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Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World
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Bruce Schneier
Wiley, Paperback, Published January 2004, 414 pages, ISBN 0471453803
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Bestselling author Bruce Schneier offers his expert guidance on achieving security on a network
Internationally recognized computer security expert Bruce Schneier offers a practical, straightforward guide to achieving security throughout computer networks. Schneier uses his extensive field experience with his own clients to dispel the myths that often mislead IT managers as they try to build secure systems. This practical guide provides readers with a better understanding of why protecting information is harder in the digital world, what they need to know to protect digital information, how to assess business and corporate security needs, and much more.

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* Explains what cryptography can and can't do in achieving digital security

 

Table of Contents

THE LANDSCAPE.

Digital Threats.

Attacks.

Adversaries.

Security Needs.

TECHNOLOGIES.

Cryptography.

Cryptography in Context.

Computer Security.

Identification and Authentication.

Networked-Computer Security.

Network Security.

Network Defenses.

Software Reliability.

Secure Hardware.

Certificates and Credentials.

Security Tricks.

The Human Factor.

STRATEGIES.

Vulnerabilities and the Vulnerability Landscape.

Threat Modeling and Risk Assessment.

Security Policies and Countermeasures.

Attack Trees.

Product Testing and Verification.

The Future of Products.

Security Processes.

Conclusion.

Afterword.

Resources.

Index.

 

About the Author

Bruce Schneier is the founder and CTO of Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., the recognized leader in network security services. The bestselling author of Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World and Applied Cryptography, he is an internationally respected security expert.

 




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