Ten Laws for Security [electronic resource] /
Diehl, Eric.author.
In this book the author presents ten key laws governing information security. He addresses topics such as attacks, vulnerabilities, threats, designing security, identifying key IP assets, authentication, and social engineering. The informal style draws on his experience in the area of video protection and DRM, while the text is supplemented with introductions to the core formal technical ideas. It will be of interest to professionals and researchers engaged with information security.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Law 1, Attackers Will Always Find Their Way -- Law 2, Know the Assets to Protect -- Law 3, No Security Through Obscurity -- Law 4, Trust No One -- Law 5, Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum -- Law 6, You Are the Weakest Link -- Law 7, Security Is No Stronger Than Its Weakest Link -- Law 8, If You Watch the Internet, the Internet Is Watching You -- Law 9, Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Law 10, Security Is Not a Product, Security Is a Process -- Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Acronyms -- References -- App. A, A Short Introduction to Cryptography.
In this book the author presents ten key laws governing information security. He addresses topics such as attacks, vulnerabilities, threats, designing security, identifying key IP assets, authentication, and social engineering. The informal style draws on his experience in the area of video protection and DRM, while the text is supplemented with introductions to the core formal technical ideas. It will be of interest to professionals and researchers engaged with information security.
Data encryption (Computer science).
Computer security.
System safety.
Cryptology.
Systems and Data Security.
Security Science and Technology.