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Summary: Fighting Computer Crime by Donn B. Parker
Review: I found Donn Parkers superb book to be an excellent reference during my MSc (IT Security) . His analysis of how CIA is an old concept is worth the cost of the book alone. I have read the book several times and regularly call upon his concepts and methodologies, many of which are already in management non technical speak. If you buy this book, do it because you either currently operate or you want to move your thinking to a higher level - If you are fighting computer crime at the systems or network level, this is probably the wrong book for you, as it is not technically orientated. If however you are engaged in deriving policy, explaining new concepts in IT security to management or network/secure system design then you should count this book as a must have.
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Summary: Fighting Computer Crime by Donn B. Parker
Review: I found Donn Parkers superb book to be an excellent reference during my MSc (IT Security) . His analysis of how CIA is an old concept is worth the cost of the book alone. I have read the book several times and regularly call upon his concepts and methodologies, many of which are already in management non technical speak. If you buy this book, do it because you either currently operate or you want to move your thinking to a higher level - If you are fighting computer crime at the systems or network level, this is probably the wrong book for you, as it is not technically orientated. If however you are engaged in deriving policy, explaining new concepts in IT security to management or network/secure system design then you should count this book as a must have.
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Summary: A must read computer crime prevention guide by the master!!!
Review: I have purchased and read dozens of computer security and computer crime related books over the past ten years. None of them even remotely compare to this one written by the master himself. I've seen and heard Donn Parker at a number of security conferences throughout the country. Every time that I attend one of his speaking sessions, I learn something new and valuable for protecting my company. The back cover of the book refers to him as "the #1 cybercrime expert", and after hearing him for years, and now reading his book, I agree! This book will help save your company. Not only does it present a 'real world' look at the problems, it provides possible solutions for every one of them. Donn's writing style is excellent as well. While reading certain parts of the book, it felt like he was right there explaining things in a way that only he can. The book is jammed full of checklists, suggestions, war stories and warnings about things that most of us are doing wrong. It is truly "A New Framework for Protecting Information". I highly recommend it!
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Summary: A qualified endorsement
Review: I have selected Parker's book as a primary text in a computer crime class. I do not agree with all of Parker's assertions, but I don't recall any being baseless. That is a rare quality in a computer security book. His approach to computer security is not simply rehashed from the previous texts in this area. This book is not for everyone. It is an excellent point of departure for discussions of crime policy and security theory. It provides enought technical detail to make the concepts clear. It is not a security cookbook.
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Summary: 5 stars; yeah right.
Review: Not very good, a lot of subjective views. Not a very interesting read, just a lot of boring concepts and terminology.
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Summary: Does indeed present a new framework
Review: Parker's 'Fighting Computer Crime' is one of those books that has an extremely important message, but unfortunately did not sell well nor get adequate publicity and exposure. That is a real shame and is indicative of corporate America's apathy towards information systems security. The fact that this book is ranked 59,827 in Amazon sales is indeed good for security companies. Donn Parker takes his experience and viewpoints about information systems security and organizes it into a readable work. Parker takes information security and rewrites it to his weltanschauung. While most references list the 'Big 3' tenets of security as: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability; Parker breaks this info new domains of: Availability, Authenticity, Confidentiality, Integrity, Utility and Possession. The book indeed does present a new framework for protecting information. Despite the fact that more and more is being spent on information systems security, things are getting more and more complex, and complex systems are much harder to protect.
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Summary: Does indeed present a new framework
Review: Parker's `Fighting Computer Crime' is one of those books that has an extremely important message, but unfortunately did not sell well nor get adequate publicity and exposure. That is a real shame and is indicative of corporate America's apathy towards information systems security. The fact that this book is ranked 59,827 in Amazon sales is indeed good for security companies. Donn Parker takes his experience and viewpoints about information systems security and organizes it into a readable work. Parker takes information security and rewrites it to his weltanschauung. While most references list the `Big 3' tenets of security as: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability; Parker breaks this info new domains of: Availability, Authenticity, Confidentiality, Integrity, Utility and Possession. The book indeed does present a new framework for protecting information. Despite the fact that more and more is being spent on information systems security, things are getting more and more complex, and complex systems are much harder to protect.
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Summary: Too many unanswered questions
Review: The author of this book likes to complain about why the "folk art" of Information Security and the "CIA foundation" is currently missing the mark. After the first four chapters I was more than aware of the author's opinions on this. I wasted too much of my time reading what is wrong and not enough time on making it right. There is useful info in this book, you just have to get through the pessimistic viewpoints.
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Summary: Starts good but ends up in the blue
Review: The first chapters are quite good, but then the content really goes off into the blue. There are a few interesting things in all chapters, but overall I would not recommend anyone to buy this book. It's not that I'm a 100% computer nerd who don't like non-technical books, but most of this book is a lot of talk that doesn't connect very well with real down-on-earth things. The only people I can imagine who would like this book are complete newbies to information security who are coming from the academic world and never have been exposed to the field in practice. There's nothing wrong with theory, but it has to connect to the real world in a way that you really can use it.
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Summary: Wrong title, but a classic book nonetheless
Review: The title suggests that this book is about computer security. Nothing could be more wrong. This book is about strategic information security, whatever the form it takes. I rate this alongside such classics as Commander Smith's Commonsense Computer Security. If you're looking for a technical book or a book solely about computer security you will be disappointed. If you're trying to grapple with the larger concept information security, this book will give a solid ground for your future work and even some ideas on how to sell it to your management. It is packed with information, ideas, war stories, and commonsense advice, you can't loose by buying it. An absolute must read for any serious information security professional/manager.
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