| | |  | Home Computing | Home » » Security in Computing, 4th Edition | | | | | | | Description: | | The New State-of-the-Art in Information Security: Now Covers the Economics of Cyber Security and the Intersection of Privacy and Information Security For years, IT and security professionals and students have turned to Security in Computing as the definitive guide to information about computer security attacks and countermeasures. In their new fourth edition, Charles P. Pfleeger and Shari Lawrence Pfleeger have thoroughly updated their classic guide to reflect today's newest technologies, standards, and trends. The authors first introduce the core concepts and vocabulary of computer security, including attacks and controls. Next, the authors systematically identify and assess threats now facing programs, operating systems, database systems, and networks. For each threat, they offer best-practice responses. Security in Computing, Fourth Edition, goes beyond technology, covering crucial management issues faced in protecting infrastructure and information. This edition contains an all-new chapter on the economics of cybersecurity, explaining ways to make a business case for security investments. Another new chapter addresses privacy--from data mining and identity theft, to RFID and e-voting. New coverage also includes - Programming mistakes that compromise security: man-in-the-middle, timing, and privilege escalation attacks
- Web application threats and vulnerabilities
- Networks of compromised systems: bots, botnets, and drones
- Rootkits--including the notorious Sony XCP
- Wi-Fi network security challenges, standards, and techniques
- New malicious code attacks, including false interfaces and keystroke loggers
- Improving code quality: software engineering, testing, and liability approaches
- Biometric authentication: capabilities and limitations
- Using the Advanced Encryption System (AES) more effectively
- Balancing dissemination with piracy control in music and other digital content
- Countering new cryptanalytic attacks against RSA, DES, and SHA
- Responding to the emergence of organized attacker groups pursuing profit
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Charles P. Pfleeger | | Hardcover:
| 880 pages | | Publisher:
| Prentice Hall | | Publication Date:
| October 23, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0132390779 | | Package Length:
| 9.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
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 lower quality in many ways ('96 version)Aug 28, 2010
Mine is second edition (1996). Not sure how much it evolved since then.
I had it because it was required by the class (about 10 years ago). I didn't like it but thought it was my fault for not understanding at that time. Now I know a little better about the field and when I read it again, I found it was really bad: the materials are organized not in a logic manner; it is pretty random about what it covers in more detail, what less - mostly just stacking up stuff, plus repetition without much a point; hardly any insightful explanation beyond copying materials that you probably can find more easily by google or wikipedia; even the text typing and diagram quality is poor and inconsistent ...
 received a different bookJul 29, 2010
How am I going to review this product when your seller sends me a book from a different publisher? Content is almost the same and I need this book for the computer course. I am not happy at all that I paid for this book but I received not exactly what I purchased but something similar. I expect Amazon to be checking their sellers carefully so they sale what they advertise.
 review for the book i boughtJun 28, 2010
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R28SQE4RKQ7L72 The video is just a recommendation that the seller was a good and kind person
Extremely DetailedApr 06, 2010
This book contains a LOT of information on various topics of computer and network security. When I received the book and opened it, the book felt like a brick, but after looking through it I was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to find exactly what I was looking for. Definitely a good book to have for a security collection.
Terrible bookMay 18, 2009
I bet the authors never wrote a single line of code for an OS or security software. The book, except for chapter 2 & 12, is basically a collection of paper abstracts. It is indeed a waster of time and money.
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