Computer and information security handbook / edited by John R. Vacca.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of system and network security : a comprehensive introduction / John Mallery -- A cryptography primer / Scott R. Ellis -- Preventing system intrusions / Michael West -- Guarding against network intrusions / Tom Chen and Patrick J. Walsh -- Unix and Linux security / Gerald Beuchelt -- Eliminating the security weakness of Linux and Unix operating systems / Mario Santana -- Internet security / Jesse Walker -- The botnet problem / Xinyuan Wang and Daniel Ramsbrock -- Intranet security / Bill Mansoor -- Local area network security / Pramod Pandya -- Wireless network security / Chunming Rong and Erdal Cayirci -- Cellular network security / Peng Liu, Thomas F. LaPorta and Kameswari Kotapati -- RFID security / Chunming Rong and Erdal Cayirci -- Information security essentials for IT managers, protecting mission-critical systems / Albert Caballero -- Security management systems / Joe Wright and Jim Harmening -- Information technology security management / Rahul Bhasker and Bhushan Kapoor -- Identity management / Jean-Marc Seigneur and Tewfiq El Malika -- Intrusion prevention and detection systems / Christopher Day -- Computer forensics / Scott R. Ellis -- Network forensics / Yong Guan -- Firewalls / Errin W. Fulp -- Penetration testing / Sanjay Bavisi -- What is vulnerability assessment? / Almantas Kakareka -- Data encryption / Bhushan Kapoor and Pramod Pandya -- Satellite encryption / Daniel S. Soper -- Public key infrastructure / Terence Spies -- Instant-messaging security / Samuel J.J. Curry -- NET privacy / Marco Cremonini, Chiara Braghin and Claudio Agostino Ardagna -- Personal privacy policies / George Yee and Larry Korba -- Virtual private networks / Jim Harmening and Joe Wright -- Identity theft / Markus Jacobsson and Alex Tsow -- VoIP security / Dan Wing and Harsh Kupwade Patil -- SAN security / John McGowan, Jeffrey Bardin and John McDonald -- Storage area networking devices security / Robert Rounsavall -- Risk management / Sokratis K. Katsikas -- Physical security essentials / William Stallings -- Biometrics / Luther Martin -- Homeland security / Rahul Bhaskar and Bhushan Kapoor -- Information warfare / Jan Eloff and Anna Granova -- Security through diversity / Kevin Noble -- Reputation management / Jean-Marc Seigneur -- Content filtering / Peter Nicoletti -- Data loss protection / Ken Perkins -- Appendix A: Configuring authentication service on Microsoft Windows Vista / John R. Vacca -- Appendix B: Security management and resiliency / John R. Vacca -- Appendix C: List of top security implementation and deployment companies -- Appendix D: List of security products -- Appendix E: List of security standards -- Appendix F: List of miscellaneous security resources -- Appendix G: Ensuring built-in frequency hopping spread spectrum wireless network security -- Appendix H: Configuring wireless internet security remote access -- Appendix I: Frequently asked questions -- Appendix J: Glossary.

This book presents information on how to analyze risks to your networks and the steps needed to select and deploy the appropriate countermeasures to reduce your exposure to physical and network threats. It also imparts the skills and knowledge needed to identify and counter some fundamental security risks and requirements, inlcuding Internet security threats and measures (audit trails IP sniffing/spoofing etc.) and how to implement security policies and procedures. In addition, this book also covers security and network design with respect to particular vulnerabilities and threats. It also covers risk assessment and mitigation and auditing and testing of security systems. --from publisher description.