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Computer Security
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by Dieter Gollmann
Sales Rank: 624360
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List Price: $70.00
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Paperback: 386 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition January 18, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470862939
ISBN-13: 978-0470862933
Product Dimensions:
9 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Customer Reviews & Comments
This review is from: Computer Security (Paperback)
First of all, the book's title is not quite correct. "Some Technical Aspects of Computer Security" would be closer to the truth. It does not cover many important areas of Computer Security, such as IS organization, physical security etc. The book was written based on university lecture notes and it shows. It is quite obvious that Mr. Gollmann has never been in charge of the security of a corporate network (I doubt that he had SEEN one), so his knowledge regarding the real-life issues is rather limited. There are hardly any case studies in the book. Consequently, the usefulness of the book depends on the audience. If you are a university professor, trying to "entertain" your students with theories that they can forget as soon as they graduate, look no further, buy this book NOW. The same thing applies if you are a student wanting to survive such a course. (The back cover of the book quotes someone from Linköping University: "...the book I have been looking for for years". I can easily believe that.) On the other hand, if you are an IS security expert, a security manager or an auditor, I doubt that you will be fired if you know nothing about, say, the Harrison-Ruzzo-Ullmann Model. However, if your knowledge about security policies is limited to what's written in the book, you may be in trouble soon. Those topics that are covered are descriptive and not action-oriented. For example, there is ample information about the types of viruses and anti-virus software that exist, but practically nothing about the controls that should be in place to prevent viruses from spreading. Still, I think everyone interested in computer security will find SOME information in the book that they can use some day.
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