Schneier Secrets and Lies

Digital Security in a Networked World
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-08227-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten, E-Book

Bestselling author Bruce Schneier offers his expert guidance onachieving security on a network
Internationally recognized computer security expert Bruce Schneieroffers a practical, straightforward guide to achieving securitythroughout computer networks. Schneier uses his extensive fieldexperience with his own clients to dispel the myths that oftenmislead IT managers as they try to build secure systems. Thispractical guide provides readers with a better understanding of whyprotecting information is harder in the digital world, what theyneed to know to protect digital information, how to assess businessand corporate security needs, and much more.
* Walks the reader through the real choices they have now fordigital security and how to pick and choose the right one to meettheir business needs
* Explains what cryptography can and can't do in achieving digitalsecurity

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schneier, Bruce

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.