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Title: Defending Your Digital Assets Against Hackers, Crackers, Spies, and Thieves by Randall K. Nichols, Daniel J. Ryan, Julie J. C. H. Ryan, William E., Jr. Baugh, Arthur W., Jr. Coviello ISBN: 0-07-212285-4 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 05 January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well Worth The Effort
Comment: I am a relative newcomer to the security field. I have been adding books to my library to help me in my job. I picked up Defending your Digital Assets and was pleasantly surprised. The sections on Security Verification of Systems and Networks and Cryptography were a rare read, and very enjoyable.
I also found the chapter on Biometric Countermeasures one of the clearest presentations on the subject, that I have found in print.
The authors clearly understand the INFOSEC field and their writing shows it. They make difficult concepts interesting. Too many books on this subject read like swiss cheese or with too much useless detail. Defending is the exception. I liked it. I recommend it.
Rating: 1
Summary: Too long, too general
Comment: This book does not live up to its title and subtitle. Very general material. For example, Denial of Service Attacks are in the news these days. Looking through the index, I find four references to DOS attacks. The first on page 45 tells me that DOS attacks can be costly. The second on page 85 describes some previous DOS attacks, including one that took place 12 years ago. The next reference is on page 304 and is a historical description of DOS attacks over the past three years. The last reference on page 452 tells me that I should conduct DOS testing for my web server. Most of the book's content is similar. If this is useful to you, please buy this book. For specific help in hardening your network, please look elsewhere.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Excellent Guide to Computer Security
Comment: As a neophyte I am tangentially aware of the importance of computer security, but reading "Defending Your Digital Assets" really brought the message home. As our world becomes more "wired", and our reliance on the information we receive through computers increases exponentially, the importance of computer security cannot be overstated.
This book is very approachable for the layperson and is an excellent primer for computer/information security overall. It was the only book I could find that that covered the topic so completely.
In addition, the book is very readable. The authors did a very commendable job in writing the book, i.e., it doesn't read like a text book.
Also, the book offers a large number of references/resources the reader can refer to for further study...as well as a glossary and a thorough appendix.
In sum, if you have a scintilla of interest in computer security, pick up this book. If you're a manager and concerned with computer security in your organization, pick up this book. If you are a student, pick up this book. In fact, if you use a computer at all, you should get this book.
The better informed we are, the harder it will be for hackers and crackers to wreak havoc on our computer systems and the information we rely on.
Thank you --Sean
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Title: Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense by Stuart McClure, Saumil Shah, Shreeraj Shah ISBN: 0201761769 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 08 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition by Gene Spafford, Simson Garfinkel, Alan Schwartz ISBN: 0596003234 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 21 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
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