Cyberspace and cybersecurity / George K. Kostopoulos.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Vulnerabilities in Information Systems -- Introduction -- Measuring Vulnerability -- Avoiding Vulnerabilities through Secure Coding -- Mistakes Can Be Good -- Threats Classification -- Threat Modeling Process -- Security Starts at Home -- Security in Applications -- International Awareness -- Exercises -- 2.Vulnerabilities in the Organization -- Introduction -- Common Organizational Vulnerabilities -- Access Authorization and Authentication -- Human Factors -- Security Services -- External Technologies -- Wireless Networks -- Bluetooth -- Passive Vulnerabilities -- Active Vulnerabilities -- Precautions -- Wireless Fidelity -- Wi-Fi Precautions at Home -- Wi-Fi Precautions at the Hotspot -- Wi-Fi Precautions at the Enterprise -- Worldwide Interoperability Microwave Access -- WiMAX Features -- Cloud Computing -- Exercises -- 3.Risks in Information Systems Infrastructure -- Introduction -- Risks in Hardware -- Risks in Software --

Contents note continued: Risks in People -- Risks in Laptops -- Risks in Cyberspace -- Risk Insurance in Cyberspace -- Exercises -- 4.Secure Information Systems -- Introduction -- Assets Identification -- Assets Communication -- Assets Storage -- Resource Access Control Facility -- Securing the Email Communications -- Email Server Side -- Email Client Side -- Information Security Management -- Exercises -- 5.Cybersecurity and the CIO -- Introduction -- CIO: Personality -- Trust and Ethics -- Communication and Intelligence -- Leadership and Entrepreneurship -- Courage and Limitations -- CIO: Education -- University Degrees -- Certifications -- CIO: Experience -- CIO: Responsibilities -- Data Backup and Archiving -- Culture of Security -- Cyber Training -- Contingency Plans -- Liability -- CIO: Information Security -- Internal Information Security Components -- Access Control---Electronic -- Access Control---Physical -- Cyber Policies -- Cyber Awareness and Training -- Training --

Contents note continued: Business Continuity -- CIO: The Changing Role -- Exercises -- 6.Building a Secure Organization -- Introduction -- Business Continuity Planning -- Business Impact Analysis (BIA) -- Business Recovery Strategy (BRS) -- Drafting of the BCP -- Testing of the BCP -- Training in BCP Implementation -- BCP Performance Indicators -- System Access Control -- System Development and Maintenance -- Physical and Environmental Security -- Compliance -- Personnel Security -- Security Organization -- Computer and Network Management -- Asset Classification and Control -- Security Policy -- Exercises -- 7.Cyberspace Intrusions -- Introduction -- IDPS Configuration -- Sensors -- Processor -- Consoles -- Network -- IDPS Capabilities -- Information Acquisition -- Information Loggings -- Detection Techniques -- Prevention Actions -- IDPS Management -- Implementation -- Step One Features -- Step Two Architecture -- Step Three Installation -- Step Four Testing --

Contents note continued: Step Five Activation -- Operation -- Maintenance -- IDPS Classification -- Host-Based IDPS -- Network-Based IDPS -- Network Behavior Analysis System -- Wireless IDPS -- IDPS Comparison -- Exercises -- 8.Cyberspace Defense -- Introduction -- File Protection Applications -- File Backup -- Disaster Recovery -- History Deletion -- Shredding and Wiping -- File Undelete -- File Encryption -- Loggers -- Anti-Loggers -- PC Performance Applications -- Registry Repair -- Anti-Rootkits -- Antivirus -- Junk Files -- Fragmentation -- Protection Tools -- Security Analyzer -- Password Analyzer -- Firewalls -- Packet-Level Filtering -- Circuit-Level Filtering -- Application-Level Gateway -- Email Protection -- Exercises -- 9.Cyberspace and the Law -- Introduction -- International Laws -- Europe -- United Nations -- North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- INTERPOL -- Impediments to Cyber Law Enforcement -- Cyber-Related Laws in the United States --

Contents note continued: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 -- Cybersecurity Act of 2010 -- Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 -- USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 -- Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 -- Computer Security Act of 1987 -- Privacy Act of 1974 -- Cybercrime -- Trends in Cyber Abuse -- Combating Cybercrime -- Exercises -- 10.Cyber Warfare and Homeland Security -- Introduction -- Cyber Warfare -- Cyber Weapons Convention -- Cyber Terrorism -- Cyber Espionage -- Homeland Security -- National Cyber Security Division -- Cybersecurity Preparedness -- Challenges -- Distributed Defense -- Countermeasures -- Cyber Defense Ecosystem -- Cybersecurity Training -- Cyber Simulation and Exercises -- Exercises.