Title: Byte wars : the impact of September 11 on information technology /
Authors: Yourdon, Edward
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Computer security United States; Computer networks Security measures United States; Information technology United States Management; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.; Cyberterrorism Prevention.
Abstract: How 9/11 is transforming IT - and how to survive the new decade of security! The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are transforming information technology, leading to profound and permanent changes. In this book, Ed Yourdon--legendary software engineering expert and author of Decline and Fall of the American Programmer -- focuses on the immediate changes IT professionals are already encountering and the long-term changes they must prepare for. Yourdon addresses 9/11's impact on IT at every level: strategic, national, corporate, and personal.
Contents: Introduction -- Stategic implications of 9/11 -- Security -- Risk management -- Emergent systems -- Resilient systems -- Good enough systems -- Death-march projects -- Conclusions.