Cyber Security Foundations: Fundamentals, Technology and Society
Keith Martin · Jassim Happa · Konstantinos Mersinas · Guido Schmitz
Mar 2025 · Kogan Page Publishers
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About this ebook
Cyber Security Foundations introduces the core topics that all cyber security students and future professionals need to understand the cyber security landscape. It is a key textbook for postgraduate and undergraduate students taking modules related to cyber security and information security, as well as for general readers seeking to deepen their understanding of technical and human-centred digital security concepts.
Features include:
- Chapters on core areas such as cryptography, computer security, cyber security management, cybercrime and privacy, informed by the CyBOK knowledge areas
- Demonstration of how the many facets of the discipline interrelate, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the cyber security landscape
- Real-world examples to illustrate the application of ideas
- Learning outcomes and activities to help reinforce learning and exploration beyond the core text, and a glossary to equip readers with the language necessary to make sense of each topic
Features include:
- Chapters on core areas such as cryptography, computer security, cyber security management, cybercrime and privacy, informed by the CyBOK knowledge areas
- Demonstration of how the many facets of the discipline interrelate, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the cyber security landscape
- Real-world examples to illustrate the application of ideas
- Learning outcomes and activities to help reinforce learning and exploration beyond the core text, and a glossary to equip readers with the language necessary to make sense of each topic
About the author
Keith Martin is a Professor of Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, and director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security for the Everyday.
Jassim Happa is a Senior Lecturer in Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Konstantinos Mersinas is a Senior Lecturer in Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
Guido Schmitz is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Cyber Security at Lancaster University Leipzig.
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