About the Book
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Computer Security: Principles and Practice, Third Edition, is ideal for courses in Computer/Network Security. It also provides a solid, up-to-date reference or self-study tutorial for system engineers, programmers, system managers, network managers, product marketing personnel, system support specialists.
In recent years, the need for education in computer security and related topics has grown dramatically—and is essential for anyone studying Computer Science or Computer Engineering. This is the only text available to provide integrated, comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the broad range of topics in this subject. In addition to an extensive pedagogical program, the book provides unparalleled support for both research and modeling projects, giving students a broader perspective.
It covers all security topics considered Core in the EEE/ACM Computer Science Curriculum. This textbook can be used to prep for CISSP Certification, and includes in-depth coverage of Computer Security, Technology and Principles, Software Security, Management Issues, Cryptographic Algorithms, Internet Security and more.
The Text and Academic Authors Association named Computer Security: Principles and Practice, First Edition, the winner of the Textbook Excellence Award for the best Computer Science textbook of 2008.
Teaching and Learning Experience
This program presents a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. It will help:
Easily Integrate Projects in your Course: This book provides an unparalleled degree of support for including both research and modeling projects in your course, giving students a broader perspective.
Keep Your Course Current with Updated Technical Content: This edition covers the latest trends and developments in computer security.
Enhance Learning with Engaging Features: Extensive use of case studies and examples provides real-world context to the text material.
Provide Extensive Support Material to Instructors and Students: Student and instructor resources are available to expand on the topics presented in the text.
Table of Contents:
Contents Online Resources
Preface
Notation
About the Authors
Chapter 0 Guide for Readers and Instructors
0.1 Outline of This Book
0.2 A Roadmap for Readers and Instructors
0.3 Support for CISSP Certification
0.4 Support for NSA/DHS Certification
0.5 Support for ACM/IEEE Computer Science Curricula 2013
0.6 Internet and Web Resources
0.7 Standards
Chapter 1 Overview
1.1 Computer Security Concepts
1.2 Threats, Attacks, and Assets
1.3 Security Functional Requirements
1.4 Fundamental Security Design Principles
1.5 Attack Surfaces and Attack Trees
1.6 Computer Security Strategy
1.7 Recommended Reading
1.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART ONE COMPUTER SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND PRINCIPLES
Chapter 2 Cryptographic Tools
2.1 Confidentiality with Symmetric Encryption
2.2 Message Authentication and Hash Functions
2.3 Public-Key Encryption
2.4 Digital Signatures and Key Management
2.5 Random and Pseudorandom Numbers
2.6 Practical Application: Encryption of Stored Data
2.7 Recommended Reading
2.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 3 User Authentication
3.1 Electronic User Authentication Principles
3.2 Password-Based Authentication
3.3 Token-Based Authentication
3.4 Biometric Authentication
3.5 Remote User Authentication
3.6 Security Issues for User Authentication
3.7 Practical Application: An Iris Biometric System
3.8 Case Study: Security Problems for ATM Systems
3.9 Recommended Reading
3.10 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 4 Access Control
4.1 Access Control Principles
4.2 Subjects, Objects, and Access Rights
4.3 Discretionary Access Control
4.4 Example: UNIX File Access Control
4.5 Role-Based Access Control
4.6 Attribute-Based Access Control
4.7 Identity, Credential, and Access Management
4.8 Trust Frameworks
4.9 Case Study: RBAC System for a Bank
4.10 Recommended Reading
4.11 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 5 Database and Cloud Security
5.1 The Need for Database Security
5.2 Database Management Systems
5.3 Relational Databases
5.4 SQL Injection Attacks
5.5 Database Access Control
5.6 Inference
5.7 Database Encryption
5.8 Cloud Computing
5.9 Cloud Security Risks and Countermeasures
5.10 Data Protection in the Cloud
5.11 Cloud Security as a Service
5.12 Recommended Reading
5.13 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 6 Malicious Software
6.1 Types of Malicious Software
6.2 Advanced Persistent Threat
6.2 Propagation – Infected Content - Viruses
6.3 Propagation – Vulnerability Exploit - Worms
6.4 Propagation – Social Engineering – SPAM E-Mail, Trojans
