- Equips readers with a broad foundation upon which to develop more comprehensive expertise in cyber security
- Addresses human and societal aspects of cyber security and explores how people can become a strengthening factor in its provision
- Provides readers with the core language used in distinct areas of cyber security necessary to make sense of each topic
- Written with CyBOK in mind, giving students a good grounding in CyBOK knowledge areas
- Online resources: video chapter overviews and exercise answers
Cyber Security Foundations
Fundamentals, Technology and Society
Develop knowledge of core cyber security principles and their real-world applications with this essential textbook.
Key features at a glance
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EAN: 9781398614727
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 240x170
304 pages
About the book
Cyber Security Foundations introduces the core topics that all cyber security students and future professionals need to understand the cyber security landscape. It is a key textbook for postgraduate and undergraduate students taking modules related to cyber security and information security, as well as for general readers seeking to deepen their understanding of technical and human-centred digital security concepts.
Features include:
- Chapters on core areas such as cryptography, computer security, cyber security management, cybercrime and privacy, informed by the CyBOK knowledge areas
- Demonstration of how the many facets of the discipline interrelate, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the cyber security landscape
- Real-world examples to illustrate the application of ideas
- Learning outcomes and activities to help reinforce learning and exploration beyond the core text, and a glossary to equip readers with the language necessary to make sense of each topic
About the authors
Keith Martin is a Professor of Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, and director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security for the Everyday.
Jassim Happa is a Senior Lecturer in Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Konstantinos Mersinas is a Senior Lecturer in Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Guido Schmitz is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Cyber Security at Lancaster University Leipzig.
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