Modern Cryptography: Applied Mathematics for Encryption and Information Security

A Practical Guide to Cryptography Principles and Security Practices Employ cryptography in real-world security situations using the hands-on information contained in this book. InfoSec expert Chuck Easttom lays out essential math skills and fully explains how to implement cryptographic algorithms in today's data protection landscape. Find out how to use ciphers and hashes, generate random keys, handle VPN and WiFi security, and encrypt VoIP, Email, and Web communications. Modern Cryptography: Applied Mathematics for Encryption and Information Security covers cryptanalysis, steganography, and cryptographic backdoors.

• Learn the necessary number theory, discrete math, and algebra
• Employ symmetric ciphers, including Feistel and substitution-permutation ciphers
• Understand asymmetric cryptography algorithms
• Design s-boxes that maximize output non-linearity
• Deploy cryptographic hashes
• Create cryptographic keys using pseudo random number generators
• Encrypt Web traffic using SSL/TLS
• Secure VPN, WiFi, and SSH communications
• Work with cryptanalysis and steganography
• Explore government, military, and intelligence agency applications

This book is meant for those without a strong mathematics backgound.  Only just enough math to understand the algorithms is given. The idea of the book is to be a gateway to enter the world of cryptography.

Chuck Easttom has many years of practical experience in all aspects of IT. He holds a Doctor of Science in CyberSecurity and 3 masters degrees. He has authored 27 computer science books ( so far) and is an inventor with 17 computer science patents, and numerous research papers on topics such as digital forensics, cyber warfare,engineering processes,cryptography, and other areas.
He was a subject matter expert for CompTIA in the creation of their Security+, Linux+,and Server+certification tests and on the Job Task Analysis team for CEH v8. He created the OSForensics certification test and course.  He currently holds  over 45 IT certifications (A+,Network+, iNet+, Linux+,Server+,MCP, MCAD, MCSA, MCSE, MCDBA,MCTS,MCITP, CEH, CHFI, CISSP, CCFP, ISSAP,and more).


Dr. Easttom is frequently a speaker on computer science related topics,often specifically on computer security and related subjects. In the past he has been a speaker at: Hacker Halted, TakedownCon, Secure World, ISC2 Security Congress, Harvard Computer Society, Columbia University ACM chapter, University of Texasat Dallas ACM Chapter, Southern Methodist University Research Colloquium, Hakon India, Defcon, Enfuse, to name a few. He has spoken on the history of viruses, cryptographic back doors, cryptanalysis, cyberwarfare and terrorism,  the details  of the cryptographic algorithms,quantum computing, engineering processes,  forensic report writing, and other computer science and security topics.  He is also a Distinguished Speaker of the ACM, as well as a member of the ACM and INCOSE and a Senior Member of the IEEE.