Wireless Security: Models, Threats, and Solutions

Randall K. Nichols; Panos C. Lekkas

ISBN 10: 0071380388 / ISBN 13: 9780071380386

Published by McGraw-Hill Professional Pub, 2001

Seller Inventory # 0071380388-3-23725416

Synopsis:

This comprehensive guide catalogues and explains the full range of the security challenges involved in wireless communications. Experts Randall K. Nichols and Panos C. Lekkas lay out the vulnerabilities, response options, and real-world costs connected with wireless platforms and applications. Read this book to develop the background and skills to: recognize new and established threats to wireless systems; close gaps that threaten privacy, profits, and customer loyalty; replace temporary, fragmented, and partial solutions with more robust and durable answers; prepare for the boom in m-business; weigh platforms against characteristic attacks and protections; apply clear guidelines for the best solutions now and going forward; and assess today's protocol options and compensate for documented shortcomings. It is a comprehensive guide to the states-of-the-art. It includes: encryption algorithms you can use now; end-to-end hardware solutions and field programmable gate arrays; speech cryptology; authentication strategies and security protocols for wireless systems; infosec and infowar experience; and adding satellites to your security mix.

About the Authors: Randall K. Nichols is President of COMSEC Solutions, LLC, a computer security countermeasures firm. He recently served as Technology Director of Crytography and Biometrics for the International Computer Security Association (ICSA). Nichols is considered an expert on cryptanalysis, INFOSEC countermeasures and classical cryptography.

Panos C. Lekkas (Framingham MA) is a 20-year veteran of the communications chip industry, including a stint as the lead architect for IBM's PowerPC. Most recently, as founder and principal of TeleHubLink, he created a family of microchips for network security. Lekkas co-authored the bestselling book Wireless Security, contributing a unique section on hardware issues and solutions.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Wireless Security: Models, Threats, and ...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good