Understanding Cybersecurity Technologies

A Guide to Selecting the Right Cybersecurity Tools
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-15784-9
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 351 g

Reihe: The Human Element in Smart and Intelligent Systems

Cyberattacks on enterprises, government institutions, and individuals are exponentially growing. At the same time, the number of companies, both small and large, offering all types of solutions has been increasing too. Since companies rely on technological solutions to protect themselves against cyberattacks, understanding and selecting the right solutions among those offered presents a significant challenge for professionals, company executives, and newcomers to the cybersecurity field.

FEATURES

- Presents descriptions for each type of cybersecurity technology and their specifications

- Explains applications, usages, and offers case studies to enhance comprehension

- Offers an easy-to-understand classification of existing cybersecurity technologies

- Provides an understanding of the technologies without getting lost in technical details

- Focuses on existing technologies used in different solutions, without focusing on the companies that offer these technologies

This book is intended to help all professionals new to cybersecurity, students, and experts to learn or educate their audiences on the foundations of the available solutions.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moallem, Abbas

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Industrial Engineering
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Rechtsmedizin, Forensik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Computerkommunikation & -vernetzung Netzwerksicherheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Cybersecurity Technologies Classification 2. Encryption 3. Authentication 4. Biometrics 5. Firewall Technologies 6. Virus Detection 7. Phishing Detection 8. Endpoint Protection 9. Malware Protection Technology 10. The Internet of Things (IoT) 11. Network Security 12. Location Tracking 13. Surveillance 14. Insider Threat Protection 15. Intrusion Detection 16. Vulnerability Scanning 17. Penetration Testing 18. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Abbas Moallem is a consultant and adjunct professor at San Jose State University, California where he teaches human-computer interaction, cybersecurity, information visualization and human factors. He is the program chair of HCI-CPT, the International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust.

Dr. Moallem is the editor of "HCI in cybersecurity Handbook" and the author of "Cybersecurity Awareness Among College Students and Faculty". He is also the editor of a book series from CRC PRESS called "The Human Element in Smart and Intelligent Systems Series".