IM Instant Messaging Security

John Rittinghouse PhD CISM, James F. Ransome PhD CISM CISSP, John Rittinghouse, PhD, CISM, James F. Ransome, PhD, CISM, CISSP

• Publisher: Digital Press
• Year: 2005
• Print ISBN: 9781555583385
• eBook ISBN: 9780080460727
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Information Management
• Index: Computer Science

There is a significant need for a comprehensive book addressing the operational and day-to-day security management requirements. IM, used in enterprise networks can easily be reconfigured and allow for potentially nonstop exposure; they require the level of security be scrutinized carefully. This includes inherent security flaws in various network architectures that result in additional risks to otherwise secure converged networks. A few books cover components of the architecture, design, theory, issues, challenges, and recommended policies for IM security, but none of them address IM issues in a manner that is useful for the day-to-day operations and management of enterprise networks. IM Security is intended to bridge this gap. There are no current books that cover components of the architecture, design, theory, issues, challenges, and recommended policies for IM security. No book we know of addresses IM security in a manner useful for day-to-day operations and management of IM-capable networks in today's corporate environment. - Up-to-date coverage of architecture, design, theory, issues, challenges, and recommended policies for IM security - Addresses IM security for day-to-day operations and management of IM-capable networks in today's corporate environment

Table of contents

• front cover
• copyright
• table of contents
• front matter
• List of Figures and Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• body
• 1 Introduction
• 2 How Does IM Work?
• 3 IM Standards and Protocols
• 4 IM Malware
• 5 IM Security for Enterprise and Home
• 6 IM Security Risk Management
• 7 The Business Value of IM
• 8 The Future of IM
• back matter
• A General Network Security
• B Managing Access
• C Security Management Issues
• D IM Policy Essentials
• E Glossary, References, and Policy Issues
• index