Schneier on security

Presenting invaluable advice from the world's most famous computer security expert, this intensely readable collection features some of the most insightful and informative coverage of the strengths and weaknesses of computer security and the price people pay -- figuratively and literally -- when security fails. Discussing the issues surrounding things such as airplanes, passports, voting machines, ID cards, cameras, passwords, Internet banking, sporting events, computers, and castles, this book is a must-read for anyone who values security at any level -- business, technical, or personal.

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Bruce Schneier is a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School and the CTO of Resilient Systems, Inc. He is a security expert and author of numerous books including Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World, Carry On: Sound Advice from Schneier on Security, and Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Capture Your Data and Control Your World.

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Introduction	p. vii
1 Terrorism and Security	p. 1
2 National Security Policy	p. 25
3 Airline Travel	p. 49
4 Privacy and Surveillance	p. 61
5 ID Cards and Security	p. 97
6 Election Security	p. 111
7 Security and Disasters	p. 131
8 Economics of Security	p. 145
9 Psychology of Security	p. 169
10 Business of Security	p. 189
11 Cybercrime and Cyberwar	p. 205
12 Computer and Information Security	p. 227
A References	p. 267
Index	p. 315

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