The Fundamentals of Network Security

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 319 pages
• Published by: Artech House Publishers
• Edition: 1st Edition February 15, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1580531768
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1580531764
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Description
..introduces the novice network security managers, network administrators and general business managers to fundamental network security concepts, principles and terms, while providing practical on-the-job techniques.

About The Author
John E. Canavan is vice president, information systems and technology at Chevron Federal Credit Union and an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University where he teaches in the Telecommunications Management program. He holds a B.S. in information systems from Quinnipiac University and a M.S. in telecommunications management from Golden Gate University.

Reader Reviews
The book is well written and the concepts it covers are both current and relative. It covers the concepts of basic computer and network security and basic terminology to disaster recovery plans. One of the major concepts I found very interesting was the idea of how much is enough security. He reduces it to relatively easy terms; make the computer or network secure enough for any would be hacker to be discouraged and go somewhere else less protected. His explanation of symmetric (private key) and asymmetric (public key) encryption and digital certificates was especially helpful in helping me understand those concepts. The explanation regarding the different types of firewalls was also very informative. Toward the end of the book, the author covers a subject frequently left out of any discussion of network security - security policies and procedures. He stresses the importance of these for any administrator to be able to identify possible security leaks. This is an excellent book for any potential reader who is looking for a text which gives an overall viewpoint of computer and network security without getting bogged down in the details of any one facet of security.