Network and system security / edited by John R. Vacca

Includes bibliographical references and index

Detecting system intrusions / Almantas Kakareka -- Preventing system intrusions / Michael West -- Guarding against network intrusions / Thomas M. Chen and Patrick J. Walsh -- Securing cloud computing systems / Cem Gurkok -- Unix and Linux security / Gerald Beuchelt -- Eliminating the security weakness of Linux and Unix operating systems / Mario Santana -- Internet security / Jesse Walker -- Intranet security / Bill Mansoor -- Local area network security / Dr. Pramod Pandya -- Wireless network security / Chunming Rong ... [and others] -- Cellular network security / Peng Liu, Thomas F. Laporta and Kameswari Kotapati -- RFID security / Chunming Rong ... [and others] -- Optical wireless security / Scott R. Ellis

Network and System Security provides focused coverage of network and system security technologies. It explores practical solutions to a wide range of network and systems security issues. Chapters are authored by leading experts in the field and address the immediate and long-term challenges in the authors' respective areas of expertise. Coverage includes building a secure organization, cryptography, system intrusion, UNIX and Linux security, Internet security, intranet security, LAN security; wireless network security, cellular network security, RFID security, and more. Chapters contributed by leaders in the field covering foundational and practical aspects of system and network security, providing a new level of technical expertise not found elsewhere. It features comprehensive and updated coverage of the subject area allows the reader to put current technologies to work. It presents methods of analysis and problem solving techniques, enhancing the reader's grasp of the material and ability to implement practical solutions