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The Myths of Security: What the Computer Security Industry Doesn't Want You to Know
by
John Viega
If you think computer security has improved in recent years, The Myths of Security will shake you out of your complacency. Longtime security professional John Viega, formerly Chief Security Architect at McAfee, reports on the sorry state of the industry, and offers concrete suggestions for professionals and individuals confronting the issue. Why is security so bad? With ma...more
Paperback, 264 pages
Published
June 26th 2009
by O'Reilly Media
(first published March 15th 2009)
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Several security bloggers recommended this book, so I picked up. It's a very fast read, not only because of the short chapters but also the anemic content. As a veteran with a decade in infosec and a couple decades in IT, the whole thing struck me as an amuse bouche of obviousness. Basically, I read a short essay, nodded my head "uh huh, uh huh" and then it turned the page and it was the end of the chapter. Basically I learned very little new, except that SiteAdvisor was cool (the auth...more
I expected a lot from an O'Reilly book, and the excellent topics in the chapter list, but I was disappointed. If the book had an editor, it doesn't show. It reads like a bunch of blog postings slapped together. The author's ego bleeds through the text, and he makes very gray topics appear black or white, often taking a contrarian position to the industry view. His insights are spotty. The background on AV software and industry dynamics is insightful, but much of the broader information is s...more
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John Viega (главен архитект по сигурността в McAfee) разказва за това колко е зле положението в областта на компютърната сигурност. Книгата е написана на достъпен език и е сбор от кратки размисли в областта на компютърната сигурност: „Какво мотивира лошите?“, „Защо антивирусните програми не работят добре?“, „Опасност ли са телефонните вируси?“, „Пишат ли вируси антивирусните компании?“ и др. Също така дава своите идеи за развитието на компютърната сигурност.
There was not a lot of substance to the book. The chapters described the issue but didn't really give any depth on them. It read much more like a blog than a book.
I knew about and agreed with many of the issues before reading this book. There's not a lot of value here.
I knew about and agreed with many of the issues before reading this book. There's not a lot of value here.
It was decent, but I wish it was much more technical.
Probably won't read it again.
Short, interesting essays on computer and Internet security.
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