Guide to Computer Network Security (Computer Communications and Networks)

Kizza, Joseph Migga

ISBN 10: 3319556053 / ISBN 13: 9783319556055

Published by Springer, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guide to Computer Network Security (Computer Communications and Networks)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319556053
• ISBN 13: 9783319556055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This fully revised and updated new edition of the 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 technology we depend on. Topics and features: highlights the magnitude of the vulnerabilities, weaknesses and loopholes inherent in computer networks; discusses how to develop effective security solutions, protocols, and best practices for the modern computing environment; examines the role of legislation, regulation, and enforcement in securing computing and mobile systems; describes the burning security issues brought about by the advent of the Internet of Things and the eroding boundaries between enterprise and home networks (NEW); provides both quickly workable and more thought-provoking exercises at the end of each chapter, with one chapter devoted entirely to hands-on exercises; supplies additional support materials for instructors at an associated website.

About the Author

Dr. Joseph Migga Kizza is Head and Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and past Director of the Center for Information Security and Assurance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN, USA. Among his other publications are the successful Springer textbooks Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age and Ethics in Computing: A Concise Module.