Fourth Edition
William Stallings
Lawrie Brown
UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Stallings, William, author. | Brown, Lawrie, author.
Title: Computer security : principles and practice / William Stallings, Lawrie Brown, UNSW
Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
Description: Fourth edition. | Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson Education, Inc., [20
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017025135| ISBN 9780134794105 | ISBN 0134794109
Subjects: LCSH: Computer security. | Computer networks--Security measures.
Classification: LCC QA76.9.A25 S685 2017 | DDC 005.8--dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2017025135
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ISBN-10: 0-13-479410-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-479410-5
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
ONLINE CHAPTERS AND APPENDICES
Preface xii
Notation xxi
About the Authors xxii