Information and network security

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AUTHOR

Miguel Soriano

REVIEWED BY

Gustau Raluy, Santiago Silvestre

ANNOTATION

This module contains some necessary information for the basic orientation of students in the field of information and network security.

OBJECTIVES

This module provides some basic information about information and network security, i.e. how to ensure information and network security, how to protect a personal computer and how to mitigate different types of security threats. It also includes a brief overview of public-key and secret-key cryptography and algorithms. Lastly, some basic information on network security, including secure protocols firewalls and intrusion detection systems, as well as standard solutions for wireless networks security are provided.

KEYWORDS

information security, network security, cryptography, firewall, security

LITERATURE

[1] Bruce Schneier: Applied Cryptography. John Kiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1994
[2] William Stallings: Cryptography and Network Security. Principles and Practices. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2003
[3] Vesna Hassler: Security Fundamentals for E-Commerce. Artech House, Boston, 2001
[4] Rolf Oppliger: Internet and Intranet Security. Artech House, Boston, 2002
[5] Michael Sikorski, Andrew Honig: Practical Malware Analysis, The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software. No Starch Press, February 2012
[6] Michael Goodrich, Roberto Tamassia: Introduction to Computer Security, 2010
[7] John R. Vacca: Computer and Information Security Handbook (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Security), 2009
[8] Jason Andress: The Basics of Information Security: Understanding the Fundamentals of InfoSec in Theory and Practice, Elsevier, 2011