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Matt Bishop | | | | | Publisher | : Prentice Hall PTR |
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| Pub Date | : October 26, 2004 |
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| ISBN | : 0-321-24744-2 |
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| Pages | : 784 |
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In this authoritative book, widely respected practitioner and
teacher Matt Bishop presents a clear and useful introduction to the
art and science of information security. Bishop's insights and
realistic examples will help any practitioner or student understand
the crucial links between security theory and the day-to-day
security challenges of IT environments.
Bishop explains the fundamentals of security: the different
types of widely used policies, the mechanisms that implement these
policies, the principles underlying both policies and mechanisms,
and how attackers can subvert these tools--as well as how to defend
against attackers. A practicum demonstrates how to apply these
ideas and mechanisms to a realistic company.
Coverage includes
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability Operational issues, cost-benefit and risk analyses, legal and
human factors Planning and implementing effective access control Defining security, confidentiality, and integrity policies Using cryptography and public-key systems, and recognizing
their limits Understanding and using authentication: from passwords to
biometrics Security design principles: least-privilege, fail-safe
defaults, open design, economy of mechanism, and more Controlling information flow through systems and networks Assuring security throughout the system lifecycle Malicious logic: Trojan horses, viruses, boot sector and
executable infectors, rabbits, bacteria, logic bombs--and defenses
against them Vulnerability analysis, penetration studies, auditing, and
intrusion detection and prevention Applying security principles to networks, systems, users, and
programs
Introduction to Computer Security is adapted from
Bishop's comprehensive and widely praised book, Computer
Security: Art and Science. This shorter version of the original
work omits much mathematical formalism, making it more accessible
for professionals and students who have a less formal mathematical
background, or for readers with a more practical than theoretical
interest.
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