Dr. William Stallings has authored 19 titles and, counting revised editions, more than 40 books on computer security, computer networking and computer architecture. His writings have appeared in numerous publications, including the Proceedings of the IEEE, ACM Computing Reviews and Cryptologia. He has 13 times received the award for the best Computer Science textbook of the year from the Text and Academic Authors Association.In over 30 years in the field, he has been a technical contributor, technical manager and an executive with several high-technology firms. He has designed and implemented both TCP/IP-based and OSI-based protocol suites on a variety of computers and operating systems, ranging from microcomputers to mainframes. As a consultant, he has advised government agencies, computer and software vendors, and major users on the design, selection and use of networking software and products.He created and maintains the Computer Science Student Resource Site. This site provides documents and links on a variety of subjects of general interest to computer science students (and professionals). He is a member of the editorial board of Cryptologia, a scholarly journal devoted to all aspects of cryptology.Dr. Stallings holds a PhD from MIT in computer science and a BS from Notre Dame in electrical engineering.

• OverviewCryptographic ToolsUser AuthenticationAccess ControlDatabase and Data Center SecurityMalicious SoftwareDenial-of-Service AttacsIntrusion DetectionFirewalls and Intrusion Prevention SystemsBuffer OverflowSoftware SecurityOperating Systems SecurityCloud and IoT SecurityIT Security Management and Risk AssessmentIT Security Controls, plans, and ProceduresPhysical and Infrastructure SecurityHuman Resources SecuritySecurity AuiditingLegal and Ethical AspectsSymmetric Encryption and Message ConfidentialityPublic-Key Cryptography and Message AuthenticationInternet Security Protocols and StandardsInternet Authentication ApplicationsWireless Network SecurityAPPENDICES Projects and Other Student Exercises for Teaching Computer SecuritySome Aspects of Number TheoryStandards and Standard-Setting OrganizationsRandom and Pseudorandom Number GenerationMessage Authentication Codes Based on Block CiphersThe TCP/IP Protocol ArchitectureRadix-64 ConversionThe Domain Name SystemThe Base Rate FallacySHA-3 814Glossary