This book has been developed to support the graduate Network and Data Security course offered by the Center for Information and Communication Sciences at Ball State University. The book was stimulated by the numerous break-ins at national enterprises including JP Morgan Chase, Sony, and a number of government agencies, including the military. It was further stimulated by the spread and various mutations of the Stuxnet worm, which initially affected Iran’s centrifuges; and, finally, by the break-in and persistent presence in Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s computer systems.
The book includes my own research into the various methods and techniques employed by the hacking community as well as the approaches that have proved most successful in detecting and eliminating such invasions. It includes information gathered from various national security enterprises as well as materials from the data security courses taught at major universities across the country. My graduate students have helped condense portions of my Network and Data Security class to appropriate material for the various chapters of the book. As a consequence, the book follows my course topic sequence quite closely and will be used as reference material for future offerings of this class.
Frank M. Groom, PhD
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