Guide to Computer Network Security

• Main Author: Kizza, Joseph Migga (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 4th ed. 2017.
• Series: Computer Communications and Networks,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Data structures (Computer science).; Information storage and retrieval.; Management information systems.; Computer Science.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Data Storage Representation.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Computer Communication Networks.

This definitive text/reference on computer network and information security presents a comprehensive guide to the repertoire of security tools, algorithms and best practices mandated by the rapidly evolving ubiquitous technology we are increasingly dependent on. Fully revised and updated, this timel...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Introduction to Computer Network Security
• Computer Network Fundamentals
• Computer Network Security Fundamentals
• Part II: Security Issues and Challenges in the Traditional Computer Network
• Security Motives and Threats to Computer Networks
• Introduction to Computer Network Vulnerabilities
• Cyber Crimes and Hackers
• Scripting and Security in Computer Networks and Web Browsers
• Security Assessment, Analysis, and Assurance
• Part III: Dealing with Computer Network Security Challenges
• Disaster Management
• Access Control and Authorization
• Authentication
• Cryptography
• Firewalls
• System Intrusion Detection and Prevention
• Computer and Network Forensics
• Virus and Content Filtering
• Standardization and Security Criteria: Security Evaluation of Computer Products
• Computer Network Security Protocols
• Security in Wireless Networks and Devices
• Security in Sensor Networks
• Other Efforts to Secure Data in Computer Networks
• Part IV: The Emergence of a Digital and Social Network Ecosystem
• Virtualization Technology and Security
• Cloud Computing Technology and Security
• Digital Mobile Systems and Corresponding Intractable Security Issues
• The Internet of Things (IoT): Challenges and Security
• Part V: Securing the Last Frontier in the New Ecosystem – The Home Front
• Conquering the Last Frontier in the New Network Ecosystem: The Invasion of the Home Front
• Part VI: Hands-on Projects
• Projects.