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Essential Cybersecurity Science: Build, Test, and Evaluate Secure Systems

Essential Cybersecurity Science: Build, Test, and Evaluate Secure Systems

Author: Josiah Dykstra

Published date: January 2016

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oreilly & Associates Inc; 1st edition (January 1, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1491920947
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1491920947
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.47 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.91 x 0.59 x 9.84 inches

Book Description

"Essential Cybersecurity Science: Build, Test, and Evaluate Secure Systems" is a practical guide written by Josiah Dykstra that teaches readers how to apply the scientific method when assessing techniques for protecting information systems. The book is designed for software developers, forensic investigators, and network administrators who want to conduct scientific experiments on everyday tools and procedures, whether they are evaluating corporate security systems, testing their own security products, or looking for bugs in a mobile game.

The book starts by introducing readers to the scientific method and then focuses on standalone, domain-specific topics such as cryptography, malware analysis, and system security engineering. The latter chapters include practical case studies that demonstrate how to use available tools to conduct domain-specific scientific experiments.

Key Features

Teaches readers how to apply the scientific method when assessing techniques for protecting information systems
Focuses on standalone, domain-specific topics such as cryptography, malware analysis, and system security engineering
Includes practical case studies that demonstrate how to use available tools to conduct domain-specific scientific experiments

What You Will Learn?

The steps necessary to conduct scientific experiments in cybersecurity
How to use fuzzing to test how your software handles various inputs
How to measure the performance of the Snort intrusion detection system
How to locate malicious "needles in a haystack" in your network and IT environment
How to evaluate cryptography design and application in IoT products
How to conduct an experiment to identify relationships between similar malware binaries
How to understand system-level security requirements for enterprise networks and web services

Who this Book is for?

This book is designed for software developers, forensic investigators, and network administrators who want to apply the scientific method when assessing techniques for protecting information systems. It is suitable for anyone involved in cybersecurity who wants to conduct scientific experiments on everyday tools and procedures.

About the Author

Dr. Josiah Dykstra is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Defense. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, researching the technical and legal challenges of digital forensics for cloud computing. He is known in the DoD and forensics communities for his work on network security, intrusion detection, malware analysis, digital forensics, and cloud computing. He is a member of the ACM, IEEE, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Cloud Security Alliance, and American Bar Association.

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