Computer Security
Computer Security
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Summary
Computer Security, Second Edition offers security newcomers a grounding in the basic principles involved in preventing security breaches and protecting electronic data. It outlines security strategies to counter problems that will be faced in UNIX and Windows NT operating systems, distributed systems, the Web, and object-oriented systems.
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Computer Security by D Gollmann
This is a brand new edition of the best-selling computer security book. Written for self-study and course use, this book will suit a variety of introductory and more advanced security programmes for students of computer science, engineering and related disciplines. Technical and project managers will also find that the broad coverage offers a great starting point for discovering underlying issues and provides a means of orientation in a world populated by a bewildering array of competing security systems. * Comprehensive reference covering fundamental principles of computer security * Thinking about security within the initial design of a system is a theme that runs through the book * A top-down approach. * No active previous experience of security issues is necessary making this accessible to Software Developers and Managers whose responsibilities span any technical aspects of IT security * Provides sections on Windows NT, CORBA and Java
Dieter Gollmann is Professor for Security in Distributed Applications at Hamburg University of Technology. He is also a visiting Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London and Adjunct Professor at the Technical University of Denmark. Previously he was a researcher in Information Security at Microsoft Research in Cambridge.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780470862933 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470862939 |
| Title | Computer Security |
| Author | D Gollmann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-11-25 |
| Number of pages | 386 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |