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Software design methodology has come a long way since the 1960s and 1970s when programmers were limited to Pascal/C and SA/SD to create systems. When creating information systems for today's world, many factors must be taken into consideration including globalization, the software lifecycle, modeling, coding, testing, and maintenance. * In depth coverage of large scale software systems and the handling of their design problems* Many worked examples, exercises and case studies to reinforce theory and practice* Gain an understanding of the general theory of design methodology...

Expert solutions for securing network infrastructures and VPNs Build security into the network by defining zones, implementing secure routing protocol designs, and building safe LAN switching environments Understand the inner workings of the Cisco PIX Firewall and analyze in-depth Cisco PIX Firewall and Cisco IOS Firewall features and concepts Understand what VPNs are and how they are implemented with protocols such as GRE, L2TP, and IPSec Gain a packet-level understanding of the IPSec suite of protocols, its associated encryption and hashing functions, and authentication techniques Learn how network attacks can be categorized and how the Cisco IDS is designed and can be set upto protect against them Control network access by learning how AAA fits i...