Access Control, Authentication, and Public Key Infrastructure

by Mike Chapple, Bill Ballad, Tricia Ballad

PART OF THE JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES Series Meets All Standards Put Forth By CNSS 4011 & 4013A! Access Control Protects Resources Against Unauthorized Viewing, Tampering, Or Destruction. They Serve As A Primary Means Of Ensuring Privacy, Confidentiality, And Prevention Of Unauthorized Disclosure. Revised And Updated With The Latest Data From This Fast Paced Field, Access Control, Authentication, And Public Key Infrastructure Defines The Components Of Access Control, Provides A Business Framework For Implementation, And Discusses Legal Requirements That Impact Access Control Programs. It Looks At The Risks, Threats, And Vulnerabilities Prevalent In Information Systems And IT Infrastructures And How To Handle Them. It Provides A Student And Professional Resouce That Details How To Put Access Control Systems To Work As Well As Testing And Managing Them. New To The Second Edition: Updated References To Windows 8 And Outlook 2011 A New Discussion Of Recent Chinese Hacking Incidence Examples Depicting The Risks Associated With A Missing Unencrypted Laptop Containing Private Data. New Sections On The Communications Assistance For Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) And Granting Windows Folder Permissions Are Added. New Information On The Identity Theft Enforcement And Restitution Act And The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

400 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 2010

About the author

Mike Chapple, Ph.D. is teaching professor of information technology, analytics, and operations at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. Mike's past experience includes serving as Executive Vice President and CIO of the Brand Institute and as a cybersecurity researcher at the U.S. National Security Agency and U.S. Air Force.

Mike is a cybersecurity certification expert. His books and video courses have helped millions of students successfully pass their certification exams. He is the author of over 30 books, including the Official CISSP Study Guide and other books covering the Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and CISM certifications.

Mike runs the CertMike.com website as a portal to his certification preparation resources, including books and video courses on LinkedIn Learning.

Reviews

[Justin Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty decent and full of information. Not an entry level book by far as it has a lot of jargon in it.