Zen and the Art of Information Security

Zen and the Art of Information Security

Language: English

Pages: 192

ISBN: 1597491683

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


While security is generally perceived to be a complicated and expensive process, Zen and the Art of Information Security makes security understandable to the average person in a completely non-technical, concise, and entertaining format. Through the use of analogies and just plain common sense, readers see through the hype and become comfortable taking very simple actions to secure themselves. Even highly technical people have misperceptions about security concerns and will also benefit from Ira Winkler’s experiences making security understandable to the business world. Mr. Winkler is one of the most popular and highly rated speakers in the field of security, and lectures to tens of thousands of people a year. Zen and the Art of Information Security is based on one of his most well received international presentations.

*Written by an internationally renowned author of "Spies Among Us" who travels the world making security presentations to tens of thousands of people a year
* This short and concise book is specifically for the business, consumer, and technical user short on time but looking for the latest information along with reader friendly analogies
* Describes the REAL security threats that you have to worry about, and more importantly, what to do about them

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Generic software test tools to find bugs in the software. The nature of the “hacker” determines what happens with the vulnerability. If the hacker is a legitimate professional, they would report the problem to the software company and provide them with the information required to fix the problem.Then the software company has to actually fix the problem. Sometimes, while it might appear to be a simple fix, it might take weeks to fix the problem. A software vendor, like Microsoft for example, has.

Compromise. Sometimes the passwords are easily guessable, like the story I told of a woman who had the user ID “kirk” and the password “captain.” Choosing bad passwords are not the only configuration errors. System hardening refers to setting computer options to make the computer secure.This first involves making sure that all of the appropriate software is updated, as previously described. Computer programs that are not needed are turned off. User groups are defined, and group members only get.

Valuable as the day it was released. Many readers at that point will not even know what Vista is.This book, just like Spies Among Us and Corporate Espionage, intends to be timeless as much as it can be. While technologies will come and go, the philosophies that go into implementing good security programs are timeless. So if you are like the reviewer with tunnel vision, and are looking for a book that discusses securing the latest technology, don’t buy this book. On the other hand, if you are.

Have on the computer?” For this reason, it is important to protect information in all of its forms. The chapter defining risk highlighted the different areas of vulnerabilities.Those vulnerabilities apply to all forms of information. Information can be computer-based, hardcopy, verbal, or otherwise physical. Clearly, verbal information can take many forms. It could be conversations. Any time someone speaks, someone else can be listening. It can also be telephone conversations.Telephone.

Always think of a reason not to implement something, but it doesn’t mean that they are compelling. When security is a should, I sit in a room telling the security staff what my recommendations are, and they sit there coming up with one reason after another as to why it might not work. I try to get them to acknowledge that those are potentially valid concerns and then focus on the counters to those concerns and why the countermeasures are more compelling than the arguments against them.The problem.

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