Computer Network Security and Cyber Ethics [Paperback]

Joseph Migga Kizza (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786411341 | ISBN-13: 978-0786411344 | Publication Date: October 2001

Computer crimes and the invasion of privacy by electronic means are major concerns for many people. They threaten the future of access to information by allied uses of electronic communication media. Chapter One provides information on the underlying infrastructure and communication protocols to help in understanding computer crimes and the dangers associated with them. Chapter Two categorizes cyber attacks by various motives-personal, pleasure-seeking, attention-seeking, revenge or even vendetta, financial escapades and raw hate. Likely targets and security issues in the day-to-day computer augmented settings are discussed in Chapter Three. Chapter Four addresses the costs of computer crimes to individuals, to the nation and to businesses and their clients. Crime prevention is the topic of Chapter Five, which describes the efforts being made by individuals, civic groups, institutions, nations and multinational bodies to eliminate computer crime. Chapter Six assesses the future of cyber attacks by looking at the changing technology, the availability of computer access to the wrong people, and education and crime prevention measures. The mind of the computer hacker is explored at length.

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"Excellent...highly detailed." --Choice

"A thoughtful, informed, and informative look at electronic malice and its consequences...highly recommended." --Midwest Book Review

"A useful introduction...libraries will want to consider this for purchase." --Counterpoise

"A thoughtful, informed, and informative look at electronic malice and its consequences...highly recommended." --Midwest Book Review

"A useful introduction...libraries will want to consider this for purchase." --Counterpoise --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Joseph Migga Kizza is also the author of Civilizing the Internet: Global Concerns and Efforts Toward Regulation (1998, $32, "recommended"-Library Journal) and a professor of computer science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786411341
• ISBN-13: 978-0786411344
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,694,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A down-to-earth, serious guide, February 9, 2002

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This review is from: Computer Network Security and Cyber Ethics (Paperback)

Computer Network Security And Cyber Ethics by Joseph Kizza (professor of computer science at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee) studies the very real and expanding frontier of cybercrime. From the motives for cyber attacks to their costs to society as a whole, crime prevention efforts and the future of cybercrime are all covered in this down-to-earth, serious guide. A thoughtful, informed, and informative look at electronic malice and its consequences, Computer Network Security And Cyber Ethics is highly recommended reading. Also strongly recommended is Joseph Kizza's earlier work, Civilizing The Internet: Global Concerns And Efforts Toward Regulation ...