6.5 Payload – System Corruption
6.6 Payload – Attack Agent – Zombie, Bots
6.7 Payload – Information Theft – Keyloggers, Phishing, Spyware
6.8 Payload – Stealthing – Backdoors, Rootkits
6.9 Countermeasures
6.10 Recommended Reading
6.11 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 7 Denial-of-Service Attacks
7.1 Denial-of-Service Attacks
7.2 Flooding Attacks
7.3 Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks
7.4 Application-Based Bandwidth Attacks
7.5 Reflector and Amplifier Attacks
7.6 Defenses Against Denial-of-Service Attacks
7.7 Responding to a Denial-of-Service Attack
7.8 Recommended Reading
7.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 8 Intrusion Detection
8.1 Intruders
8.2 Intrusion Detection
8.3 Analysis Approaches
8.4 Host-Based Intrusion Detection
8.5 Network-Based Intrusion Detection
8.6 Distributed or Hybrid Intrusion Detection
8.7 Intrusion Detection Exchange Format
8.8 Honeypots
8.9 Example System: Snort
8.10 Recommended Reading
8.11 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 9 Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems
9.1 The Need for Firewalls
9.2 Firewall Characteristics and Access Policy
9.3 Types of Firewalls
9.4 Firewall Basing
9.5 Firewall Location and Configurations
9.6 Intrusion Prevention Systems
9.7 Example: Unified Threat Management Products
9.8 Recommended Reading
9.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART TWO SOFTWARE SECURITY AND TRUSTED SYSTEMS
Chapter 10 Buffer Overflow
10.1 Stack Overflows
10.2 Defending Against Buffer Overflows
10.3 Other Forms of Overflow Attacks
10.4 Recommended Reading
10.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 11 Software Security
11.1 Software Security Issues
11.2 Handling Program Input
11.3 Writing Safe Program Code
11.4 Interacting with the Operating System and Other Programs
11.5 Handling Program Input
11.6 Recommended Reading
11.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 12 Operating System Security
12.1 Introduction to Operating System Security
12.3 System Security Planning
12.3 Operating Systems Hardening
12.4 Application Security
12.5 Security Maintenance
12.6 Linux/UNIX Security
12.7 Windows Security
12.8 Virtualization Security
12.9 Recommended Reading
12.10 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 13 Trusted Computing and Multilevel Security
13.1 The Bell-LaPadula Model for Computer Security
13.2 Other Formal Models for Computer Security
13.3 The Concept of Trusted Systems
13.4 Application of Multilevel Security
13.5 Trusted Computing and the Trusted Platform Module
13.6 Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation
13.7 Assurance and Evaluation
13.8 Recommended Reading
13.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART THREE MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Chapter 14 IT Security Management and Risk Assessment
14.1 IT Security Management
14.2 Organizational Context and Security Policy
14.3 Security Risk Assessment
14.4 Detailed Security Risk Analysis
14.5 Case Study: Silver Star Mines
14.6 Recommended Reading
14.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 15 IT Security Controls, Plans and Procedures
15.1 IT Security Management Implementation
15.2 Security Controls or Safeguards
15.3 IT Security Plan
15.4 Implementation of Controls
15.5 Monitoring Risks
15.6 Case Study: Silver Star Mines
15.7 Recommended Reading
15.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 16 Physical and Infrastructure Security
16.1 Overview
16.2 Physical Security Threats
16.3 Physical Security Prevention and Mitigation Measures
16.4 Recovery from Physical Security Breaches
16.5 Example: A Corporate Physical Security Policy
16.6 Integration of Physical and Logical Security
16.7 Recommended Reading
16.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 17 Human Resources Security
17.1 Security Awareness, Training, and Education
17.2 Employment Practices and Policies
17.3 E-Mail and Internet Use Policies
17.4 Computer Security Incident Response Teams
17.5 Recommended Reading
17.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 18 Security Auditing
18.1 Security Auditing Architecture
18.2 The Security Audit Trail
18.3 Implementing the Logging Function
18.4 Audit Trail Analysis
18.5 Example: An Integrated Approach
18.6 Recommended Reading
18.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 19 Legal and Ethical Aspects
19.1 Cybercrime and Computer Crime
19.2 Intellectual Property
19.3 Privacy
19.4 Ethical Issues
19.5 Recommended Reading
19.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Appendix 19A: Information Privacy Standard of Good Practice
PART FOUR CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS
