Computer Security



The Myths of Security, 1st Edition

The Myths of Security, 1st Edition

By John Viega

If you think computer security has improved in recent years, Myths of Security will shake you out of your complacency. Longtime security professional John Viega reports on the sorry state of security, with concrete suggestions for professionals and i...

[Publish Date: June 2009]

Beautiful Security, 1st Edition

Beautiful Security, 1st Edition

By Andy Oram, John Viega

In Beautiful Security, today's security experts offer a collection of essays that describe bold and extraordinary methods to secure computer systems in the face of ever-increasing threats. You'll learn how new and more aggressive security measures wo...

[Publish Date: April 2009]

Cloud Security and Privacy, 1st Edition

Cloud Security and Privacy, 1st Edition

By Tim Mather, Subra Kumaraswamy, Shahed Latif

You may regard cloud computing as an ideal way for your company to control IT costs, but do you know how private and secure this service really is? Not many people do. With Cloud Security and Privacy, you'll learn what's at stake when you trust your...

[Publish Date: September 2009]

The Myths of Security--New from O'Reilly: What the Computer Security ...

Sebastopol, CA—If you think computer security has improved in recent years, The Myths of Security (O'Reilly, US $29.99) will shake you out of your complacency. Longtime security professional John Viega, formerly Chief Security Architect at ...

[Publish Date: June 29, 2009]

Computer Security & Privacy - O'Reilly Media

O'Reilly is a leader in technical and computer book documentation for computer security and privacy.

[Publish Date: October 01, 2008]

Computer Security Basics - O'Reilly Broadcast

By Rick Lehtinen

Hi, It is about time I got started on this blog. Computer Security Basics was a landmark book when it was first published in the early 90s. I was honored to have the chance to update it in 2006. Now...

[Publish Date: July 17, 2009]

Big Security Improvement for Cloud Computing - O'Reilly Broadcast

By Tim Mather

As I've written about previously, there has been a great deal of hype about cloud computing. There has also been considerable angst about the security afforded by cloud computing. Most of that concern has focused on public clouds. (By definition,...

[Publish Date: August 28, 2009]

Join us for this free, live webcast--Cloud Security and Privacy, Presented ...

In this webcast, the authors of Cloud Security and Privacy will discuss cloud computing's SPI delivery model, and its impact on various aspects of enterprise information security (e.g., infrastructure, data, identity and access management, security management...

[Publish Date: September 16, 2009]

Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud [EC2]: Initial Thoughts on Security ...

By Nitesh Dhanjani

Based on my recent experience with Amazon's EC2, here are some initial thoughts (with bias on security).

[Publish Date: April 27, 2008]

Computer Security Basics, 2nd Edition

Computer Security Basics, 2nd Edition

By Rick Lehtinen, G.T. Gangemi Sr.

The new edition builds on the well-established principles developed in the original edition and thoroughly updates that core knowledge. For anyone involved with computer security, including security administrators, system administrators, developers,...

[Publish Date: June 2006]

Other Editions: 1st Edition

Cloud Security and Privacy--New from O'Reilly: An Enterprise Perspective on ...

--> Sebastopol, CA—Cloud computing has emerged as a popular way for corporations to save money that would otherwise go into their IT infrastructure. However, along with the promise of cloud computing there has also been considerable skepticism...

[Publish Date: September 17, 2009]

Crossbow Network Virtualization - Convergence of Compute and Network ...

There are a lot of solutions in the market for virtualizing compute services, but what about the network? Crossbow introduces a new highly performant and scalable networking stack into OpenSolaris with unique network virtualization and resource control features. This new infrastructure allows you to combine networking and compute services without trading off security or performance.

[Publish Date: July 20, 2009]