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List of contents
Chapter 1: Book Overview
Chapter 2: Security Basics
Chapter 3: Cryptography
Chapter 4: Key Management
Chapter 5: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Chapter 6: Authentication
Chapter 7: Authorization
Chapter 8: Security Protocols
Chapter 9: Privacy
Chapter 10: Quick Reference Guides
References and Standards
About the author
Jeff Stapleton has 30 plus years’ experience in the financial services industry with 25 years as a security professional involved in developing ANSI and ISO security standards including payments, cryptography, key management, public key infrastructures (PKI) and biometrics. He has also been the X9F4 Cybersecurity and Cryptographic Solutions workgroup chair for over 20 years.
Jeff earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Computer Science from the Universities of Missouri in St. Louis (UMSL) and Rolla (UMR) and has taught Information Security at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) and the University of Texas in San Antonio (UTSA). He has conducted security assessments of payment networks, financial institutions, and assisted in developing secure payment systems. He has authored dozens of ISSA Journal articles, IEEE papers, and chapters in various books, including his own 3 book series Security without Obscurity, which is available from CRC Press.
Summary
Security without Obscurity: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) complements Jeff Stapleton’s three other Security Without Obscurity books, to provide clear information and answers to the most commonly asked questions about information security solutions that use or rely on cryptography and key management methods.
