Guide to computer network security /

This new edition (1st ed., 2009), updated to reflect advances and changes in both computing and telecommunications, provides a comprehensive look at the ever-changing landscape of cyberattacks in the wild. Kizza (Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga) includes a thorough primer on networking fundamentals and security concepts that will be helpful for readers with a range of expertise. The true heart of the book, however, is the vast exploration of current security measures and limitations. One of the most beneficial aspects is the way the author addresses government and industrial espionage, terrorism threats to network security, and malicious scripting on the web, repeatedly and routinely encountered by even an average Internet user. These chapters bring to life the threat from a global to a very local perspective. This is an accessible and illustrative read on the topic; it does not delve too deeply into hard mathematics as some books on the subject tend to do. It will be useful for students and anyone curious about societal and personal concerns over the safety of networks in homes, offices, big business, and government. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, and general readers. T. D. Richardson South University