Computer Insecurity Risking the System /

• Main Author: Furnell, Steven (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Data encryption (Computer science).; Computers.; Management information systems.; Computer Science.; Theory of Computation.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Data Encryption.

Security is one of the most significant issues facing the owners and users of computer systems in the Internet age, and recent years have convincingly illustrated that the problem is increasing in both scale and cost. Computer Insecurity: Risking the System approaches its topic from the perspective...

Table of Contents:

• The Problem of Computer Insecurity
• The Need to Raise Awareness
• Common Failings That Compromise Security
• The Widespread Nature of Vulnerability
• Attack and Exploitation of Systems
• External Influences and Dependencies
• Insecurity: Here Today, Here Tomorrow?.