SaaS (software as a service), 65, 299
salary questions, during interview, 255
sales, by independent consultants, 169
sales force automation (SFA), 297
sales jobs, for network solutions providers, 135–137
SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Networking, and Security) Institute certification, 122–124
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SarBox), 298
satellite communications, 43
SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition), 300
scalability, 298
SDN (software-defined networking), 53
secure siting, 73
security. See also attacks
design goals, 32
equipment protection, 74
information security analyst, 28
information security policies, 19
investigations, 77
network-centric security devices, 55–57
overview, 50
physical and environmental, 71–75
skills related to, need for, 27
wireless LAN, 39
security administration certifications, SANS Institute, 122–123
security auditor, 29
security awareness training, 298
security development life cycle, 119
security expert certifications, SANS Institute, 123–124
security hardware, 64
Security+ certification, CompTIA, 115
segregation of duties, 298
SEI-CMMI (Software Engineering Institute - Capability Maturity Model Integration), 299
self-guided education
online research, 126
on-the-job training, 131
working on the side, 130
semi-autonomous business units, 159
separation of duties, 298
server antimalware, 68
service (help) desk, IT, 67–68
service clubs, meeting people at, 175
service desk (help desk) analyst, 20–21
service-level agreement (SLA), 298
session, 298
Session layer (Layer 5), OSI model, 34
SHA-1 hashing algorithm, 60
SHA-2 hashing algorithms, 60
shielded twisted pair (STP), 298
short, defined, 298
side channel attack, 298
signal, 298
signal-to-noise ratio, 298
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), 299
simulation, 299
single point of failure, 299
single-factor authentication, 46–47
site survey, 73
skunk works, 159
small organizations, working for, 144–145
smart card authentication, 47
smoke detector, 299
Social Media Security Professional certification, CompTIA, 116
social networking. See branding; specific social networking sites
social skills, for consulting jobs, 164
soft skills, interview questions about, 252
software. See malicious software
software as a service (SaaS), 65, 299
software developer, 26
software development life cycle (SDLC), 299
Software Engineering Institute - Capability Maturity Model Integration (SEI-CMMI), 299
software security certifications, SANS Institute, 123
software-defined networking (SDN), 53
solutions, designing, 136
Sonderegger, James, 274
Sorensen, Glen, 176
source code, 299
Soyinka, Wale, 274
specialist-level certifications, Juniper Networks, 109–110
specialized certifications, 124
specification, 299
spiffs, 137
sponsored vendor events, 175
sprinkler system, 299
Stallings, William, 274
standard, defined, 299
star employees, habits of
company, getting to know, 241
during honeymoon period, 240–242
IT department, getting to know, 240–241
overview, 239
positive personal attributes, 244–245
star topology, 299
startup companies, working for
building virtual infrastructure in cloud, 157–158
characteristics of work, 158–159
free or open source products for, 156–157
overview, 155
skunk works, 159
StartUpHire, 160
state agencies. See public sector
state attack, 299
statistical multiplexing, 300
steganography (stego), 61, 300
Stevens, W. Richard, 273
storage devices, connecting, 11
STP (shielded twisted pair), 298
Strata certificates, CompTIA, 116
strengths, describing in interview, 251
strong authentication, 10
structured cabling, 300
subject, defined, 300
subnet address, 300
subnet mask, 300
subnetwork, 300
supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), 300
suppliers, working with, 20
support jobs, for network solutions providers, 138–139
support specialists, for Juniper Networks resellers, 111
symmetric key, 61
Synchronous Optical Network (SONET), 51, 300
SysAdmin, Audit, Networking, and Security (SANS) Institute certification, 122–124
systems design, 300
systems management, by MSP, 139
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), 118
Systems Security Engineering Capability Maturity Model (SSE-CMM), 300
• T •
T-1, 51. See also DS-1
tag cloud, 187
take-grant, defined, 301
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), 34–35, 37, 54–55, 301
TCP/IP Illustrated trilogy, 273
team leadership skill questions, during interview, 254
teamwork, 243
technical skills, enhancing, 243–244
technical support jobs, 138–139
technical training, 124
technology industry associations, 174
technology skill certifications, CompTIA, 115–116
telecommunications
attacks and countermeasures, 57–58
basic concepts in, 50
emerging issues in, 58
overview, 50
services, managing, 11
software-defined networking, 53
WAN services, 40
telecommunications carrier, 301
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), 301
telecommunications manager, 24
thank-you letter, after interview, 235–237
third-party certifications, 103
third-party networking certifications, 114–117
third-party suppliers, working with, 20
Thomas, Thomas, II, 274
threat, defined, 301. See also attacks; specific threats
time accounting, consulting firms, 166
Tip icon, explained, 2
token-based authentication, 10, 47
topology, 301
training. See also certification; education
as new employee, 242
for pre-sales engineer, 137
on resume, 198
technical, 124
user, 19
vendor-specific, 85
training diploma, 104
Transmission Control Protocol. See TCP/IP
transparency, public sector jobs, 150–151
Transport layer (Layer 4), OSI model, 34
Trojan horse, 301
troubleshooting skills, 13
trusted platform module (TPM), 301
Tse, David, 275
TTY/TDD, defined, 301
TweetDeck, 185
• U •
Udacity, 95
UDP protocol, 55
unified communications and collaboration (UCC), 301
unified communications (UC), 24, 301
uninterruptible power supply (UPS), 74, 301
universities. See education
University of Illinois, 93
University of Maryland University College (UMUC), 93
University of Michigan, 86
University of Phoenix, 94
Unix OS, 128
unshielded twisted pair (UTP), 302
updates, book, 3
upgrades, managing, 19
US News and World Report, 90, 91
user accounts, maintaining, 9
user training, 19
users groups, 244, 268–269, 302
• V •
value, focusing on in interview, 228
value-added network (VAN), 302
value-added reseller (VAR), 302
vendor events, meeting people at, 175
vendor-specific networking certification
other vendors, 113
Red Hat, 113
vendor-specific training, 85
VentureLoop, 160
very small aperture terminal (VSAT), 43, 302
videoconferencing interview, 234
virtual infrastructure, 157–158
virtual private network (VPN), 57, 302
VirtualBox, Oracle, 129
virus, defined, 302
visible notices, site access security, 73
Viswanath, Pramod, 275
voice over LTE (VoLTE), 302
voicemail, setting up, 12
VoIP (voice over Internet protocol), 12, 24
volunteering, 129–130, 200, 244
vulnerability management, 70, 302
• W •
walkthrough, 302
WAN technology, 35, 39–43, 302
Warning! icon, explained, 2
weaknesses, describing in interview, 251
web access filter, 303
web application, 303
web extras, for book, 3
web-filtering system, 57
webinar, 126
webmaster, 26
website filtering, 69
white boarding, in technical interview, 231
Wi-Fi Alliance, 38
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), 43, 52, 303
Windows OS, 128
Wired Equivalency Protocol (WEP), 53, 303
wireless network engineer, 23–24
wireless networks. See also Wi-Fi
advantages of, 23
books on, 275
consumer and business network, 53
issues related to, 23
telecom, 52
Wireless Protected Access 2 (WPA2), 53, 303
Wireless Protected Access (WPA), 53, 303
wireless USB, 53
wiring closet, 303
workstation antimalware, 68
World Mentoring Academy, 96
worm, defined, 303
Wright, Gary R., 273