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Computer Security Fundamentals, 4th Edition

Name: Computer Security Fundamentals, 4th Edition
Author: Chuck Easttom
ISBN: 9780135774854

by Chuck Easttom

October 2019

Beginner

512 pages

14h 42m

English

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Cover Page
About This eBook
Title Page
Copyright Page
Credits
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Dedication

Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Reader Services
Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction to Computer Security
IntroductionHow Seriously Should You Take Threats to Network Security?Identifying Types of ThreatsAssessing the Likelihood of an Attack on Your NetworkBasic Security TerminologyConcepts and ApproachesHow Do Legal Issues Impact Network Security?Online Security ResourcesSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 2. Networks and the Internet
IntroductionNetwork BasicsHow the Internet WorksHistory of the InternetBasic Network UtilitiesOther Network DevicesAdvanced Network Communications TopicsSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 3. Cyber Stalking, Fraud, and Abuse
IntroductionHow Internet Fraud WorksIdentity TheftCyber StalkingProtecting Yourself Against CybercrimeSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 4. Denial of Service Attacks
IntroductionDoS AttacksIllustrating an AttackCommon Tools Used for DoS AttacksDoS WeaknessesSpecific DoS AttacksReal-World Examples of DoS AttacksHow to Defend Against DoS AttacksSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 5. Malware
IntroductionVirusesTrojan HorsesThe Buffer-Overflow AttackSpywareOther Forms of MalwareDetecting and Eliminating Viruses and SpywareSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 6. Techniques Used by Hackers
IntroductionBasic TerminologyThe Reconnaissance PhaseActual AttacksMalware CreationPenetration TestingThe Dark WebSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 7. Industrial Espionage in Cyberspace
IntroductionWhat Is Industrial Espionage?Information as an AssetReal-World Examples of Industrial EspionageHow Does Espionage Occur?Protecting Against Industrial EspionageThe Industrial Espionage ActSpear PhishingSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 8. Encryption
IntroductionCryptography BasicsHistory of EncryptionModern Cryptography MethodsPublic Key (Asymmetric) EncryptionPGPLegitimate Versus Fraudulent Encryption MethodsDigital SignaturesHashingMAC and HMACSteganographyCryptanalysisCryptography Used on the InternetQuantum Computing CryptographySummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 9. Computer Security Technology
IntroductionVirus ScannersFirewallsAntispywareIDSsDigital CertificatesSSL/TLSVirtual Private NetworksWi-Fi SecuritySummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 10. Security Policies
IntroductionWhat Is a Policy?Defining User PoliciesDefining System Administration PoliciesDefining Access ControlDevelopment PoliciesStandards, Guidelines, and ProceduresDisaster RecoveryImportant LawsSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 11. Network Scanning and Vulnerability Scanning
IntroductionBasics of Assessing a SystemSecuring Computer SystemsScanning Your NetworkGetting Professional HelpSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 12. Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare
IntroductionActual Cases of Cyber TerrorismWeapons of Cyber WarfareEconomic AttacksMilitary Operations AttacksGeneral AttacksSupervisory Control and Data Acquisitions (SCADA)Information WarfareActual CasesFuture TrendsDefense Against Cyber TerrorismTerrorist Recruiting and CommunicationTOR and the Dark WebSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 13. Cyber Detective
IntroductionGeneral SearchesCourt Records and Criminal ChecksUsenetSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 14. Introduction to Forensics
IntroductionGeneral GuidelinesFinding Evidence on the PCFinding Evidence in System LogsGetting Back Deleted FilesOperating System UtilitiesThe Windows RegistryMobile Forensics: Cell Phone ConceptsThe Need for Forensic CertificationExpert WitnessesAdditional Types of ForensicsSummaryTest Your Skills
Chapter 15. Cybersecurity Engineering
IntroductionDefining Cybersecurity EngineeringSecMLSummaryTest Your Skills
Glossary
Appendix A. Resources
General Computer Crime and Cyber TerrorismGeneral KnowledgeCyber StalkingIdentity TheftPort Scanners and SniffersPassword CrackersCountermeasuresCyber Investigation ToolsGeneral ToolsVirus Research
Appendix B. Answers to the Multiple Choice Questions
Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15
Index
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Content preview from Computer Security Fundamentals, 4th Edition

Contents at a Glance

Introduction

1 Introduction to Computer Security

2 Networks and the Internet

3 Cyber Stalking, Fraud, and Abuse

4 Denial of Service Attacks

5 Malware

6 Techniques Used by Hackers

7 Industrial Espionage in Cyberspace

8 Encryption

9 Computer Security Technology

10 Security Policies

11 Network Scanning and Vulnerability Scanning

12 Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare

13 Cyber Detective

14 Introduction to Forensics

15 Cybersecurity Engineering

Glossary

Appendix A: Resources

Appendix B: Answers to the Multiple Choice Questions

Index

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