The Basics of Information Security: Understanding the Fundamentals of Infosec in Theory and Practice

by Jason Andress

The Basics of Information Security provides fundamental knowledge of information security in both theoretical and practical aspects. This book is packed with key concepts of information security, such as confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as well as tips and additional resources for further advanced study. It also includes practical applications in the areas of operations, physical, network, operating system, and application security. Complete with exercises at the end of each chapter, this book is well-suited for classroom or instructional use. The book consists of 10 chapters covering such topics as identification and authentication; authorization and access control; auditing and accountability; cryptography; operations security; physical security; network security; operating system security; and application security. Useful implementations for each concept are demonstrated using real world examples. PowerPoint lecture slides are available for use in the classroom. This book is an ideal reference for security consultants, IT managers, students, and those new to the InfoSec field.

Genres: Technology, Technical, Computer Science

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2011

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starting to get a little out of date, but it helped me get a job and has had a lot of useful information in it.

[George Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for beginners in Information and Cyber security. Introduces all the main topics and provides a good framework.

[Evgeniy Sokoloff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro into the world of information security.
Accessible language and well explained concepts.

[Looben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. the principle of Operation Security trace back to The Art of War by Sun Tzu from ancient China...This book does not touch much technical detail, can be a good read for executives and mangers.

[Joe]

Very basic.

[Agrata]

This is good book.