Defending Your Digital Assets Against Hackers, Crackers, Spies, and Thieves - Softcover

Nichols, Randall K.; Ryan, Daniel J.; Ryan, Julie J.C.H.; Randall K. Nichols

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072122854 ISBN 13: 9780072122855

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2000

Synopsis

Learn to stop digital espionage-before it happens! Manage your way to security in an increasingly interconnected world. Network data has become increasingly valuable in today's public and private sectors, as has become painfully clear to those in Fortune 500 companies and to those in top branches of government who store information digitally. But exactly how safe is the informaton that is accessible from a network? According to the expert authors of Defending Your Digital Assets Against Hackers, Crackers, Spies & Thieves and RSA Security, the most trusted name in e-security, NO data is safe. In fact, digital espionage, theft and destruction occur every day, and most attacks go undetected until it is too late. This groundbreaking new work discusses the growing vulnerabilities due to interconnectivity and the importance of protecting digital information. It offers detailed explanations of how and why attacks in progress, and quickly recover business operations. This is the first title from RSA Press, the new publishing group from RSA Security. RSA Security helps organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through its two-factor authentication, encryption and public key management systems.

About this title

About the Author

Randall K. Nichols (Carlisle, PA) formed COMSEC Solutions, LLC in 1997 [www.comsec-solutions.com]. He has 35 years of experience in a variety of leadership roles in cryptography and computer applications in the engineering, consulting, construction, and chemicals industries. In addition to CEO duties for COMSEC Solutions, Nichols teaches graduate level courses in Cryptography and Systems Applications Management and Policy at the George Washington University in Washington, DC and has also taught cryptography at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.Defending Your Digital Assets is Randall's fourth book on cryptography and INFOSEC countermeasures.

Daniel J. Ryan (Washington, DC) is a lawyer, businessman and educator. Prior to entering private practice, Ryan served as Corporate VP of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and was responsible for strategic planning and development of the company's business and information security for government and commercial clients. Daniel has also held positions in information security for the CIA, the Secretary of Defense, and private consulting firms.

Julie J. C. H. Ryan (Washington, DC) is President of the Wyndrose Technical Group, Inc, which provides information technology and security consulting services. Prior to Wyndrose, Julie's experience includes security and systems positions with the Defense Intelligence Agency, Booz Allen & Hamilton, and TRW.

From the Back Cover

Learn to stop digital espionage--before it happens!

Network data has become increasingly valuable in today's public and private sectors. But exactly how safe is the information that's accessible from a network? According to the expert authors of Defending Your Digital Assets Against Hackers, Crackers, Spies and Thieves, NO data is safe. In fact, digital espionage, theft and destruction occur every day, and most attacks go undetected until it's too late. This groundbreaking new work discusses the growing vulnerabilities and the importance of protecting digital information. It explains how and why attacks occur and shows you how to prevent and detect future attacks.

Key features include:

Real-world case studies that show how attacks have been carried out How to evaluate a network for security holes and how to plug them How to detect and react when a network is under attack Evaluation of commercially available virtual private networks Approach to network security that takes business practices into account

This book offers what no other book can: a guide to defending your digital assets against all manner of threats, whatever their motivation or source. The ideas and strategies contained in this book are essential to anyone managing valuable data on a network.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0072122854
• ISBN 13: 9780072122855
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 848