Wireless Sensor Network Security

Computer and Information Security Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 301-322

  Kupwade Patil, Harsh ^a   Chen, Thomas M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attacks; Microelectronic mechanical systems; Open system interconnection; Privacy; Protocol stack; Threats; Vulnerabilities; Wireless ad hoc networks; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor network security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884111125     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394397-2.00016-7     Document Type: Chapter

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