Computer Security Fundamentals 5/e

ONE-VOLUME INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SECURITY

Clearly explains core concepts, terminology, challenges, technologies, and skills

Covers today's latest attacks and countermeasures

The perfect beginner's guide for anyone interested in a computer security career

Dr. Chuck Easttom brings together complete coverage of all basic concepts, terminology, and issues, along with all the skills you need to get started. Drawing on 30 years of experience as a security instructor, consultant, and researcher, Easttom helps you take a proactive, realistic approach to assessing threats and implementing countermeasures. Writing clearly and simply, he addresses crucial issues that many introductory security books ignore, while addressing the realities of a world where billions of new devices are Internet-connected.

This guide covers web attacks, hacking, spyware, network defense, security appliances, VPNs, password use, and much more. Its many tips and examples refl ect new industry trends and the state-of-the-art in both attacks and defense. Exercises, projects, and review questions in every chapter help you deepen your understanding and apply all you've learned.

LEARN HOW TO

• Identify and prioritize potential threats to your network
• Use basic networking knowledge to improve security
• Get inside the minds of hackers, so you can deter their attacks
• Implement a proven layered approach to network security
• Resist modern social engineering attacks
• Defend against today's most common Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
• Halt viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans, and other malware
• Prevent problems arising from malfeasance or ignorance
• Choose the best encryption methods for your organization
• Compare security technologies, including the latest security appliances
• Implement security policies that will work in your environment
• Scan your network for vulnerabilities
• Evaluate potential security consultants
• Master basic computer forensics and know what to do if you're attacked
• Learn how cyberterrorism and information warfare are evolving

《一卷式電腦安全入門》

清楚解釋核心概念、術語、挑戰、技術和技能

涵蓋當今最新的攻擊和對策

對於任何對電腦安全職業感興趣的初學者來說，這是一本完美的入門指南

Chuck Easttom博士匯集了所有基本概念、術語和問題的完整內容，以及您開始所需的所有技能。Easttom以30年的安全教師、顧問和研究人員的經驗，幫助您採取積極、現實的方法來評估威脅並實施對策。他以清晰簡單的方式，解決了許多入門安全書籍忽略的重要問題，同時解決了億萬新設備互聯網連接的現實世界問題。

本指南涵蓋了網絡攻擊、黑客入侵、間諜軟件、網絡防禦、安全設備、虛擬私人網絡（VPN）、密碼使用等等。其中的許多提示和示例反映了新的行業趨勢和攻擊與防禦的最新技術。每章的練習、項目和複習問題都有助於加深您的理解並應用所學。

學習如何：

- 確定和優先考慮對您的網絡的潛在威脅
- 利用基本的網絡知識來提高安全性
- 了解黑客的心理，以阻止他們的攻擊
- 實施經過驗證的分層網絡安全方法
- 抵抗現代社交工程攻擊
- 防禦當今最常見的拒絕服務（DoS）攻擊
- 阻止病毒、間諜軟件、蠕蟲、特洛伊木馬和其他惡意軟件
- 預防因為不當行為或無知而引起的問題
- 為您的組織選擇最佳的加密方法
- 比較安全技術，包括最新的安全設備
- 在您的環境中實施可行的安全策略
- 掃描您的網絡漏洞
- 評估潛在的安全顧問
- 掌握基本的電腦取證，並知道在受到攻擊時應該怎麼做
- 了解網絡恐怖主義和信息戰的發展趨勢

Dr. Chuck Easttom is the author of 37 books, including several on computer security, forensics, and cryptography. He has also authored scientific papers on digital forensics, cyber warfare, cryptography, and applied mathematics. He is an inventor with 25 computer science patents. He holds a doctor of science degree in cybersecurity (dissertation topic: a study of lattice-based algorithms for post quantum cryptography), a Ph.D. in Computer Science (dissertation topic: "A Systematic Framework for Network Forensics Using Graph Theory"), and a Ph.D. in Nanotechnology (dissertation topic: "The Effects of Complexity on Carbon Nanotube Failures") and three master's degrees (one in applied computer science, one in education, and one in systems engineering). He also holds more than 70 industry certifications (CISSP, CEH, etc.). He is a frequent speaker at cybersecurity, computer science, and engineering conferences. He is a Distinguished Speaker and senior member of the ACM and a senior member of the IEEE. You can find out more about Dr. Easttom and his research at www.ChuckEasttom.com.

Dr. Chuck Easttom是37本書的作者，其中包括幾本關於電腦安全、鑑識和密碼學的書籍。他還撰寫了關於數位鑑識、網絡戰爭、密碼學和應用數學的科學論文。他是一位擁有25項計算機科學專利的發明家。他擁有一個關於後量子密碼學基於格的演算法的博士學位（論文題目：研究後量子密碼學基於格的演算法），一個計算機科學博士學位（論文題目：“使用圖論的網絡鑑識系統性框架”），以及一個納米技術博士學位（論文題目：“複雜性對碳納米管失效的影響”），還有三個碩士學位（應用計算機科學、教育和系統工程各一）。他還擁有超過70個行業認證（CISSP、CEH等）。他經常在網絡安全、計算機科學和工程學的會議上發表演講。他是ACM的傑出演講者和高級會員，也是IEEE的高級會員。您可以在www.ChuckEasttom.com瞭解更多關於Easttom博士和他的研究的信息。