Computers Under Attack: Intruders, Worms and Viruses [Paperback]

Peter J. Denning (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201530678 | ISBN-13: 978-0201530674 | Publication Date: January 11, 1990 | Edition: 1

This book is broken down into 6 parts. The first describes the emergence of a worldwide network of computers, here called Worldnet, and the practices that people have engaged in as a result. The second part describes the problem of electronic breakins. The third part deals with the phenomenon of worms. The fourth part deals with viruses. The fifth part of the book gives a glimpse of the worlds in which hackers live. The final part deals with the social context in which people make ethical and moral interpretations and propose new laws.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (January 11, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201530678
• ISBN-13: 978-0201530674
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,292,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Denning was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Darien, Connecticut. He was interested in science from an early age and began building electronic circuits as a teenager. His computer built from pinball machine parts won the science fair in 1959, launching him into the new field of computing. At MIT for his doctorate in 1968, he worked on prototypes of computer utilities, precursors of today's "cloud computing". He became an educator and taught computer science at Princeton, Purdue, George Mason University, and Naval Postgraduate School. He was a pioneer in operating systems and computer networks and invented the "working set", a way of automatically managing data flows in memory that is widely used in modern operating systems from desktops to smartphones. A strong advocate of computing as a domain of science on par with the traditional physical, life, and social sciences, he has codified the Great Principles of Computing. In the 1980s, while directing a research lab at NASA Ames Research Center, he became interested in how he could teach his students and researchers to be successful innovators, broadening his attentions to the human practices of technology adoption. He has won over two dozen awards for his work in computing science and education. He is a past president of ACM, the oldest scientific society in computing.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Internet Worm History, August 30, 2003

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Roland Buresund (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Computers Under Attack: Intruders, Worms and Viruses (Paperback)

This book is compiled as a reaction on the Internet Worm beginning of the 90ties). It leaves you untouched, unless you have a historical interest in what happened and how the worm was found, traced, dissected, etc.

It is not worthless, but I wouldn't buy it today.

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing Book, April 17, 2003

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"jamamama" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Computers Under Attack: Intruders, Worms and Viruses (Paperback)

This book is meant for beginners who want to learn how to program. This book will teach you anything and everything you ever wanted to know about computer programming in every programming language out there.