Computer Security
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Computer Security provides information pertinent to the growing concern with computer security and privacy, extending beyond the conventional military requirement to cover the entire civilian and business community. This book discusses the approaches to ensure the integrity of stored data. Organized into eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the relationships between privacy issues and security measures. This text then provides a discussion on privacy issues, legislative measures, and their implications on security. Other chapters consider the technical implications of the enactment of privacy legislation and explain the control of access required by the privacy legislation. This book discusses as well the internal policies and procedures of operational security, which is adopted by management to ensure the security of their data and computer installation. The final chapter deals with optimizing database management system to facilitate the use of data effectively and efficiently. This book is a valuable resource for technical managers.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Privacy and its Technical Implications on Security
2.1 Background
2.2 Legislation
2.3 Cost of Privacy
2.4 Future Developments
2.5 Technical Implications for Security
2.6 Postscript
References
Chapter 3 Operational Security
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Operational Considerations
3.3 Organizational Impact
3.4 Economics
3.5 Security Objectives and Accountability
3.6 Postscript
References
Chapter 4 Physical Security
4.1 Against Natural Disasters
4.2 Against Intruders
4.3 Identification and Authentication
4.4 Against Electronic and Electromagnetic Tampering
4.5 Postscript
References
Chapter 5 Hardware Security
5.1 Memory Protection
5.2 Multiple Execution States
5.3 Microprocessors a s Security Aids
5.4 Minicomputers as Security Controllers
5.5 Hardware Realization of Operating System Features
5.6 Summary Remarks
5.7 Postscript
References
Chapter 6 Cryptographic Transformations
6.1 Cryptography
6.2 Cryptographic Transformation Systems
6.3 Postscript
References
Chapter 7 Operating System Security
7.1 Surveillance
7.2 Access Control
7.3 Isolation
7.4 Design and Implementation of Secure Operating Systems
7.5 Postscript
References
Chapter 8 Database Security
8.1 Access Decisions
8.2 Access Paths
8.3 Access Authorization and Resolution
8.4 Implementation and Placement of Security Features
8.5 Postscript
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 318
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1979
- Published: July 28, 1979
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9781483218373