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′This book covers four main themes: cryptography; access control; protocols and software: whilst primarily a university textbook, it contains much that is of value to the working IT professional.′ (InfoSec Reviews, August 2011)
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Now updated—your expert guide to twenty–first century information security
Information security is a rapidly evolving field. As businesses and consumers become increasingly dependent on complex multinational information systems, it is more imperative than ever to protect the confidentiality and integrity of data. Featuring a wide array of new information on the most current security issues, this fully updated and revised edition of Information Security: Principles and Practice provides the skills and knowledge readers need to tackle any information security challenge.
Taking a practical approach to information security by focusing on real–world examples, this book is organized around four major themes:
- Cryptography: classic cryptosystems, symmetric key cryptography, public key cryptography, hash functions, random numbers, information hiding, and cryptanalysis
- Access control: authentication and authorization, password–based security, ACLs and capabilities, multilevel security and compartments, covert channels and inference control, security models such as BLP and Biba′s model, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems
- Protocols: simple authentication protocols, session keys, perfect forward secrecy, timestamps, SSH, SSL, IPSec, Kerberos, WEP, and GSM
- Software: flaws and malware, buffer overflows, viruses and worms, malware detection, software reverse engineering, digital rights management, secure software development, and operating systems security
This Second Edition features new discussions of relevant security topics such as the SSH and WEP protocols, practical RSA timing attacks, botnets, and security certification. New background material has been added, including a section on the Enigma cipher and coverage of the classic "orange book" view of security. Also featured are a greatly expanded and upgraded set of homework problems and many new figures, tables, and graphs to illustrate and clarify complex topics and problems. A comprehensive set of classroom–tested PowerPoint slides and a solutions manual are available to assist in course development.
Minimizing theory while providing clear, accessible content, Information Security remains the premier text for students and instructors in information technology, computer science, and engineering, as well as for professionals working in these fields.
A solutions manual is available. Please email digialo@wiley.com to obtain it.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Excellent coverage and clarity
3 Nov 2005
Format:Hardcover
This text is an excellent introduction to the popular, important subjects of computer and network security, and is the best such text that I have yet seen. Professor Stamp offers clarity of presentation and a fluid, conversational style. There is an nice balance between comprehensive coverage and detailed analysis. Overall, I really like the structural organization, selection of topics, breadth of coverage, and level of difficulty. No special prerequisites are required to comprehend the basic ideas. However, readers with technical backgrounds will find a lot of material to challenge them. There are an abundance of illustrative figures, nice examples within the body of the text, and a wealth of good problems at the end of each chapter. The author provides excellent references for further study. Appendices delve into details concerning mathematical underpinnings and networking details.
The book is divided into four main parts: cryptography, access control, protocols, and software. The cryptography section introduces fascinating historical vignettes, then explores details of modern block and stream ciphers. The author includes an excellent chapter on cryptanalysis. He provides specific examples, using mathematics and Boolean logic. The access control section explains issues of policy and implementation, regarding authentication and authorization. The protocols section discusses specific mechanisms for secure exchange of confidential information. The final section describes management of software flaws and related security issues.
The book is divided into four main parts: cryptography, access control, protocols, and software. The cryptography section introduces fascinating historical vignettes, then explores details of modern block and stream ciphers. The author includes an excellent chapter on cryptanalysis. He provides specific examples, using mathematics and Boolean logic. The access control section explains issues of policy and implementation, regarding authentication and authorization. The protocols section discusses specific mechanisms for secure exchange of confidential information. The final section describes management of software flaws and related security issues.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent security text
2 Jan 2006
Format:Hardcover
Dr. Stamp touches many of the widely used and implemented security algorithms and techniques in today's industry. His clear and concise diagrams, examples, and thought provoking questions allow the reader to get a clear overview of the workings (positive and negative) of security technology. Mark Stamp has gathered all relevant information from a wide range of sources to produce an essential guide for information security. totally sweet
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Better than most text boks.
15 Nov 2010
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I needed this book for a class on E-commerce and Computer security. It's actually pretty decent. I feel like the majority of my text books required for classes are useless, but this one is good. I actually was able to learn from reading it.
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