Computer Science

• Up to date treatment of Web security.

  • Presents students with discussions on the two most important Web security standards—SSL/TLS and SET. Ex.___

• Unified presentation of intruders and viruses.

  • Shows students the distinct threats and similarities of hackers and viruses, in order to promote a greater understanding of both topics. Ex.___

• Both PGP and S/MIME for electronic mail security.

  • Familiarizes students with the two most important approaches to e-mail security enabling them to gain an understanding of both schemes at a detailed technical level. Ex.___

• Treatment of firewalls.

  • Allows students to explore an integral part of any network security capability. Ex.___

• Concise overview of cryptography, authentication, and digital signatures.

  • Gives students a solid yet concise look at the fundamental algorithms and techniques underlying network security. Ex.___

• Chapter-end homework problems.

  • Introduces students to new concepts and techniques, and reinforces material in the text with over 100 problems. Ex.___

• Text-Specific Website—Includes slides, errata, and links to important sites, organized according to chapters in the text.

• Optional research projects.

  • Instructs students, through a series of assignments, to research a particular topic on the Internet and write a report.

• Optional programming projects.

  • Enables students to cover a broad range of topics and implement them in any suitable language on any platform. Ex.___

• Reading/Report assignments

  • Directs students to read and then write a short report on an assigned paper listed in the literature. Ex.___

• Internet mailing list

  • Allows instructors using the text to exchange information, suggestions, and questions with each other and the author. Ex.___

• Chapter-end recommended reading list.

  • Encourages students to continue their study and expand their knowledge of various topics. Ex.___

• Accessible presentation of authentication tools and applications.

  • Kerberos and X.509v3 digital certificates. Ex.___

• Current information on IP Security.

 1. Introduction.

I. CRYPTOGRAPHY.

II. NETWORK SECURITY APPLICATIONS.

III. SYSTEM SECURITY.

Network Security  (Computer Science)
Networking--Advanced  (Computer Science)

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  Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards, 3/E
  Stallings
  ©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132380331 | ISBN-13: 9780132380331
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  For one-semester courses on Network Security for computer science, engineering, and CIS majors.

   

  This text provides a practical, up-to-date, and comprehensive survey of network-based and Internet-based security applications and standards. It includes a concise treatment of the discipline of cryptography, covering algorithms and protocols underlying network security applications, encryption, hash functions, digital signatures, and key exchange.

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  Sociology: Down to Earth Approach NASTA, 8/E
  Henslin
  ©2007 | Prentice Hall | Cloth | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132384647 | ISBN-13: 9780132384643
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William Stallings has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 17 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of 42 books on various aspects of these subjects. He is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions. Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in Computer Science and a B.S. from Notre Dame in Electrical Engineering. All of his Prentice Hall titles can be found at the Prentice Hall Web site .