| | |  | Computer Security | Home » » Principles of Information Security | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Explore the field of information security and assurance with this valuable resource that focuses on both the managerial and technical aspects of the discipline. Principles of Information Security, Third Edition builds on internationally recognized standards and bodies of knowledge to provide the knowledge and skills that information systems students need for their future roles as business decision-makers. Coverage includes key knowledge areas of the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), as well as risk management, cryptography, physical security, and more. The third edition has retained the real-world examples and scenarios that made previous editions so successful, but has updated the content to reflect technology's latest capabilities and trends. With this emphasis on currency and comprehensive coverage, readers can feel confident that they are using a standards-based, content-driven resource to prepare them for their work in the field. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Michael E. Whitman | | Paperback:
| 624 pages | | Publisher:
| Course Technology | | Publication Date:
| December 21, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1423901770 | | Product Width:
| 185.75 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 230.5 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 2.05 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 13 reviews |
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21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Limited amount of good informationJul 16, 2009
By IT Guy
This book does provide a broad overview of the concepts of information security. Whatever good information this book does provide is, to some extent, offset by three problems: First, the book is filled with many, many typographical errors. While reading the book, I constantly found myself going back and trying to determine what the writer meant by many of the mangled sentences (or pieces of sentences) in the book. Second, there are a few errors in information. Finally, there are areas where important explanations or details about concepts are completely omitted. The writers needed to do some additional work and editing to make the book's portrayal of many of the concepts it covers clearer and more comprehensive.
There are plenty of free online resources (NIST's Computer Security Resource Center, for example) that would be better places to learn about information security than this text.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Good BookMar 11, 2010
By Mjj09
Makes everything easy to understand. It is a Principles books, so do not expect it to go too deep into topics. For beginners or people looking for a nice overview of the security field, this book is a good choice.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Very comprehensive bookJun 08, 2009
By H. Lynch
"Grey's Anatomy Junky"
Principles of Information Security
I purchased this text book for a college course. Thus far, the book is very comprehensive on all topics, and I saved $25 under the college bookstore price not including free Prime shipping.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Solid Introductory textOct 31, 2009
By Konstantin
This is solid introductory text to the field of information security. it is not a comprehensive encyclopedia of everything there is to know about info. sec. It only covers higher levels of abstraction (if I can use that term) on the topics. For instance you will learn many new and important keywords and concepts, but not in comprehensive way. It gives you nice overall survey of the issues in info.sec. but obviously, to know more about any particular subject you will need to drill down somewhere else. And this is not problematic, because if the scope of this book is to be introductory, then it accomplishes it's goal.
On the negative side, first chapters on legalities are rather boring.
Great InsightMar 06, 2010
By Mr Smartshopper
This book was a great resource supplement for my Security Methods and Practices class. It gave an awesome breakdown of information security and what it entails. If you're a newbie to information security, I highly recommend this book.
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