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Introduction to Cybersecurity [electronic resource] : A Multidisciplinary Challenge /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Undergraduate Topics in Computer SciencePublisher: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024Edition: 1st ed. 2024Description: XV, 440 p. 195 illus., 169 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783031414633
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 005.824 23
LOC classification:
  • QA268
Online resources:
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction: Why cybersecurity? -- Chapter 2. Technique and human beings -- Chapter 3. Risk -- Chapter 4. Cryptography -- Chapter 5. Applied Cryptography -- Chapter 6. Communication networks -- Chapter 7. Network Applications -- Chapter 8. Network Security -- Chapter 9. Security in operating systems -- Chapter 10. Software security -- Chapter 11. Incident handling and system availability -- Chapter 12. Law and ethics -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. What’s in the box? -- Appendix B. Mathematics -- Appendix C. Acronyms -- References -- Index.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: Cybersecurity is a necessity in the modern world, where computers and other electronic devices communicate via networks, and breakdowns in cybersecurity cost society many resources. The aims of cybersecurity are quite simple: data must not be read, modified, deleted or made unavailable by persons who are not allowed to. To meet this major challenge successfully in the digitally interconnected world, one needs to master numerous disciplines because modern IT systems contain software, cryptographic modules, computing units, networks, and human users—all of which can influence the success or failure in the effort. Topics and features: Introduces readers to the main components of a modern IT system: basic hardware, networks, operating system, and network-based applications Contains numerous theoretical and practical exercises to illustrate important topics Discusses protective mechanisms commonly used to ensure cybersecurity andhow effective they are Discusses the use of cryptography for achieving security in IT systems Explains how to plan for protecting IT systems based on analysing the risk of various forms of failure Illustrates how human users may affect system security and ways of improving their behaviour Discusses what to do if a security failure takes place Presents important legal concepts relevant for cybersecurity, including the concept of cybercrime This accessible, clear textbook is intended especially for students starting a relevant course in computer science or engineering, as well as for professionals looking for a general introduction to the topic. Dr. Robin Sharp is an emeritus professor in the Cybersecurity Section at DTU Compute, the Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
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Chapter 1. Introduction: Why cybersecurity? -- Chapter 2. Technique and human beings -- Chapter 3. Risk -- Chapter 4. Cryptography -- Chapter 5. Applied Cryptography -- Chapter 6. Communication networks -- Chapter 7. Network Applications -- Chapter 8. Network Security -- Chapter 9. Security in operating systems -- Chapter 10. Software security -- Chapter 11. Incident handling and system availability -- Chapter 12. Law and ethics -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. What’s in the box? -- Appendix B. Mathematics -- Appendix C. Acronyms -- References -- Index.

Cybersecurity is a necessity in the modern world, where computers and other electronic devices communicate via networks, and breakdowns in cybersecurity cost society many resources. The aims of cybersecurity are quite simple: data must not be read, modified, deleted or made unavailable by persons who are not allowed to. To meet this major challenge successfully in the digitally interconnected world, one needs to master numerous disciplines because modern IT systems contain software, cryptographic modules, computing units, networks, and human users—all of which can influence the success or failure in the effort. Topics and features: Introduces readers to the main components of a modern IT system: basic hardware, networks, operating system, and network-based applications Contains numerous theoretical and practical exercises to illustrate important topics Discusses protective mechanisms commonly used to ensure cybersecurity andhow effective they are Discusses the use of cryptography for achieving security in IT systems Explains how to plan for protecting IT systems based on analysing the risk of various forms of failure Illustrates how human users may affect system security and ways of improving their behaviour Discusses what to do if a security failure takes place Presents important legal concepts relevant for cybersecurity, including the concept of cybercrime This accessible, clear textbook is intended especially for students starting a relevant course in computer science or engineering, as well as for professionals looking for a general introduction to the topic. Dr. Robin Sharp is an emeritus professor in the Cybersecurity Section at DTU Compute, the Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

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