Handbook of Information Security, Volume 1, Key Concepts, Infrastructure, Standards, and Protocols

Guide to The Handbook of Information Security

The Handbook of Information Security is a comprehensive coverage of the relatively new and very important field of information, computer, and network security. This reference work consists of three separate volumes and 207 different chapters on various aspects of this field. Each chapter in the handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the selected topic, intended to inform a broad spectrum of readers, ranging from computer and security professionals and academicians to students to the general business community.

This guide is provided to help the reader easily locate information throughout The Handbook of Information Security. It explains how the information within it can be located.

Organization

This is organized for maximum ease of use, with the chapters arranged logically in three volumes. While one can read individual volumes (or articles) one will get the most out of the handbook by becoming conversant with all three volumes.

Table of Contents

A complete table of contents of the entire handbook appears in the front of each volume. This list of chapter titles represents topics that have been carefully selected by the editor-in-chief, Dr. Hossein Bidgoli, and his colleagues on the editorial board.

Index

A subject index for each individual volume is located at the end of each volume.

Chapters

The author's name and affiliation are displayed at the beginning of the chapter.

All chapters in the handbook are organized in the same ...