Opinions on Computer Security Handbook

[chuck at milams.net (Chuck Milam)]

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On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Karl Schuttler  wrote:

> I've got a class requiring the text "Computer Security Handbook" by
> Seymour Bosworth and Michel E. Kabay and was wondering if any of you
> have read it, and if you could give your opinion on the text.

I recently completed the MSIA program at Norwich University, where
selected portions of the Computer Security Handbook (CSH) were used in
our coursework.  Full Disclosure:  Dr. Kabay, one of the authors of
the CSH, is the Program Director of the MSIA program at Norwich, where
I attended.

I found the selected readings to be quite good.  In particular, I
recall a reading on "Using Social Psychology to Implement Security
Policies" by Kabay to very enlightening.

I'm sorry I can't comment on the full text, as we were only provided
excerpts.  I do know that Dr. Kabay posted recently to another E-mail
list to announce "...the 1984-page, two-volume COMPUTER SECURITY
HANDBOOK, FIFTH EDITION will be published in February 2009 by Wiley."

Karl, I hope your class is requiring the newer edition of the CSH, but
if not, the material should still be good.  As I recall, most of the
readings in the CSH seemed to be high-level and techno-agnostic enough
to keep from getting stale too quickly.

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Chuck Milam
chuck at milams.net

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