作者：John Viega
出版日期：June 29, 2009
出版社：O'Reilly
页数：260
ISBN：ISBN-10: 0596523025 ISBN-13: 978-0596523022
文件格式：PDF

Product Description
If you think computer security has improved in recent years, The Mythsof Security will shake you out of your complacency. Longtime securityprofessional John Viega, formerly Chief Security Architect at McAfee,reports on the sorry state of the industry, and offers concretesuggestions for professionals and individuals confronting the issue.Why is security so bad? With many more people online than just a fewyears ago, there are more attackers — and they’re truly motivated.Attacks are sophisticated, subtle, and harder to detect than ever. But,as Viega notes, few people take the time to understand the situationand protect themselves accordingly. This book tells you:Why it’s easierfor bad guys to “own” your computer than you think Why anti-virussoftware doesn’t work well — and one simple way to fix it Whether AppleOS X is more secure than Windows What Windows needs to do better How tomake strong authentication pervasive Why patch management is so badWhether there’s anything you can do about identity theft Five easysteps for fixing application security, and moreProvocative, insightful, and always controversial, The Myths ofSecurity not only addresses IT professionals who deal with securityissues, but also speaks to Mac and PC users who spend time online.
About the Author
John Viega is CTO of the SaaS Business Unit at McAfee, his second stintat McAfee. Previously, he was their Chief Security Architect, afterwhich he founded and served as CEO of Stonewall Software, which focusedon making anti-virus technology faster, better and cheaper. John wasalso the founder of Secure Software (now part of Fortify).
John is author of many security books, including Building SecureSoftware (Addison-Wesley), Network Security with OpenSSL (O’Reilly),and the forthcoming Myths of Security (O’Reilly). He is responsible fornumerous software security tools and is the original author of Mailman,the GNU mailing list manager. He has done extensive standards work inthe IEEE and IETF and co-invented GCM, a cryptographic algorithm thatNIST has standardized. John is also an active advisor to severalsecurity companies, including Fortify and Bit9. He holds a MS and BAfrom the University of Virginia.