For example, hackers break into computers for the thrill of it, while crackers break in for profit. They also state that there is a tension between securing a network and managing it, ignoring the fact that most people see security as a management issue. The book is supposed to be aimed at executives and managers, rather than security specialists, or is intended to be used as the text for a graduate information security course. Part one purports to be an overall introduction.
Chapter one starts with digital espionage and throws around lots of scary numbers and names.
Unfortunately, the text lacks any analysis of the reports being cited, most of which seem to be opinion surveys, and some of which contradict each other. The material is very disorganized, and if you can trace a common thread through a section of the text you will find that most of the content is peripheral to it. Part two is to present us with infosec concepts. A serviceable discussion of policy, with some time out for US fed bashing, is in chapter four. Chapter six talks about security system certification and verification.