Byte wars
Subtitle: the impact of September 11 on information technology
By: Ed Yourdon.
Series: Yourdon Press computing series
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780130477255
Subjects: Computer security -- United States; Computer networks -- Security measures -- United States; Information technology -- United States -- Management; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Cyberterrorism -- Prevention
Other titles: Impact of September 11 on information technology
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Stategic implications of 9/11; title: Security; title: Risk management; title: Emergent systems; title: Resilient systems; title: Good enough systems; title: Death-march projects; title: Conclusions.