Secrets and Lies

Digital Security in a Networked World

Bruce Schneier

432 pages, parution le 15/08/2000

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Résumé

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.

Walks the reader through the real choices they have now for digital security and how to pick and choose the right one to meet their business needs
Explains what cryptography can and can't do in achieving digital security

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.

Postscript.

Acknowledgments.

L'auteur - Bruce Schneier

BRUCE SCHNEIER is an internationally renowned security technologist who studies the human side of security. A prolific author, he has written hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers, as well as eleven books that together have sold more than 400,000 copies. He has testified before Congress, is a frequent guest on television and radio, and is regularly quoted in the press. His blog and monthly newsletter at www.schneier.com reach over 250,000 devoted readers worldwide.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Bruce Schneier
Parution	15/08/2000
Nb. de pages	432
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	716g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471253112