Guide to Computer Network Security
By: by Joseph Migga Kizza
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Edition: 2nd ed. 2013.
Series: Computer Communications and Networks
Publisher: Springer London; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 521
ISBN-13: 9781447145431
Subjects: Information Systems; Information organization; Information storage and retrieval systems; Information retrieval; Data Storage Representation; Computer Communication Networks; Computer science; Management of Computing and Information Systems
Description: <p>With the growth of cloud computing, social networks, and ever more advanced mobile devices, information security and assurance has become more important than ever before.</p><p>This comprehensive and authoritative <i>Guide to Computer Network Security</i> exposes the various security risks and vulnerabilities of computer networks and networked devices, offering advice on developing improved algorithms and best practices for enhancing system security. Fully revised and updated, this much-anticipated new edition embraces a broader view of computer networks that encompasses new agile mobile systems and social networks.</p><p><b>Topics and features:</b></p><ul><li>Provides supporting material for lecturers and students at an associated website, including an instructor’s manual, slides, solutions, and laboratory materials</li><li>Includes both quickly-workable questions and more thought-provoking advanced exercises at the end of each chapter</li><li>Devotes an entire chapter to laboratory exercises, offering both weekly and semester-long assignments, and hard open research projects</li><li>Surveys known security threats, and discusses flaws and vulnerabilities in computer network infrastructures and protocols</li><li>Reviews existing best practices, proposes practical and efficient solutions to security issues, and encourages readers to investigate alternative possible approaches</li><li>Explores the role of legislation, regulation, and law enforcement in maintaining computer and computer network security</li><li>Examines the impact of developments in virtualization, cloud computing, and mobile systems, which have extended the boundaries of the traditional computer network</li></ul><p>This unique text/reference is an essential instructional and research tool for undergraduates in computer science and engineering. It is also a valuable reference for practitioners involved in computer networks and data security.</p>
Table of contents: title: <p><b>Part I: Understanding Traditional Computer Network Security; title: </b>Computer Network Fundamentals; title: Understanding Computer Network Security; title: <b>Part II: Security Challenges to Traditional Computer Networks; title: </b>Security Threats to Computer Networks; title: Computer Network Vulnerabilities; title: Cyber Crimes and Hackers; title: Hostile Scripts; title: Security Assessment, Analysis, and Assurance; title: <b>Part III: Dealing with Network Security Challenges; title: </b>Disaster Management; title: Access Control and Authorization; title: Authentication; title: Cryptography; title: Firewalls; title: System Intrusion Detection and Prevention; title: Computer and Network Forensics; title: Virus and  Content Filtering; title: Standardization and Security Criteria: Security Evaluation of Computer Products; title: Computer Network Security Protocols; title: Security in Wireless Networks and Devices; title: Security in Sensor Networks; title: <b>Part IV: Elastic Extension Beyond the Traditional Computer Network – Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobile Systems; title: </b>Mobile Communication Systems and Related Security Issues; title: Virtualization Infrastructure and Related Security Issues; title: Cloud Computing and Related Security Issues; title: Other Efforts to Secure Information and Computer Networks; title: <b>Part V: Hands-On Projects; title: </b>Hands-On Projects.</p>.