The main sections of this Handbook are written from a general technological perspective and are applicable to most computer network and telecommunication systems. This presentation is complemented by an extensive description of applications in real implementations as well as legal and political aspects. The effect of having two editors ensures a well-balanced mix of American and European perspective, and electrical engineering and computer science views.

The Handbook offers comprehensive coverage of all practically relevant I & C security topics, including computers, computer networks, and telecommunications. An extensive section is devoted to applications. The content is mostly technical, but the Handbook deals also with legal and political aspects. The Springer Handbook of Information and Communication security provides I & C professionals, researchers as well as students with quickly retrievable information on relevant security topics.