Cyber Security and IT Infrastructure Protection
- 7h 11m
- John R. Vacca
- Elsevier Science and Technology Books, Inc.
- 2014
This book serves as a security practitioner's guide to today's most crucial issues in cyber security and IT infrastructure. It offers in-depth coverage of theory, technology, and practice as they relate to established technologies as well as recent advancements. It explores practical solutions to a wide range of cyber-physical and IT infrastructure protection issues.
Composed of 11 chapters contributed by leading experts in their fields, this highly useful book covers disaster recovery, biometrics, homeland security, cyber warfare, cyber security, national infrastructure security, access controls, vulnerability assessments and audits, cryptography, and operational and organizational security, as well as an extensive glossary of security terms and acronyms.
Written with instructors and students in mind, this book includes methods of analysis and problem-solving techniques through hands-on exercises and worked examples as well as questions and answers and the ability to implement practical solutions through real-life case studies. For example, the new format includes the following pedagogical elements:
- Checklists throughout each chapter to gauge understanding
- Chapter Review Questions/Exercises and Case Studies
This format will be attractive to universities and career schools as well as federal and state agencies, corporate security training programs, ASIS certification, etc.
- Chapters by leaders in the field on theory and practice of cyber security and IT infrastructure protection, allowing the reader to develop a new level of technical expertise
- Comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of cyber security issues allows the reader to remain current and fully informed from multiple viewpoints
- Presents methods of analysis and problem-solving techniques, enhancing the reader's grasp of the material and ability to implement practical solutions
About the Author
John Vacca is an information technology consultant, professional writer, editor, reviewer and internationally-known, best-selling author based in Pomeroy, Ohio. Since 1982, John has authored 73 books and, more than 600 articles in the areas of advanced storage, computer security and aerospace technology. John was also a configuration management specialist, computer specialist, and the computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom) and the International Space Station Program, from 1988 until his retirement from NASA in 1995. In addition, John is also an independent online book reviewer. Finally, John was one of the security consultants for the MGM movie titled: "AntiTrust," which was released on January 12, 2001.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Fault Tolerance and Resilience in Cloud Computing Environments
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Data Encryption
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Public Key Infrastructure
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Physical Security Essentials
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Disaster Recovery
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Biometrics
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Homeland Security
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Cyber Warfare
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System Security
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Securing the Infrastructure
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Access Controls
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Assessments and Audits
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Fundamentals of Cryptography
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Satellite Cyber Attack Search and Destroy
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Advanced Data Encryption
