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Summary
Summary
Presents primary hardware-based computer security approaches in an easy-to-read toolbox format
Protecting valuable personal information against theft is a mission-critical component of today's electronic business community. In an effort to combat this serious and growing problem, the Intelligence and Defense communities have successfully employed the use of hardware-based security devices.
This book provides a road map of the hardware-based security devices that can defeat--and prevent--attacks by hackers. Beginning with an overview of the basic elements of computer security, the book covers:
Cryptography
Key generation and distribution
The qualities of security solutions
Secure co-processors
Secure bootstrap loading
Secure memory management and trusted execution technology
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
Hardware-based authentification
Biometrics
Tokens
Location technologies
Hardware-Based Computer Security Techniques to Defeat Hackers includes a chapter devoted entirely to showing readers how they can implement the strategies and technologies discussed. Finally, it concludes with two examples of security systems put into practice.
The information and critical analysis techniques provided in this user-friendly book are invaluable for a range of professionals, including IT personnel, computer engineers, computer security specialists, electrical engineers, software engineers, and industry analysts.
Author Notes
Roger R. Dube, PhD , obtained his bachelor's degree in experimental physics from Cornell University and his PhD from Princeton University. He has held positions in both academia and the private sector. He has published in top peer-reviewed scientific publications and written numerous successful research and development proposals (securing in excess of $27 million in grants and contract vehicles since 2004). He is currently the President and Chief Scientist of Digital Authentication Technologies (DAT), a computer security company with products based on Dr. Dube's patents. The technology has been successfully field-tested and deployed at the U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia, as well as at SAIC and Criterion Labs, and is currently being considered for use by various industries worldwide. Dr. Dube also holds a joint position at Rochester Institute of Techology (RIT) as a Professor in the Center for Imaging Science.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
This work by Dube (Rochester Institute of Technology; president, Digital Authentication Technologies Inc.) offers a thorough overview of security in both hardware and software systems. The book starts off with an excellent "boot camp" for novices in security, which will also serve as an exceptional overview for seasoned professionals in the field. Dube provides a comprehensive view of security ranging from fundamental hardware issues to details of authentication systems. Effective examples of security issues discussed include clear indicators of password strength, reliability of random number generators, tamper-evident hardware, and a means to use a USB flash memory drive to provide a secure boot for an operating system. The last chapter, "Putting It All Together," unites all the topics. The range of subjects is effective for those new to security and for those wishing to focus on the area where hardware meets software in a computing environment. This work is a comprehensive resource for professionals or organizations looking to make their systems more secure, and it provides a very good step in moving the issue of information security from a reactive to a proactive state. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; general readers. T. D. Richardson South University
Table of Contents
| 1 The Elements of Computer Security |
| 2 Cryptography Approaches and Attacks |
| 3 Key Generation and Distribution Approaches and Attacks |
| 4 The Qualities of Workable Security Solutions |
| 5 Secure Coprocessors |
| 6 Secure bootstrap Loading |
| 7 Secure Memory Management and Trusted Execution Technology |
| 8 The Trusted Platform Module |
| 9 Field-Programmable Gate Arrays |
| 10 Hardware-Based Authentication |
| 11 A Closer Look At Biometrics |
| 12 Tokens: Something You Have |
| 13 Location Technologies |
| 14 Putting It All Together |
| Glossary |
| Index |
