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Branch of computer security

Internet security is a branch of computer security focused on the Internet. It includes browser security, web application security, and network security as it applies to other applications or operating systems as a whole. Its objective is to establish rules and measures to improve Internet safety and Internet privacy, including to protect against cyberattacks and cybercrime. The Internet is an inherently insecure channel for information exchange, with risk of intrusion and Internet fraud, including phishing, viruses, trojans, ransomware and worms. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Internet securityA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Recent Advances on Federated Learning for Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity for Federated Learning for Internet of ThingsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Hacking for DummiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: A Survey on Internet of Things: Architecture, Enabling Technologies, Security and Privacy, and ApplicationsCited 2,452 times
  5. Go sideways: Network securityA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: TCP reset attackA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Threats
  2. Countermeasures
  3. Protections

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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