Secrets and Lies

This anniversary edition which has stood the test of time as arunaway best-seller provides a practical, straight-forward guide toachieving security throughout computer networks. No theory, nomath, no fiction of what should be working but isn't, just thefacts. Known as the master of cryptography, Schneier useshis extensive field experience with his own clients to dispel themyths that often mislead IT managers as they try to build securesystems. A much-touted section: Schneier's tutorial onjust what cryptography (a subset of computer security) can andcannot do for them, has received far-reaching praise from boththe technical and business community. Praise for Secretsand Lies "This is a business issue, not a technical one, and executives canno longer leave such decisions to techies. That's why Secrets andLies belongs in every manager's library."-Business Week "Startlingly lively....a jewel box of little surprises you canactually use."-Fortune "Secrets is a comprehensive, well-written work on a topic fewbusiness leaders can afford to neglect."-Business 2.0 "Instead of talking algorithms to geeky programmers, [Schneier]offers a primer in practical computer security aimed at thoseshopping, communicating or doing business online-almost everyone,in other words."-The Economist "Schneier...peppers the book with lively anecdotes and aphorisms,making it unusually accessible."-Los Angeles Times With a new and compelling Introduction by the author, this premiumedition will become a keepsake for security entusiasts of everystripe.