Vulnerability Analysis and Defense for the Internet

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Singh, Abhishek (Editor), Singh, Baibhav (Editor), Joseph, Hirosh (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Series: Advances in Information Security, 37
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer organization.; Computer communication systems.; Computer security.; Data structures (Computer science).; Data encryption (Computer science).; Computer Science.; Data Encryption.; Systems and Data Security.; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.

Vulnerability analysis, also known as vulnerability assessment, is a process that defines, identifies, and classifies the security holes (vulnerabilities) in a computer, network, or an application. In addition, vulnerability analysis can forecast the effectiveness of proposed countermeasures and eva...