David Rice

Geekonomics (eBook, ePUB)

The Real Cost of Insecure Software

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Real Cost of Insecure Software

In 1996, software defects in a Boeing 757 caused a crash that killed 70 people...

In 2003, a software vulnerability helped cause the largest U.S. power outage in decades...

In 2004, known software weaknesses let a hacker invade T-Mobile, capturing everything from passwords to Paris Hilton's photos...

In 2005, 23,900 Toyota Priuses were recalled for software errors that could cause the cars to shut down at highway speeds...

In 2006 dubbed "The Year of Cybercrime," 7,000 software vulnerabilities were discovered that hackers could use to access private information...

In 2007, operatives in two nations brazenly exploited software vulnerabilities to cripple the infrastructure and steal trade secrets from other sovereign nations...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson ITP
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780132701983
• Artikelnr.: 37812161

Autorenporträt

David Rice is an internationally recognized information security professional and an accomplished educator and visionary. For a decade he has advised, counseled, and defended global IT networks for government and private industry. David has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense for "significant contributions" advancing security of critical national infrastructure and global networks. Additionally, David has authored numerous IT security courses and publications, teaches for the prestigious SANS Institute, and has served as adjunct faculty at James Madison University. He is a frequent speaker at information security conferences and currently Director of The Monterey Group.