The Myths of Security: What the Computer Security Industry Doesn't Want You to Know eBook Download
This book tells you:
Dont be fooled by the Title
Like another commentator stated, I am not sure who the intended audience for this book, but if you have at least one MONTH of computer security experience, then you already know everything that's in this book.
Gave it two stars cause it had some security information but the book is not what it perceives to be.
A very fun read; hard to put down
Think about this book as a printed selection of blog posts - some a dozen pages, some half a page.
For starters, this was the first time that I have seen a book written by somebody employed by an antivirus company, who would agree that antivirus solutions don't work too well and slow done systems.
One chapter that made me angry was chapter 7 on Google.
In chapter 26, John has an interesting idea for a Social Security number replacement scheme.
Closer to the end of the book chapters get shorter and shorter.
I was very happy to find that he devoted an entire chapter - 2 pages in length - to criticize an academic security research (one of my pet peeves!).
To conclude, I read books on information security for fun. It is well-written, has light style and touches most if not all controversial issues in security; the book also has a lot of fun novel ideas for the future to think about.
An early warning of disasters that might happen in the future
This is a great book for either security specialist or a general computer user. For the former the book gives lots of criticism for the awful state of today's security, for the latter the book identifies traps which users are likely to fall into and provides help in avoiding them. The book's biggest achievement is the breadth with which it considers various aspects of security: from anti-virus programs to secure shopping to secure hardware platforms and identifies possible improvements.
The book consists of many small chapters but the gloabl picture is easily visible. Based on his experience as a leading industry security expert, the author makes a proposal on how to improve the state of security.
The book starts with mentioning Randy Pausch - a professor who was smashing VCRs because of their bad user interfaces. The author says that security companies are responsible for security being treated as inevitable evil that would slow down your computer and print out lots of false alarms.
Therefore, the author believes that the solution to our problems is in a collaborative approach to security or an approach that involves a trusted authority.
Finally, the author challenges the state of security in our society.
The state of secure Web is also challenged.
The author blames academia for re-inventing things that industry has been using for a while.
This book reminds me of a security book of Ross Anderson.
The book is really a collection of short stories; each about a particular topic that is either directly about security or affected by security.
The point of the book it seems is to raise awareness of security issues.
Security professionals will like the book although I suspect they probably already know much of the material.
Why it's easier for bad guys to "own" your computer than you think Why anti-virus software doesn't work well -- and one simple way to fix it Whether Apple OS X is more secure than Windows What Windows needs to do better How to make strong authentication pervasive Why patch management is so bad Whether there's anything you can do about identity theft Five easy steps for fixing application security, and more
Provocative, insightful, and always controversial, The Myths of Security not only addresses IT professionals who deal with security issues, but also speaks to Mac and PC users who spend time online.
Dont be fooled by the Title
Like another commentator stated, I am not sure who the intended audience for this book, but if you have at least one MONTH of computer security experience, then you already know everything that's in this book.
Gave it two stars cause it had some security information but the book is not what it perceives to be.
A very fun read; hard to put down
Think about this book as a printed selection of blog posts - some a dozen pages, some half a page.
For starters, this was the first time that I have seen a book written by somebody employed by an antivirus company, who would agree that antivirus solutions don't work too well and slow done systems.
One chapter that made me angry was chapter 7 on Google.
In chapter 26, John has an interesting idea for a Social Security number replacement scheme.
Closer to the end of the book chapters get shorter and shorter.
I was very happy to find that he devoted an entire chapter - 2 pages in length - to criticize an academic security research (one of my pet peeves!).
To conclude, I read books on information security for fun. It is well-written, has light style and touches most if not all controversial issues in security; the book also has a lot of fun novel ideas for the future to think about.
An early warning of disasters that might happen in the future
This is a great book for either security specialist or a general computer user. For the former the book gives lots of criticism for the awful state of today's security, for the latter the book identifies traps which users are likely to fall into and provides help in avoiding them. The book's biggest achievement is the breadth with which it considers various aspects of security: from anti-virus programs to secure shopping to secure hardware platforms and identifies possible improvements.
The book consists of many small chapters but the gloabl picture is easily visible. Based on his experience as a leading industry security expert, the author makes a proposal on how to improve the state of security.
The book starts with mentioning Randy Pausch - a professor who was smashing VCRs because of their bad user interfaces. The author says that security companies are responsible for security being treated as inevitable evil that would slow down your computer and print out lots of false alarms.
Therefore, the author believes that the solution to our problems is in a collaborative approach to security or an approach that involves a trusted authority.
Finally, the author challenges the state of security in our society.
The state of secure Web is also challenged.
The author blames academia for re-inventing things that industry has been using for a while.
This book reminds me of a security book of Ross Anderson.
The book is really a collection of short stories; each about a particular topic that is either directly about security or affected by security.
The point of the book it seems is to raise awareness of security issues.
Security professionals will like the book although I suspect they probably already know much of the material.
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Publisher: O'Reilly Media
ISBN: 0596523025 / 9780596523022
Pages: 264
Publication Date: Jun 19, 2009
eBook Subject: Computer & Internet
