Security Transformation: Digital Defense Strategies to Protect Your Company's Reputation and Market Share

by Stuart Campbell, Mary Pat McCarthy, Rob Brownstein

This text brings the reader up to speed on E-business security issues and offers methods for protecting information assets. With the help of case studies, it describes an approach to the use of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071379665
• ISBN13: 9780071379663
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A good managerial overview

Security Transformation is an excellent book for a manager, "C" officer or other less technical readers. The authors take care to present the issues of digital security in an easy to read, non-jargon laden manner. And for the jargon that is put in the book, there is a glossary at the end to help keep everyone on the same page. This is the book you hand on to executives who just don't understand why security is important. It looks at the effect technology security has upon the ability to secure business and the ability to not be part of a larger problem, such as a Distributed Denial of Service attack. The warnings are real, but are not played for sensationalism, cooly explaining what threats are out there and what they mean to "you." I don't think I learned much I hadn't known already, but I did find a nice coherent package to introduce others to the risks, with significantly less amounts of techno-jargon or offputting technical details. A quick read and a good overview.

Highly Recommended!

Mary Pat McCarthy and Stuart Campbell provide just enough technical information to help you understand the electronic security risks your company faces without falling into a complete course in computer programming and Internet data transmission. The authors' most valuable contribution is their structured plan for evaluating your computer system's security and creating security architecture. We [...] direct those who want a more advanced treatment of computer security issues to the book's two appendices, which review some of the same ground in more detail. This book is an important read for CEOs and an essential resource for anyone responsible for corporate security or risk management.

Snappy, thoughtful and useful

When I read the first chapter, I thought I had picked up a Clancy novel by mistake. The first section says "Are you scared yet?" You better believe it. The good news, though, is you can do something about it, and this book helps you make informed decisions about what to do. Definitely worth the price and more.

This is a must read for all security professionals

This book is one of the best security book on the market. The authors did an excellent job covering various security topics.

A Thoughtful and Interesting Discussion

I read a lot of management books and I'm not easily impressed, but Security Transformation is a very good read. The authors have taken an issue that on the face of it seems arcane and dull, and woven an interesting and readable narrative that details the impact of information security on a company's brand, reputation and bottom line. Worth picking up.