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A Vulnerable System - by Andrew J Stewart (Hardcover)

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  • As threats to the security of information pervade the fabric of everyday life, A Vulnerable System describes how, even as the demand for information security increases, the needs of society are not being met.
  • About the Author: Andrew J. Stewart is an officer at a global investment bank.
  • 312 Pages
  • Computers + Internet, Security

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About the Book



"This book delivers a long view of the history of information security, beginning with the creation of the first digital computers"--



Book Synopsis



As threats to the security of information pervade the fabric of everyday life, A Vulnerable System describes how, even as the demand for information security increases, the needs of society are not being met. The result is that the confidentiality of our personal data, the integrity of our elections, and the stability of foreign relations between countries are increasingly at risk.

Andrew J. Stewart convincingly shows that emergency software patches and new security products cannot provide the solution to threats such as computer hacking, viruses, software vulnerabilities, and electronic spying. Profound underlying structural problems must first be understood, confronted, and then addressed.

A Vulnerable System delivers a long view of the history of information security, beginning with the creation of the first digital computers during the Cold War. From the key institutions of the so-called military industrial complex in the 1950s to Silicon Valley start-ups in the 2020s, the relentless pursuit of new technologies has come at great cost. The absence of knowledge regarding the history of information security has caused the lessons of the past to be forsaken for the novelty of the present, and has led us to be collectively unable to meet the needs of the current day. From the very beginning of the information age, claims of secure systems have been crushed by practical reality.

The myriad risks to technology, Stewart reveals, cannot be addressed without first understanding how we arrived at this moment. A Vulnerable System is an enlightening and sobering history of a topic that affects crucial aspects of our lives.



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Andrew J. Stewart's A Vulnerable System: The History of Information Security in the Computer Age is a comprehensive review of the evolution of information security within the overall context of the remarkable level of information technological advancement in the twentieth century. Using carefully researched sources combined with an insightful analysis, Stewart takes readers on a journey through the history of safeguarding digital systems.

-- "California History"

A Vulnerable System provides an accessible and engaging overview of many major developments in the history of computer security. It should be useful for teaching courses on the history of computer security, as well as for providing historical perspective to information security practitioners and general readers.

-- "Technology and Culture"

Stewart has written an easy-to-read history of computer security. He continues his marvelous story telling, covering human weaknesses, perhaps the most reliable way of gaining access to networks, then to massive data breaches. Altogether, I consider this book very much worth reading.

-- "Login"

The author writes in an easily accessible style, allowing the reader to gain a good overview of computer security at various stages of development, from the mid-20th-century events to the late 2010s, and to delve deeper by following the notes at the back of the book (there are over 70 pages of them!). Most topics are covered this way and this lends a curious reader to complement their scientific knowledge with amusing or eye-opening anecdotes.

-- "Cipher Newsletter"



About the Author



Andrew J. Stewart is an officer at a global investment bank. He received his MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 7.7 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 312
Genre: Computers + Internet
Sub-Genre: Security
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Andrew J Stewart
Language: English
Street Date: September 15, 2021
TCIN: 89011875
UPC: 9781501758942
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-3352
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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