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Introduction to computer and network security : navigating shades of gray / by Richard R. Brooks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brooks, Richard R., author.
- Series:
- A Chapman & Hall Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computer security.
- Computer networks--Security measures.
- Computer networks.
- Data protection.
- Data encryption (Computer science).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (315 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : Chapman and Hall/CRC, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Guides Students in Understanding the Interactions between Computing/Networking Technologies and Security Issues Taking an interactive, "learn-by-doing" approach to teaching, Introduction to Computer and Network Security: Navigating Shades of Gray gives you a clear course to teach the technical issues related to security. Unlike most computer security books, which concentrate on software design and implementation, cryptographic tools, or networking issues, this text also explores how the interactions between hardware, software, and users affect system security.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Brief History of Computers, Communications, and Security; 2. Security and Privacy Overview; 3. Cryptography Primer; 4. SSL/TLS - Case Study Project; 5. Securing Networks; 6. Virtual Private Network - Case Study Project; 7. Insertion Attacks; 8. Buffer Overflow - Case Study Project; 9. Polymorphic Virus - Advanced Case Study Project; 10. Web Security; 11. Privacy and Anonymity; 12. Side-Channel Attacks; 13. Digital Rights Management and Copyright; 14. Security Economics
- 15. ConclusionsBibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781482214130
- 148221413X
- 9780429089831
- 042908983X
- 9781439860717
- 1439860718
- OCLC:
- 663951781
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