Network Security and Cryptography

It's no longer just banks, corporations, and the military who need to be concerned about computer security. These days more and more of our personal, everyday tasks, transactions, and communications take place online. And today more than ever, the security of everything we do online is being challenged. It's hard to miss the frequent reports about new virus strains, identity theft, phishing attacks, and other cyber threats. Computer security is on everyone's mind, and accurate, up-to-date knowledge about computer/network security is an essential tool in every computer expert's toolkit. NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY covers this crucial aspect of modern computing by focusing on the three primary areas of computer security. • Network Security, including cryptography algorithms and protocols, key management, and vulnerabilities in popular non-cryptographic network protocols • System Security, including defense against malware, access control at the OS level, network-level access control, and intrusion detection • Application Security, including exploitation of software vulnerabilities, electronic payments, next-generation web services, and more NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY will help you understand the current challenges to computer security--the underlying vulnerabilities in systems, services, and communications protocols--and teach you about the technological tools and solutions for defending against those challenges.