Press Release
December 10, 2001
New Edition of O'Reilly's Web Security, Privacy & Commerce Addresses Today's Risks in Using the Web
Sebastopol, CA--Although nearly half the population of the United
States uses the Internet on a regular basis, most will agree that using
the Web is not without its risks. Yet, in spite of the danger lurking
on the Web, we hear relatively few reports of incidents of cyber
crime. It may be that we have been incredibly lucky, says Simson
Garfinkel, author with Gene Spafford of
Web Security, Privacy
& Commerce (O'Reilly, Second Edition, US $44.95). "Today, most
Net-based attackers seem to be satisfied with the publicity that their
assaults generate," Garfinkel says. "Although there have been online
heists, there are so few that they still make the news. Security is
weak, but the vast majority of Internet users still play by the rules."
But, Garfinkel explains, it may be that our luck is running out.
Despite the obvious risks in using the Web, our society and economy
have passed a point of no return, say Garfinkel and Spafford, so that
having a presence on the Web now seems to be a fundamental requirement
for businesses, governments, and other organizations. Understanding how
to minimize and neutralize the destructive power of security threats
has become a high priority for users, administrators, and
organizations. The newly revised and dramatically expanded second
edition of Web Security,
Privacy & Commerce cuts through the
sensationalism and examines the real issues and risks inherent in the
Web.
"This is a book about how to enhance security, privacy, and commerce on
the World Wide Web," says Garfinkel. "We've actually got three books in
one. The first is a book for users; the second for service providers,
and the third is for content providers, that is, the people who publish
information on the Web. There are different issues facing each of these
groups.
"For users," Garfinkel continues, "the demise of the dot-com economy
means that even more companies are looking for ways to make a buck off
Internet users--and frequently, that means trying to find ways to
capture and resell personal information. Now more than ever, people
need to be concerned about online privacy. For service providers,
there has been an increased attention to information security as a
result of recent current events. And for content providers, it's clear
that issues of content control, copyright, and possibly criminal
content are here to stay. This book explains all the key issues."
Web Security, Privacy
& Commerce is a definitive reference on web
security risks and the techniques and technologies that can be used as
protection against these risks. Topics in the new edition include:
Web technology: cryptography, the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), passwords, digital signatures, and
biometrics. Web Privacy and security for users: Cookies, log files, spam, web
logs, web bugs, personally-identifiable information, and identity
theft, as well as hostile mobile code plug-ins, ActiveX controls, Java
applets, and JavaScript, Flash and Shockwave programs. Web server security for administrators and content providers: CGI,
PHP, SSL certificates, P3P and privacy policies, digital payments,
client-side signatures, code signing, pornography filtering, ICS,
intellectual property, and legal issues.
What the critics said about the first edition:
"Garfinkel and Spafford deal head on with key elements of Internet and
enterprise security. Web Security and Commerce addresses modern
security technologies and applications in a comprehensive fashion, and
is an important work in the explosive, fast-moving, and highly visible
security field."
--Eric Greenberg, Group Security Product Manager, Netscape
Communications Corporation
"This is a truly useful book which can help people avoid a lot of the
risks in Webware. It is intelligently written, timely, informative,
accurate, comprehensive, understandable, and a great pleasure to read.
It is the Web-ster's definitive guide to security."
--Peter G. Neumann, moderator of ACM RISKS Forum and author of
Computer-Related Risks
"This book is packed with useful information and solid advice for Web
users, Webmasters, and developers. Garfinkel and Spafford skip the
usual marketing hype and tell us how and why Web security works--or
breaks down--in the real world."
--Dr. Edward Felten, head of Princeton University's Secure Internet
Programming Group
"If you have a business, and you want to learn how to protect the
security of your Web site, or if you're a Web surfer and want to know
more about privacy on the Web, a new book, Web Security & Commerce
by Simson Garfinkel with Gene Spafford, is the best I've seen."
--Michael Ketcher, Bull & Bear Financial Report, March 1998
"Garfinkel and Spafford provide a thorough, engrossing, and
disconcerting overview of all the relevant security issues...an
excellent book all around--generous with technical detail and practical
examples, yet accessible and fascinating to read. It's recommended for
anyone who's interested in the subject."
--John Frazer Dobson, Computer Shopper, June 1998
Online Resources:
Web Security, Privacy &
Commerce
By Simson Garfinkel, with Gene Spafford
Second Edition, November 2001
ISBN 0-596-00045-6, 756 pages, $44.95 (US)
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
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