Network Security Essentials: Application and Standards (6th Edition)

Description

Network Securities Essentials: Applications and Standards introduces students to the critical importance of Internet security in our age of universal electronic connectivity. Amidst viruses, hackers, and electronic fraud, organizations and individuals are constantly at risk of having their private information compromised. This creates a heightened need to protect data and resources from disclosure, guarantee their authenticity, and safeguard systems from network-based attacks.

The Sixth Edition covers the expanding developments in the cryptography and network security disciplines, giving students a practical survey of applications and standards. The text places emphasis on applications widely used for Internet and corporate networks, as well as extensively deployed.

New to this Edition

• Chapter on network access control includes a general overview of the topic plus discussions of the Extensive Authentication Protocol and IEEE 802.1X
• Section on cloud security covers the security issues related to cloud computing
• Section on mobile device security introduces this essential aspect of enterprise network security
• Thoroughly updated chapter on malicious software focusing on backdoor/rootkit malware more commonly installed by social engineering attacks, rather than more classic direct infections like viruses and worms.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Symmetric Encryption and Message
3. Public-Key Cryptography and Message
4. Key Distribution and User Authentication
5. Network Access Control and Cloud Security
6. Transport-Level Security
7. Wireless Network Security
8. Electronic Mail Security
9. IP Security
10. Malicious Software
11. Intruders
12. Firewalls

Author Description

Dr. William Stallings is an American author. He has written textbooks on computer science topics such as operating systems, computer networks, computer organization, and cryptography. He also maintains a website titled Computer Science Student Resource. He has authored 17 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of over 40 books on various aspects of these subjects. In over 20 years in the field, he has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. Currently he is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions.