Security for Mobile Networks and Platforms (Artech House Universal Personal Communications) [Hardcover]

Selim Aissi (Author), Nora Dabbous (Author), Anand R. Prasad (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 159693008X | ISBN-13: 978-1596930087 | Publication Date: July 31, 2006

With viruses, spyware, and a seemingly unending onslaught of new cyber-threats, security is a crucial and constant concern for all networking professionals. This is especially true for mobile networking professionals, who are all too aware of mobile technology's special vulnerability. This indispensable reference turns mobile network developers, architects, and engineers into mobile security specialists. Covering each type of mobile technology from WiFi to Bluetooth, the book details each technology's security weaknesses and provides comprehensive countermeasures to thwart threats. It explains in language geared for networking professionals the essentials of the latest security standards and protocols. Most importantly, the book pinpoints security issues encountered end-to-end throughout an entire mobile network. The book's complete catalog of security vulnerabilities ensures that all viable security measures are taken. A practical, hands-on discussion of promising next-generation research into mobile security prepares mobile professionals for the ever-looming next waves of security threats.

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About the Author

Selim I. Aissi is lead security architect at Intel Corporation's Virtualization and Trust Lab in the Corporate Technology Group. He attended the University of Michigan, where he earned an M.S. and Ph.D in aerospace engineering. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and Certified Software Quality Engineer. AnandR. Prasad is a senior researcher at DoCoMo Euro-Labs, Munich, Germany. A senior member of the IEEE, he earned his Ph.D. for studies on IP-based WLANs: protocols, security and deployment at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Nora Dabbous is a security architect for Gemplus, Suresnes, France, where she researches such security technologies as biometrics and smart cards. She earned an M.S. in telecommunications engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 332 pages
• Publisher: Artech House (July 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159693008X
• ISBN-13: 978-1596930087
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,760,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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