Get the inside edge on the latest advances in the field of computer network security with the help of this new book! Comprehensive in scope, it is an essential guide to all facets of information security ranging from basic network technology to the broad applications of network security used in e-commerce, Internet security, and enterprise systems. Readers will learn about risk and threat analysis, as well as technologies such as access control, authentication, encryption, and key distribution. Planning, installing, and operating a secure system is also covered. Highlights include lessons learned from September 11, 2001. Coverage concludes with a look at future trends, including global terror and proactive solutions.

Key Features:

• an excellent introduction for telecommunications, computer engineering technology, and IT students who desire to learn about the network security field
• relevant and up-to-date technologies promote awareness of the most current issues and concerns facing the future of information security
• expansive range of topics provides an exceptional overview of existing network issues so that readers can choose the special areas on which they want to focus
• easy-to-read content is applicable to CIS, MIS, and IT fields as well as telecommunications and electronics

• From Teleprocessing to Client/Server Computing
• Software, Operating Systems, and Applications
• Computer Networks
• LAN Protocols
• TCP/IP and the Internet
• Risk Analysis and Threat
• Access Control and Authentification
• The Technology of Security
• Security at the Lower Levels
• Upper-Level security Services
• Security Services in Business and Government
• The Planning, Design, and Installation of Secure Systems
• Operating a Successful and Secure System
• The Future