Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems

Ross Anderson. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. January 22, 2001. ISBN: 0471389226.

Presents an accessible discussion of security engineering basics, from protocols to distributed systems, and explains protection technologies such as biometrics, tamper resistance, security seals, and copyright marketing. Describes what sort of attacks are done on a range of systems, including banking, medical records, and e-commerce, and tells how to stop attacks. There is also discussion of how computer security interacts with the law and with corporate culture. Anderson directs research in computer security at Cambridge University, England. (Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)

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