Comments on: SECURITY ENGINEERING: A GUIDE TO BUILDING DEPENDABLE DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS http://www.ieeehomelandsecurity2007.org/security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems/ Technology & Security Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:09:46 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aluko Adetokunbo http://www.ieeehomelandsecurity2007.org/security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Aluko Adetokunbo Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:56:08 +0000 http://www.ieeehomelandsecurity2007.org/security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems/#comment-832 I found the book very interesting to read as a textbook becasue it draws many examples from everyday applications. The style of writing is good and it covers broadly all areas of IT security. For those requiring more detailed discussions in specific areas of security, this may not be sufficient. Rating: 4 / 5 I found the book very interesting to read as a textbook becasue it draws many examples from everyday applications. The style of writing is good and it covers broadly all areas of IT security. For those requiring more detailed discussions in specific areas of security, this may not be sufficient.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.ieeehomelandsecurity2007.org/security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Anonymous Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:36:12 +0000 http://www.ieeehomelandsecurity2007.org/security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems/#comment-831 This book covers a wide range of security engineering related domains. In general, the content is good and the level of detail is high-level in order to cover the wide scope of topics.<p>However, the writing style leaves much to be desired. The book is peppered with sentences starting a discussion on a topic and then abruptly ending it, referring to other chapters for more details, which quickly becomes very annoying to the reader. <p>The style of writing is also dry as a mouthful of flower. In addition, the layout of the book will put most readers to sleep since there are few figures and diagrams to explain relationships and methodologies where needed.<p>Hopefully the shortcomings will be fixed in the second edition. Rating: 3 / 5 This book covers a wide range of security engineering related domains. In general, the content is good and the level of detail is high-level in order to cover the wide scope of topics.

However, the writing style leaves much to be desired. The book is peppered with sentences starting a discussion on a topic and then abruptly ending it, referring to other chapters for more details, which quickly becomes very annoying to the reader.

The style of writing is also dry as a mouthful of flower. In addition, the layout of the book will put most readers to sleep since there are few figures and diagrams to explain relationships and methodologies where needed.

Hopefully the shortcomings will be fixed in the second edition.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: M. Stemarie http://www.ieeehomelandsecurity2007.org/security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-830 M. Stemarie Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:49:24 +0000 http://www.ieeehomelandsecurity2007.org/security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems/#comment-830 Excellent book so far (I have not finished reading it yet) however my one criticism is that there is NO cd available. No excuse for that in this day and age. If you are going to produce a book with 27 chapters, it is going to be big and bulky. It's also going to decrease the likelihood of someone carrying the book around with them. Having the ability to print a chapter at a time would allow me to read it on the commute into work or at lunch. I even called the publisher and they said no cd or ebook is available. This is why I only gave it three stars. Rating: 3 / 5 Excellent book so far (I have not finished reading it yet) however my one criticism is that there is NO cd available. No excuse for that in this day and age. If you are going to produce a book with 27 chapters, it is going to be big and bulky. It’s also going to decrease the likelihood of someone carrying the book around with them. Having the ability to print a chapter at a time would allow me to read it on the commute into work or at lunch. I even called the publisher and they said no cd or ebook is available. This is why I only gave it three stars.
Rating: 3 / 5

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