Security in Computing

This book offers complete coverage of all aspects of computer security, including users, software, devices, operating systems, networks, law and ethics. Reflecting rapidly evolving attacks, countermeasures and computing environments, it introduces up-to-the-minute best practices for authenticating users, preventing malicious code execution, using encryption, protecting privacy, implementing firewalls, detecting intrusions and more.eatures This classic text has been thoroughly updated to reflect today?s newest technologies, standards and trendsopics progress from simple and straightforward to complex and intricateasy-to-read descriptions of concepts and incidentss of Oct, 2015, there are new, vastly improved PowerPoint slides for instructor useable of Contents Foreword reface cknowledgments bout the Authors hapter 1: Introduction hapter 2: Toolbox: Authentication, Access Control and Cryptography hapter 3: Programs and Programming hapter 4: the Web-User Side hapter 5: Operating Systems hapter 6: Networks hapter 7: Databases hapter 8: Cloud Computing hapter 9: Privacy hapter 10: Management and Incidents hapter 11: Legal Issues and Ethics hapter 12: Details of Cryptography hapter 13: Emerging Topics ibliography ndex.