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Author: Michael E. Whitman
ISBN : 1111138214
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The fourth edition of Principles of Information Security explores the field of information security and assurance with updated content including new innovations in technology and methodologies. Readers will revel in the comprehensive coverage that includes a historical overview of information security, discussions on risk management and security technology, current certification information, and more. The text builds on internationally recognized standards and bodies of knowledge to provide the knowledge and skills students need for their future roles as business decision-makers. Information security in the modern organization is a management issue which technology alone cannot answer; it is a problem that has important economic consequences for which management will be held accountable. Readers can feel confident that they are using a standards-based, content-driven resource to prepare for their work in the field.
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- Paperback: 656 pages
- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 4 edition (January 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1111138214
- ISBN-13: 978-1111138219
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
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I am in a Management Information Systems program at college but have a Network+. So I have more "tech" experience then your typical "manager", please keep that in mind when reading my review. This review is not in-depth or complete. Leave comments if you have any questions
In my opinion this book is HORRIBLE. It was published in 2012 (according to the text in the book) but does not cover any recent technologies or applications, such as Virtualization, RootKits or even (extremely) simple things like HTTPS (See Below).
A large part of this book is on the managerial aspect of Information Systems. I can give credit to the authors for those sections... even though a lot of them are extremely redundant. Half of the book seems to be extra fluff that was written in a manner to make the author seem extremely knowledgeable on things that are "common body of knowledge". Spending half a page to explain why an "Incident Response" plan should be created to respond in the case of an incident ^--Comment Sense Much^?
So I mentioned HTTPS earlier. The reason why I point this is that HTTPS is no where in the book. The authors INSTEAD spend about a page talking about SHTTP. NO ONE USES SHTTP. It was published in 1999. And made invalid by HTTPS which was PUBLISHED IN 2000. 12 years ago..... Like seriously. I understand technology is constantly updating... but 12 damn years? I learned this stuff in High School, like 5 years ago. There is text on the bottom of the cover that says "Preparing Tomorrow's Information Security Professionals." This is a lie. There is practically no discussion of any recent software, and much of the software examples that are provided are extremely outdated. I learn more on Google in a day then all the hours I spent reading this book this semester.