Handbook of information security / Hossein Bidgoli, editor-in-chief.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bidgoli, Hossein.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks--Security measures.

Computer networks.

Home computer networks.

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, [2006]

Summary:

The only comprehensive guide to every Internet topic - from ActiveX to XBRL

The definitive, three-volume Internet Encyclopedia covers every aspect of the Internet for professionals. This up-to-date compendium offers a broad perspective on the Internet as a business tool, an IT platform, and a medium for communications and commerce. It presents leading-edge theory and recent developments as described by global experts from such prestigious institutions as Stanford University and Harvard University, and such leading corporations as Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. Available in print or in subscription-based online format, it's the only resource that offers complete, up-to-the-moment coverage of fast-moving Internet technology.

Key features include: Detailed cross-referencing and extensive references to additional readingMore than 200 articles vigorously peer-reviewed by more than 800 academics and practitioners from around the worldMore than 1,000 illustrations and tables for in-depth understanding of complex subjectsEleven major subject categories that address key issues in design, utilization, and management of Internet-based systems

Contents:

v. 1. Key concepts, infrastructure, standards, and protocols

v. 2. Information warfare; social, legal, and international issues; and security foundations

v. 3. Threats, vulnerabilities, prevention, detection, and management.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0471648302

0471648310

0471648329

0471648337

OCLC:

58451822