Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309103954)

Given the growing importance of cyberspace to nearly all aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure today. The United States faces the real risk that adversaries will exploit vulnerabilities in the nation's critical information systems, thereby causing considerable suffering and damage. Online e-commerce business, government agency files, and identity records are all potential security targets.

Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace examines these Internet security vulnerabilities and offers a strategy for future research aimed at countering cyber attacks. It also explores the nature of online threats and some of the reasons why past research for improving cybersecurity has had less impact than anticipated, and considers the human resource base needed to advance the cybersecurity research agenda. This book will be an invaluable resource for Internet security professionals, information technologists, policy makers, data stewards, e-commerce providers, consumer protection advocates, and others interested in digital security and safety.

Author: National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci
ISBN-10: 0309103959
ISBN-13: 9780309103954
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2007
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.09w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2008 pg. 29