Department of Defense Sponsored Information Security Research

Download or read book Department of Defense Sponsored Information Security Research written by Department of Defense and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-09-11 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After September 11th, the Department of Defense (DoD) undertook a massive and classified research project to develop new security methods using technology in order to protect secret information from terrorist attacks Written in language accessible to a general technical reader, this book examines the best methods for testing the vulnerabilities of networks and software that have been proven and tested during the past five years An intriguing introductory section explains why traditional security techniques are no longer adequate and which new methods will meet particular corporate and industry network needs Discusses software that automatically applies security technologies when it recognizes suspicious activities, as opposed to people having to trigger the deployment of those same security technologies