Cyber security foundations : fundamentals, technology and society /
Keith M. Martin, Jassim Happa, Konstantinos Mersinas, Guido Schmitz.
- 287 p 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Cyber Security Foundations introduces the core topics that all cyber security students and future professionals need to understand the cyber security landscape.It shows how the many facets of the discipline interrelate, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the cyber security landscape, regardless of the role they will eventually fulfil. Informed by the CyBOK knowledge areas, it focuses on core principles such as cryptography, security management, computer security and network management.Real-world examples illustrate the application of ideas while learning outcomes and activities help reinforce learning and exploration beyond the core text. Boxes containing key concepts and terms equip readers with the language necessary to make sense of each topic. The book comes complete with online resources including lecture slides, quizzes, video overviews of each chapter and further examples of the contemporary cyber security landscape.Cyber Security Foundations is a key resource for postgraduate and undergraduate students taking modules related to cyber security and information security"--