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The Art of War of Cybersecurity: A Guide to the Core of Computing and Information Security

by Thomas Reynolds

70 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-1219; ISBN 1-4251-3262-6; US$15.00, C$17.25, EUR11.69, £7.75

A security handbook for computing systems administrators; and for anyone who wants to understand secure computing, or understand how good sysadmins think and what their cybersecurity work world is like.

About the Book

"We have to learn to think like the attackers" is sometimes said by people concerned about computing security. But more important is, simply, to think clearly. Though computing and cybersecurity are profoundly modern, both security and clear thinking are old topics. The original Art of War, Sun Tzu's art of military affairs, is still referred to after more than 2000 years. René Descartes' writings about clear thinking are still current after almost four centuries. The author has combined these old approaches in a useful contemporary handbook for sysadmins, for whomever may want to understand good sysadmins and the work they do, or for anyone concerned about secure computing. It is a guide to the core of computing security and information security.

About the Author

Thomas Reynolds has multiple graduate degrees, including an M.S. in Computer Science. He has done a variety of work, including presently doing some computing systems support in the medical and other fields, but primarily spends his time pursuing his personal intellectual interests. He can be reached via email at tracm2(*the_usual_"at"_symbol*)acm.org; please prefix the email subject line with "AOW".

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