Internet Security Dictionary
by: Vir V. Phoha (Author)
Publisher: Springer
Edition: 2002nd
Publication Date: 10 July 2002
Language: English
Print Length: 284 pages
ISBN-10: 9780387952611
ISBN-13: 9780387952611
Book Description
The explosive growth of the Internet, inherent flaws in its basic structure, and the need to transfer sensitive information for Internet applications like electronic mail, Internet banking and Internet commerce have resulted in serious security concerns. This dictionary provides authoritative definitions and descriptions of terms related to Internet security. The Internet Security Dictionary details over 1,800 terms and covers eight main areas: * Authentication, including biometrics, encryption/public key infrastructure, digital signatures, time-stamping, and certificate management * Encryption * Network-level security, including IP, IPSec, SHTTP, and SSL * Firewalls and remote management * Internet security policies, risk analysis, integration across platforms, management and auditing * Mobile code security, Java/Active X/scripts, and mobile agent code * Virus protection and intrusion detection * Security in Internet commerce. Security experts from around the world have been consulted in both the content and organization of the dictionary to ensure authoritative, comprehensive coverage. An accompanying CD-ROM contains the entire content of the dictionary as well as additional web resources.
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Review From the reviews:I found the greatest strengths of this book are the short, simple and very lucid illustrations of numerous important security related terms….Overall, this book is a very useful reference for professionals…” –Computing Reviews”…a useful resource for anyone who has to communicate about Internet security.” –Computerworld “The purpose of this dictionary is to provide reliable definitions and descriptions of Internet security terms in clear and precise English. Designed as a tool to bring about a common understanding of technical terms to the lay user and the professional, the dictionary will serve as an introduction to Internet security for the nonprofessional user who is looking for the precise meaning(s) of a specific term or for a cursory overview of the field.” (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 998 (23), 2002)
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