Web Security, Privacy & Commerce

Web Security, Privacy & Commerce
Author: Simson Garfinkel
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 786
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0596000456

"Web Security, Privacy & Commerce" cuts through the hype and the front page stories. It tells readers what the real risks are and explains how to minimize them. Whether a casual (but concerned) Web surfer or a system administrator responsible for the security of a critical Web server, this book will tells users what they need to know.

Testing Web Security

Testing Web Security
Author: Steven Splaine
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2002-12-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0471447838

Covers security basics and guides reader through the process of testing a Web site. Explains how to analyze results and design specialized follow-up tests that focus on potential security gaps. Teaches the process of discovery, scanning, analyzing, verifying results of specialized tests, and fixing vulnerabilities.

Web Security Sourcebook

Web Security Sourcebook
Author: Aviel D. Rubin
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 346
Release: 1997
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780471181484

"The authors . . . bring wide-ranging experience to this work, moving from theory to hands-on, bit-shoveling practical advice." -Steven M. Bellovin A serious security sourcebook for Web professionals and users. The front door is unlocked and wide open. The alarm's not working and no one's home. All of your valuables, money, and intimate details of your life are just sitting inside, waiting to be taken. No, it's not your house . . . it's your computer. The Web now penetrates every aspect of our lives, from the home PC to the business office. But with each advance in convenience comes a geometric increase in vulnerability to the integrity of data and software as well as to the confidentiality of information. Although the flaws inherent in the Web are real, solutions are available. Let Aviel Rubin, Daniel Geer, and Marcus Ranum give you the answers. Here's a book that's valuable today and indispensable for the future. It includes basic and advanced techniques for client-side and server-side security, browser security, writing secure CGI scripts, firewalls, and secure e-commerce. There's a special appendix that demystifies the complex world of cryptography. And the book comes with access to a dedicated Web site containing up-to-the-minute information on the latest security threats and solutions. So whether you're a Webmaster trying to close the door on sites and applications, or an everyday user hoping to keep your desktop safe, this is your essential source on: * Protecting and securing Web pages, search engines, servers, and browsers * Writing impregnable applets and scripts, and avoiding the dangers inherent in every language * Using (and abusing) firewalls and cryptographic controls * Securing commerce and payment transactions

Web Security

Web Security
Author: Lincoln D. Stein
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780201634891

Stein presents a practical reference which includes checklists to help evaluate the security level of a Web site. Appendices include complete resource listings of security vendors and tools, firewall solutions and resellers.

Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce

Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce
Author: Mostafa Hashem Sherif
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2003-11-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1420040014

The continued growth of e-commerce mandates the emergence of new technical standards and methods that will securely integrate online activities with pre-existing infrastructures, laws and processes. Protocols for Secure Electronic Commerce, Second Edition addresses the security portion of this challenge. It is a full compendium of the protocols for securing online commerce and payments, serving as an invaluable resource for students and professionals in the fields of computer science and engineering, IT security, and financial and banking technology. The initial sections provide a broad overview of electronic commerce, money, payment systems, and business-to-business commerce, followed by an examination of well-known protocols (SSL, TLS, WTLS, and SET). The book also explores encryption algorithms and methods, EDI, micropayment, and multiple aspects of digital money. Like its predecessor, this edition is a general analysis that provides many references to more technical resources. It delivers extensive revisions of previous chapters, along with new chapters on electronic commerce in society, new e-commerce systems, and the security of integrated circuit cards.

Trust and Risk in Internet Commerce

Trust and Risk in Internet Commerce
Author: L. Jean Camp
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2001-06-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262531979

This book provides information on trust and risk to businesses that are developing electronic commerce systems and helps consumers understand the risks in using the Internet for purchases and show them how to protect themselves.

Web Security Testing Cookbook

Web Security Testing Cookbook
Author: Paco Hope
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2009-05-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0596514832

Offering developers an inexpensive way to include testing as part of the development cycle, this cookbook features scores of recipes for testing Web applications, from relatively simple solutions to complex ones that combine several solutions.

Web Services Security and E-Business

Web Services Security and E-Business
Author: Radhamani, G.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2006-10-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1599041707

Many techniques, algorithms, protocols and tools have been developed in the different aspects of cyber-security, namely, authentication, access control, availability, integrity, privacy, confidentiality and non-repudiation as they apply to both networks and systems. Web Services Security and E-Business focuses on architectures and protocols, while bringing together the understanding of security problems related to the protocols and applications of the Internet, and the contemporary solutions to these problems. Web Services Security and E-Business provides insight into uncovering the security risks of dynamically-created content, and how proper content management can greatly improve the overall security. It also studies the security lifecycle and how to respond to an attack, as well as the problems of site hijacking and phishing.

Cloud Security and Privacy

Cloud Security and Privacy
Author: Tim Mather
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009-09-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449379516

You may regard cloud computing as an ideal way for your company to control IT costs, but do you know how private and secure this service really is? Not many people do. With Cloud Security and Privacy, you'll learn what's at stake when you trust your data to the cloud, and what you can do to keep your virtual infrastructure and web applications secure. Ideal for IT staffers, information security and privacy practitioners, business managers, service providers, and investors alike, this book offers you sound advice from three well-known authorities in the tech security world. You'll learn detailed information on cloud computing security that-until now-has been sorely lacking. Review the current state of data security and storage in the cloud, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability Learn about the identity and access management (IAM) practice for authentication, authorization, and auditing of the users accessing cloud services Discover which security management frameworks and standards are relevant for the cloud Understand the privacy aspects you need to consider in the cloud, including how they compare with traditional computing models Learn the importance of audit and compliance functions within the cloud, and the various standards and frameworks to consider Examine security delivered as a service-a different facet of cloud security