Fundamentals of Computer Security Technology

Order (or just read more about) Fundamentals of Computer Security Technology from Amazon.com

This is a mathematical treatment of security. As such, it is probably of interest to students and security professionals.

This is a dull, boring, and frustrating book. It's not the math; most of that is just set theory and you can probably follow it with only the dimmest memories of high school. It is rather the style: 1950's text book, plodding, painful,completely devoid of emotion.

More than once, I found myself muttering "Get on with it" as Professor Amoroso droned through a lengthy explanation of some rather obvious point. Any person who would be able to digest the rest of the book couldn't possibly need all of this pedantry.

However, it's not all bad. Certainly there are people who prefer this sort of approach, and may even find this easier to absorb than some of the more wordy alternatives. Formal definitions are exciting stuff for some, if not for me. There is good information here (though highly dated: this was published in 1994), but it is, by design, a text book.

Macworld Mac Security Superguide $9.99

Jump to Comments

Many of the products and books I review are things I purchased for my own use. Some were given to me specifically for the purpose of reviewing them. I resell or can earn commissions from the sale of some of these items. Links within these pages may be affiliate links that pay me for referring you to them. That's mostly insignificant amounts of money; whenever it is not I have made my relationship plain. I also may own stock in companies mentioned here. If you have any question, please do feel free to contact me.

Specific links that take you to pages that allow you to purchase the item I reviewed are very likely to pay me a commission. Many of the books I review were given to me by the publishers specifically for the purpose of writing a review. These gifts and referral fees do not affect my opinions; I often give bad reviews anyway.

We use Google third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.