Network security

Author: Hu Daoyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Network security refers to providing security protection for information carriers (processing carriers, storage carriers, transmission carriers) and the processing, transmission, storage, and access of information in a distributed network environment to prevent unauthorized use, tampering, and denial of service for data, information content, or capabilities. The book is divided into 4 parts and 20 chapters, comprehensively covering the fundamental knowledge of network security (introductory and basic concepts), network security architecture (open system interconnection security architecture and Internet security architecture), network security technologies (firewalls, VPNs, IPSec, hacker techniques, vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, prevention of malicious code and computer viruses, system platform security, and application security), and network security engineering (network security design, management, and evaluation). The content of the book is detailed, well-structured, clear in concepts, concise in language, highly practical, and easy to teach. It can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in information security, computer science, and communication, as well as a reference for teaching, research, and engineering professionals in related fields.