Secure Computing: Threats and Safeguards (Paperback)

by Rita C. Summers (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"... is a comprehensive guide that includes detailed yet easily understood material on cryptography, hardware and software, risk analysis, e-commerce and legislation." -- Beyond Computing, 9/97

"Summers' book is an excellent treatise on securing information in our complex computerize society." -- Choice, 10/97

Product Description
The breadth of coverage and the attention to real-world context make this authoritative book unique in its treatment of an extremely hot topic--the security of computers, computer networks, and the information that they handle. Summers presents security principles and techniques in a coherent framework, using case histories and examples to drive home important points.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070694192
• ISBN-13: 978-0070694194
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,539,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of computer/network/data security techniques, March 3, 1999

By A Customer

This book is a BIBLE for those that need an introduction to the necessity of protecting data and access to files, data and networks. The book focuses on external as well as internal sources of security breach. In to day's environemnt of distributed technology and information sharing via the internet, it is incumbent upon all individuals and organizations to protect sensitive information.

Not only does this book focus on available software but it also looks at hardware and methodology that encourages a more secure environment.

A great read for anyone that wishes to think about and expand their interest in protecting and guarding the vulnerabilities that inherently exist.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UCSD Text, March 28, 1999

By A Customer

I found this book to be excellent as an overview for those new to the subject, or for the Computer Security Professional. I intend to use it as a text for my UCSD Extension course, "Computer and Network Security."