Introduction to network security : theory and practice /
Jie Wang, Department of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Zachary A. Kissel, Department of Computer Science at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA.
- Second edition.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Network Security Overview -- Data Encryption Algorithms -- Public-Key Cryptography and Key Management -- Data Authentication -- Network Security Protocols in Practice -- Wireless Network Security -- Cloud Security -- Network Perimeter Security -- Intrusion Detections -- The Art of Anti-Malicious Software -- 7-bit ASCII code -- SHA-512 Constants (in Hexadecimal) -- Data Compression Using ZIP -- Base64 Encoding -- Cracking WEP Keys Using WEPCrack -- Acronyms -- Further Readings -- Index.
Introductory textbook in the important area of network security for undergraduate and graduate students Comprehensively covers fundamental concepts with newer topics such as electronic cash, bit-coin, P2P, SHA-3, E-voting, and Zigbee security Fully updated to reflect new developments in network security Introduces a chapter on Cloud security, a very popular and essential topic Uses everyday examples that most computer users experience to illustrate important principles and mechanisms Features a companion website with Powerpoint slides for lectures and solution manuals to selected exercise problems, available at http://www.cs.uml.edu/~wang/NetSec.