Security engineering : a guide to building dependable distributed systems / Ross J Anderson

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Wiley, 2001Description: xxviii, 612 pISBN:
  • 0471389226 (pbk) :
Subject(s): Summary: In an increasingly interconnected world this book poses the question "how good is all this new security technology?" and answers unequivocally "nowhere near as good as it should be". Includes numerous real-life examples to demonstrate what can go wrong and what can and should be done about it. Looks at areas such as security protocols, passwords, cryptography, ATMs, biometrics, anti-tamper mechanisms, nuclear command and control, telecommunications systems, electronic warfare, copyright, and e-commerce. The third and final part of the book deals with e-policy, systems management, and methods of evaluation and assurance.
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In an increasingly interconnected world this book poses the question "how good is all this new security technology?" and answers unequivocally "nowhere near as good as it should be". Includes numerous real-life examples to demonstrate what can go wrong and what can and should be done about it. Looks at areas such as security protocols, passwords, cryptography, ATMs, biometrics, anti-tamper mechanisms, nuclear command and control, telecommunications systems, electronic warfare, copyright, and e-commerce. The third and final part of the book deals with e-policy, systems management, and methods of evaluation and assurance.

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