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Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World
Secrets and Lies Digital Security in a Networked World
Author: Bruce Schneier
Bestselling author Bruce Schneier offers his expert guidance on achieving security on a network — Internationally recognized computer security expert Bruce Schneier offers a practical, straightforward guide to achieving security throughout computer networks. Schneier uses his extensive field experience with his own clients to dispel the myths tha...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780471253112
ISBN-10: 0471253111
Publication Date: 8/14/2000
Pages: 432
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Publisher: John Wiley Sons
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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protering avatar reviewed Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World on
I remember reading somewhere that _Secrets and Lies_ was written in response to an unintended consequence of an earlier title, _Practical Cryptography_. Schneier was concerned that the first books implication that cryptography is a security panacea, so he wrote _Secrets and Lies_ to scare us back to reality. He does a good job of illustrating one of his favorite sayings--"Security is a process, not a product."

Overall, I found this book entertaining. I'm a geek and I'm likely to find anything Schneier writes about interesting. I think this book is completely accessible, though. It uses many examples of what can go wrong, security-wise, and can help teach you how to think about risk.

I recommend this book to anybody interested in a non-technical, entertaining overview of security issues facing computer users now and into the future.


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