This comprehensive handbook serves as a professional reference to provide today’s most complete and concise view of computer security and privacy available in one volume. It offers in-depth coverage of computer security theory, technology, and practice as they relate to established technologies as well as recent advancements. It explores practical solutions to a wide range of security issues. Individual chapters are authored by leading experts in the field and address the immediate and long-term challenges in the authors ’ respective areas of expertise.
The primary audience for this handbook consists of researchers and practitioners in industry and academia as well as security technologists and engineers working with or interested in computer security. This comprehensive reference will also be of value to students in upper-division undergraduate and graduate-level courses in computer security.
ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK
The book is organized into eight parts composed of 43 contributed chapters by leading experts in their fields, as well as 10 appendices, including an extensive glossary of computer security terms and acronyms.
