Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards
By New York Security
Product Description
This is the only book that provides integrated, comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of Internet-based security tools and applications. In this age of universal electronic connectivity, viruses and hackers, electronic eavesdropping, and electronic fraud, security is paramount. Network Security: Applications and Standards, 4/e provides a practical survey of network security applications and standards, with an emphasis on applications that are widely used on the Internet and for corporate networks. Adapted from Cryptography and Network Security, Fifth Edition, this text covers the same topics but with a much more concise treatment of cryptography and coverage of SNMP security.
CRYPTOGRAPHY; Symmetric Encryption and Message Confidentiality; Public-Key Cryptography and Message Authentication; NETWORK SECURITY APPLICATIONS; Key Distribution and User Authentication; Transport-Level Security; Wireless Network Security; Electronic Mail Security; IP Security; SYSTEM SECURITY; Intruders; Malicious Software; Firewalls; Aspects of Number Theory; Network Management Security; Legal and Ethical Issues; Standards and Standards-Setting Organizations; TCP/IP and OSI; Pseudorandom Number Generation; Kerberos Encryption Techniques; Data Compression Using ZIP; PGP Random Number Generation. Highlights include: expanded coverage of pseudorandom number generation; new coverage of federated identity, HTTPS, Secure Shell (SSH) and wireless network security; completely rewritten and updated coverage of IPsec; and a new chapter on legal and ethical issues.
Intended for college courses and professional readers where the interest is primarily in the application of network security, without the need to delve deeply into cryptographic theory and principles (system engineer, programmer, system manager, network manager, product marketing personnel, system support specialist).
Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards
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March 30th, 2010
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Anonymous
March 30th, 2010
this book is very good for beginners in network security area. Rating: 4 / 5
Oner Bicakci
March 30th, 2010
I found Stalling’s book to be a well balanced, comprehensive discussion that he presented well. Rating: 5 / 5
Tesfaye Lemma
March 30th, 2010
I had to use this book for my Network Security class at grad level. Bits and pieces here and there do not help anyone who wants to learn the details of NW Security; but this book is what it is. I have used several Stallings’ books and they are, at least in most cases, detail oriented and some of the best in the market. It is even harder for me to comprehend that Cryptography and NW Security Management are covered in the book in just 21 pages and 11 pages consecutively (but divided by other names later in the book with no tangible useage). See, if you want to learn Network Security, especially if you are employed in the area, I don’t think you would appreciate just 21 pages of coverage of Cryptography. Not getting anything new in a chapter like that would be just too lame for you. Yes, the book refers to Applications and Standards in the subtitle but without implementation techniques and not a string of code that you usually find in your professional magazine subscription (from a programmer’s perspective).
However, if you are interested in Cryptography types or the strength of Symmetric Algorithm, DES or RC5 or Blowfish or DES or triple DES (3DES); go ahead and read it. After all it is by Stallings. You also will find some tricks on Message Authentication without Message Encryption. Humm…? Anyhow, if you are a programmer and want to program some SecIS or SecSDLS, this is not for you. My professor’s recommendation of this book even made me question my capable instructor. The good thing in the class? My professor had to develop his own lecture for each class…it was much better!!! I hope this helps and Good luck!
TWL Rating: 3 / 5
Robert C.
March 30th, 2010
Pretty good starting book for serious beginners in the network security area. Give you an in-depth overview of cryptography (part 1) and network security (part 2). The system security (part 3) is kind of weak. Most of the discussion are rather theoretic than practical, so you need another more practical book as companion. Anyway, understanding the contents of the book will lay a solid foundation for further exploring in the network security. BTW, if you hate math, this won’t be a book for you! Rating: 4 / 5
jeremycec
March 30th, 2010
This book appears to be a shorter, more concise version of Stallings’ “Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice.” It has a much shorter, and therefore less complete treatment of security concepts in general and specifically cryptography. It might be good for a focused introductory course on network-level security, but there’s not much there about application-level security. Overall, I found it a little terse. I like Stallings’ books on networks and computer architecture better. Rating: 4 / 5