Chapter 20 Symmetric Encryption and Message Confidentiality
20.1 Symmetric Encryption and Message Confidentiality
20.2 Data Encryption Standard
20.3 Advanced Encryption Standard
20.4 Stream Ciphers and RC4
20.5 Cipher Block Modes of Operation
20.6 Location of Symmetric Encryption Devices
20.7 Key Distribution
20.8 Recommended Reading
20.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 21 Public-Key Cryptography and Message Authentication
21.1 Secure Hash Functions
21.2 HMAC
21.3 The RSA Public-Key Encryption Algorithm
21.4 Diffie-Hellman and Other Asymmetric Algorithms
21.5 Recommended Reading
21.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART FIVE NETWORK SECURITY
Chapter 22 Internet Security Protocols and Standards
22.1 Secure Email and S/MIME
22.2 DomainKeys Identified Mail
22.3 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS)
22.4 HTTPS
22.5 IPv4 and IPv6 Security
22.6 Recommended Reading
22.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 23 Internet Authentication Applications
23.1 Kerberos
23.2 X.509
23.3 Public-Key Infrastructure
23.4 Federated Identity Management
23.5 Recommended Reading
23.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 24 Wireless Network Security
24.1 Wireless Security Overview
24.2 Mobile Device Security
24.3 IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Overview
24.4 IEEE 802.11i Wireless LAN Security
24.5 Recommended Reading
24.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
APPENDICES
Appendix A Projects and Other Student Exercises for Teaching Computer Security
A.1 Hacking Project
A.2 Laboratory Exercises
A.3 Security Education (SEED) Projects
A.4 Research Projects
A.5 Programming Projects
A.6 Practical Security Assessments
A.7 Firewall Projects
A.8 Case Studies
A.9 Reading/Report Assignments
A.10 Writing Assignments
A.11 Webcasts for Teaching Computer Security
REFERENCES
INDEX
LIST OF ACRONYMS
ONLINE CHAPTERS AND APPENDICES
Online chapters, appendices, and other documents are Premium Content, available via the access card printed in the front of the book.
Chapter 25 Linux Security
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Linux's Security Model
25.3 The Linux DAC in Depth: Filesystem Security
25.4 Linux Vulnerabilities
25.5 Linux System Hardening
25.6 Application Security
25.7 Mandatory Access Controls
25.8 Recommended Reading
25.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 26 Windows and Windows Vista Security
26.1 Windows Security Architecture
26.2 Windows Vulnerabilities
26.3 Windows Security Defenses
26.4 Browser Defenses
26.5 Cryptographic Services
26.6 Common Criteria
26.7 Recommended Reading
26.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, Problems, and Projects
Appendix B Some Aspects of Number Theory
Appendix C Standards and Standard-Setting Organizations
Appendix D Random and Pseudorandom Number Generation
Appendix E Message Authentication Codes Based on Block Ciphers
Appendix F TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
Appendix G Radix-64 Conversion
Appendix H Security Policy-Related Documents
Appendix I The Domain Name System
Appendix J The Base-Rate Fallacy
Appendix K SHA-3
Appendix L Glossary
About the Author :
Dr. William Stallings has authored 17 titles, and counting revised editions, over 40 books on computer security, computer networking, and computer architecture. In over 20 years in the field, he has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. Currently he is an independent consultant whose clients include computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions. He has nine times received the award for the best Computer Science textbook of the year from the Text and Academic Authors Association.
He created and maintains the Computer Science Student Resource Site at ComputerScienceStudent.com. This site provides documents and links on a variety of subjects of general interest to computer science students (and professionals). He is a member of the editorial board of Cryptologia , a scholarly journal devoted to all aspects of cryptology.
Dr. Lawrie Brown is a senior lecturer in the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, at the Australian Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA) in Canberra, Australia. His professional interests include cryptography, communications and computer systems security, and most recently, the design of safe mobile code environments using the functional language Erlang. He has previously worked on the design and implementation of private key block ciphers, in particular the LOKI family of encryption algorithms. He currently teaches courses in computer security, cryptography, data communications and java programming, and conducts workshops in security risk assessment and firewall design.
