<P>Based on related courses and research on the cyber environment in Europe, the United States, and Asia, <STRONG>Cyberspace and Cybersecurity</STRONG> supplies complete coverage of cyberspace and cybersecurity. It not only emphasizes technologies but also pays close attention to human factors and organizational perspectives. </P><P></P><P>Detailing guidelines for quantifying and measuring vulnerabilities, the book also explains how to avoid these vulnerabilities through secure coding. It covers organizational-related vulnerabilities, including access authorization, user authentication, and human factors in information security. Providing readers with the understanding required to build a secure enterprise, block intrusions, and handle delicate legal and ethical issues, the text: </P><P></P><UL><P><LI>Examines the risks inherent in information system components, namely hardware, software, and people</LI><LI>Explains why asset identification should be the cornerstone of any information security strategy </LI><LI>Identifies the traits a CIO must have to address cybersecurity challenges</LI><LI>Describes how to ensure business continuity in the event of adverse incidents, including acts of nature </LI><LI>Considers intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS), focusing on configurations, capabilities, selection, management, and deployment</LI><P></P></UL><P></P><P>Explaining how to secure a computer against malware and cyber attacks, the text’s wide-ranging coverage includes security analyzers, firewalls, antivirus software, file shredding, file encryption, and anti-loggers. It reviews international and U.S. federal laws and legal initiatives aimed at providing a legal infrastructure for what transpires over the Internet. The book concludes by examining the role of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in our country’s cyber preparedness.</P><P></P><I><P>Exercises with solutions, updated references, electronic presentations, evaluation criteria for projects, guidelines to project preparations, and teaching suggestions are available upon qualified course adoption.</P></I>