security and technology

BOOK REVIEW : BEYOND FEAR BY BRUCE SCHNEIER

Book summary

The issue of security is significant in our general lives . More particularly , it is important to know how security measures are analyzed and evaluated in terms of safeguarding assets including our lives . This is what encompasses the subject of Beyond Fear : Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World , a nonfiction book by prominent American cryptographer and computer security specialist Bruce Schneier . Published in 2003 , Beyond Fear presents a five-step process for evaluating the relevance of a countermeasure against security attacks . Schneier

br introduces the idea of security measures in the beginning of the book

This book is about security : how it works and how to think about it It 's not about whether a particular security measure works , but about how to analyze and evaluate security measures (Schneier 7

In to explain how security really works , Schneier provides a practical approach by thinking of security in terms of sensible trade-offs , and not in absolutes . It is a common phenomenon that the aspects of security concerns generate fear , anxiety and panic Schneier 's extraordinarily clear and powerful analysis of the importance of security measures discussed in Beyond Fear makes his book understandable to even common laymen not specializing in security . What Schneier emphasizes on is the simple yet thoughtful speculation that we can move beyond fear to start thinking sensibly and creatively about security

In today 's world where uncertainty is prevalent in all aspects , the concern of security becomes too...