Securing the information infrastructure /
"This book examines how internet technology has become an integral part of our daily lives and as it does, the security of these systems is essential. With the ease of accessibility, the dependence to a computer has sky-rocketed, which makes security crucial"--Provided by publisher.
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IGI Global,
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Publisher Address: | Hershey, Pa. : |
Publication Dates: | 2008. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-59904-379-1 |
Summary: |
"This book examines how internet technology has become an integral part of our daily lives and as it does, the security of these systems is essential. With the ease of accessibility, the dependence to a computer has sky-rocketed, which makes security crucial"--Provided by publisher. |
Carrier Form: | PDFs (xiv, 368 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781599043814 (ebook) |
Access: | Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. |
Index Number: | HV6773 |
CLC: | TP393.08 |
Contents: | 1. Building trust in the information infrastructure -- 2. Need for morality and ethics -- 3. Building an ethical framework for decision making -- 4. Security, anonymity, and privacy -- 5. Software standards, reliability, safety, and risk -- 6. Network basics and securing the network infrastructure -- 7.Security threats and vulnerabilities --8. Security policies and risk analysis -- 9. Security analysis, assessment, and assurance -- 10. Access control, authentication, and authorization -- 11. Perimeter defense; the firewall -- 12. Intrusion detection and prevention systems -- 13. Security in wireless systems -- 14. Biometrics for access control -- 15. Digital evidence and computer crime -- 16. Digital crime investigation and forensics -- 17. Trends in information assurance. |