Computer Security and the Internet : Tools and Jewels from Malware to Bitcoin /

Building on the core strengths of the inaugural book, this second edition of a uniquely accessible textbook provides a concise, yet comprehensive overview of computer and Internet security. It builds on the design principles to address security-related error patterns that have plagued software and s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	van Oorschot, Paul C. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	2nd ed. 2021.
Series:	Information Security and Cryptography,
Subjects:	Computer security. System safety. Computer organization. Electrical engineering. Application software. Systems and Data Security. Security Science and Technology. Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks. Communications Engineering, Networks. Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet). Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Security Concepts and Principles
2. Cryptographic Building Blocks
3. User Authentication-Passwords, Biometrics and Alternatives
4. Authentication Protocols and Key Establishment.-5. Operating System Security and Access Control
6. Software Security-Exploits and Privilege Escalation
7. Malicious Software
8. Public-Key Certificate Management and Use Cases
9. Web and Browser Security
10. Firewalls and Tunnels
11. Intrusion Detection and Network-Based Attacks
12. Wireless LAN Security: 802.11 and Wi-Fi
13. Bitcoin, Blockchains and Ethereum
Epilogue
Index. .