Secure Computer and Network Systems ? Modeling, Analysis and Design : Wiley?Blackwell : 9780470023242 : 0470023244 : 18 Jan 2008 : Computer and network systems have given us unlimited opportunities of reducing cost, improving efficiency, and increasing revenues, as demonstrated by an increasing number of computer and network applications. Yet, our dependence on computer and network systems has also exposed us to new risks, which threaten the security of, and present new challenges for protecting our assets and information on computer and network systems. The reliability of computer and network systems ultimately depends on security and quality of service (QoS) performance.  This book presents quantitative modeling and analysis techniques to address these numerous challenges in cyber attack prevention and detection for security and QoS, including:  the latest research on computer and network behavior under attack and normal use conditions;  new design principles and algorithms, which