Cybersecurity for everyone /
Skillicorn, David B.,
Cybersecurity for everyone / David B. Skillicorn - First edition - viii, 94 pages ; 23 cm - CRC focus . - CRC focus series .
Includes bibliographical references and index
How cyberspace works -- Encryption and hashing -- Node security -- Pipe security -- Configuration security -- Application security
Cyberspace is a critical part of our lives. Although we all use cyberspace for work, entertainment, and social life, much of its infrastructure and operation is invisible to us. We spend a big part of our lives in an environment that is almost an essential service but is full of potential dangers: a place where criminals can commit new kinds of crimes, where governments can exert political pressure, and where we can be hurt by the unthinking actions of the bored and careless. Making cyberspace more secure is one of the challenges of our times. This is not only (or perhaps even primarily) a technical challenge. It requires actions by governments and businesses to encourage security whenever possible, and to make sure that their own actions do not undermine it. Unfortunately, many of those in a position to do something about cybersecurity do not have the background to understand the issues fully. Cybersecurity for Everyone will help by describing the issues in a way that is accessible to anyone, but especially those from non-technical backgrounds.--
9780367642785 9780367643393
2021425731
GBC0G3097 bnb
Computer security
Internet--Security measures
Data protection
QA76.9.A25 / S575 2021
005.8 SKI 2021
Cybersecurity for everyone / David B. Skillicorn - First edition - viii, 94 pages ; 23 cm - CRC focus . - CRC focus series .
Includes bibliographical references and index
How cyberspace works -- Encryption and hashing -- Node security -- Pipe security -- Configuration security -- Application security
Cyberspace is a critical part of our lives. Although we all use cyberspace for work, entertainment, and social life, much of its infrastructure and operation is invisible to us. We spend a big part of our lives in an environment that is almost an essential service but is full of potential dangers: a place where criminals can commit new kinds of crimes, where governments can exert political pressure, and where we can be hurt by the unthinking actions of the bored and careless. Making cyberspace more secure is one of the challenges of our times. This is not only (or perhaps even primarily) a technical challenge. It requires actions by governments and businesses to encourage security whenever possible, and to make sure that their own actions do not undermine it. Unfortunately, many of those in a position to do something about cybersecurity do not have the background to understand the issues fully. Cybersecurity for Everyone will help by describing the issues in a way that is accessible to anyone, but especially those from non-technical backgrounds.--
9780367642785 9780367643393
2021425731
GBC0G3097 bnb
Computer security
Internet--Security measures
Data protection
QA76.9.A25 / S575 2021
005.8 SKI 2021