Get the single resource that defines—and illustrates—the rapidly evolving world of computer and network security. The MICROSOFT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SECURITY delivers more than 1000 cross-referenced entries detailing the latest security-related technologies, standards, products, services, and issues—including sources and types of attacks, countermeasures, policies, and more. You get clear, concise explanations and case scenarios that deftly take you from concept to real-world application—ready answers to help maximize security for your mission-critical systems and data.

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Entries include:

• Advanced Encryption Standard
• backdoors
• CERT/CC
• cookie poisoning
• digital rights management
• dynamic packet filtering
• E-SIGN Act
• file slack
• hacking
• honeypots
• ICMP tunneling
• IPSec
• John the Ripper
• keystroke logging
• L2TP
• L0phtCrack
• managed security service providers
• message digests
• NIAP
• Nmap
• Qchain
• one-time passwords
• password cracking
• PKI
• port scanning
• privacy
• reverse Telnet
• Safe Harbor Agreement
• spoofing
• Tcp_wrapper
• Trin00
• UDP scanning
• viruses
• wardriving
• Windows cryptographic API
• XML signatures
• Web services security
• worms
• zombie zapper
• and more