Software Security Technologies [Paperback]

Richard Sinn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 142831945X | ISBN-13: 978-1428319455 | Publication Date: September 6, 2007 | Edition: 1

Providing the perfect blend of basic security theory and practical software security programming, Software Security Technologies: A Programmatic Approach offers a valuable introduction to the field of software security. Divided into three parts, this comprehensive guide encourages readers to master their security skills by building on the basics. The first section of the book is devoted to fundamental security theories that govern common software security technical issues. Coverage then progresses to a focus on the practical programming materials that will teach readers how to implement security solutions using the most popular software packages. Using these theories and programming practices as a foundation, the book concludes with a section on security in practice, demonstrating how the conceptual and practical materials covered in the first two sections are applied in real-world scenarios. All of these topics are explained using a straightforward approach, so that readers can grasp the information quickly and easily, gaining the confidence they need to further develop their skills in software security technologies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (September 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142831945X
• ISBN-13: 978-1428319455
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard is currently a Senior Security Architect/Principal Architect at eBay. He looks over various security architecture projects for all of eBay. Before eBay, he was the Security Architect at various business units (Real Time Communication group, Yahoo Community, Yahoo Communications) at Yahoo from 2005 to 2011. Prior to Yahoo, he held various senior positions at IBM, Oracle and different Silicon Valley startup companies. Richard is an inventor and has filed over sixteen invention disclosures (patents). He is also a frequent writer for various magazines and journals, and a frequent speaker at regional and national technology conferences. As a scholar and supporter for academia, he has been teaching in the Computer Engineering and Computer Science departments at San Jose State University since 1998. He also served as Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Java: advanced book, May 14, 2010

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This review is from: Software Security Technologies (Paperback)

This book is not for beginners.
Good on examples, and covers Java security libraries.
As text, the review questions are reasonable too. (you may think this is trivial, but if you have to answer them, you may know how annoying it is when question are not clear, or worse not addressed in the text at all).

I personally think, you should read general cryptography text before reading this text, because it covers cryptography in brief. And unless you're genius, cryptography is not the simple topic, and chances you will comprehend it from one chapter is minimal.

Whatever the case, this text is not bad.