Cryptography For Dummies - Softcover

Cobb, Chey

 
9780764541889: Cryptography For Dummies
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0764541889 ISBN 13: 9780764541889
Verlag: For Dummies, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

  • Cryptography is the most effective way to achieve data security and is essential to e-commerce activities such as online shopping, stock trading, and banking
  • This invaluable introduction to the basics of encryption covers everything from the terminology used in the field to specific technologies to the pros and cons of different implementations
  • Discusses specific technologies that incorporate cryptography in their design, such as authentication methods, wireless encryption, e-commerce, and smart cards
  • Based entirely on real-world issues and situations, the material provides instructions for already available technologies that readers can put to work immediately
  • Expert author Chey Cobb is retired from the NRO, where she held a Top Secret security clearance, instructed employees of the CIA and NSA on computer security and helped develop the computer security policies used by all U.S. intelligence agencies

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Chey Cobb, CISSP, author of Network Security For Dummies, was Chief Security Officer for a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) overseas location. She is a nationally recognized computer security expert.

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Get expert advice on choosing and using cryptography products

Protect yourself and your business from online eavesdroppers it s easier than you think!

If you were hoping for a flame-throwing watch or a flying car, we re sorry this isn t James Bond s equipment manual. Cryptography is a common-sense way to secure stuff on the Internet, and this friendly guidebook makes it easy to understand. Discover how you can protect information with keys, ciphers, PKIs, certificates, and more.

Praise for Cryptography For Dummies

"Cryptography is absolutely fundamental to security, personal privacy and a trusted global economy. Everyone, and I mean everyone, should understand how to protect themselves and how cryptography is used to protect the world s most important asset: information. Given her extraordinary background and practical experience in network security, Chey Cobb is uniquely qualified to simplify the mystique of cryptography for the average person."
Winn Schwartau, President, GetInsightU.Com and author "Information Warfare"and "Pearl Harbor Dot Com"

Discover how to:

  • Analyze off-the-shelf encryption products
  • Decide what type of security you need
  • Create and manage keys
  • Issue digital signatures and certificates
  • Set up SSL for e-commerce
  • Enable wireless encryption

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Get expert advice on choosing and using cryptography products

Protect yourself and your business from online eavesdroppers — it’s easier than you think!

If you were hoping for a flame-throwing watch or a flying car, we’re sorry – this isn’t James Bond’s equipment manual. Cryptography is a common-sense way to secure stuff on the Internet, and this friendly guidebook makes it easy to understand. Discover how you can protect information with keys, ciphers, PKIs, certificates, and more.

Praise for Cryptography For Dummies

"Cryptography is absolutely fundamental to security, personal privacy and a trusted global economy. Everyone, and I mean everyone, should understand how to protect themselves and how cryptography is used to protect the world’s most important asset: information. Given her extraordinary background and practical experience in network security, Chey Cobb is uniquely qualified to simplify the mystique of cryptography for the average person."
– Winn Schwartau, President, GetInsightU.Com and author "Information Warfare"and "Pearl Harbor Dot Com"

Discover how to:

  • Analyze off-the-shelf encryption products
  • Decide what type of security you need
  • Create and manage keys
  • Issue digital signatures and certificates
  • Set up SSL for e-commerce
  • Enable wireless encryption

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Verlag
For Dummies
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0764541889
ISBN 13 
9780764541889
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
340
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