Internet Security Dictionary

by Vir V. Phoha

Overview

The explosive growth of the Internet has spawned a new era of security concerns. This dictionary provides reliable definitions and descriptions of Internet security terms in clear and precise English. The dictionary covers five main areas: authentication; network- level security; firewall design and implementation, and remote management; Internet security policies, risk analysis, integration across platforms, management and auditing, mobile code security Java/Active X/scripts, and mobile agent code; and security in Internet commerce.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387952611
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	07/10/2002
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Internet Security Terms.- A.- B.- C.- D.- E.- F.- G.- H.- I.- J.- K.- L.- M.- N.- O.- P.- Q.- R.- S.- T.- U.- V.- W.- X.- Y.- Z.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

I found the greatest strengths of this book are the short, simple and very lucid illustrations of numerous important security related terms....Overall, this book is a very useful reference for professionals..." —Computing Reviews

"...a useful resource for anyone who has to communicate about Internet security." —Computerworld

"The purpose of this dictionary is to provide reliable definitions and descriptions of Internet security terms in clear and precise English. Designed as a tool to bring about a common understanding of technical terms to the lay user and the professional, the dictionary will serve as an introduction to Internet security for the nonprofessional user who is looking for the precise meaning(s) of a specific term or for a cursory overview of the field." (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 998 (23), 2002)

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