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 REVIEW: RSA Security's Cryptography

RSA Security's Official Guide to Cryptography
by Steve Burnett and Stephen Paine

In this second book in the RSA Press series, authors Steve Burnett and Stephen Paine take a first-principles approach to cryptography, guiding the reader through a survey of the field.... [>>>]

 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Prof. Gene Spafford

Professor Gene 'Spaf' Spafford
Director of CERIAS

Part Two of our EXCLUSIVE interview with a security luminary.... [>>>]

You can read Part One if you missed it.... [>>>]

 REVIEW: PKI

PKI:
Implementing and Managing E-Security
by Andrew Nash, William Duane, Celia Joseph and Derek Brink

PKI is the first in a series of security books by RSA Press, a new imprint by RSA Security and Osborne/McGraw-Hill.... [>>>]

 REVIEW: Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies:
Digital Security in a Networked World
by Bruce Schneier

Respected cryptographer Bruce Schneier revisits his earlier thinking from Applied Cryptography and declares himself wrong. Then he tells you why.... [>>>]

 REVIEW: Understanding Public-Key Infrastructure

Understanding Public-Key Infrastructure:
Concepts, Standards and Deployment Considerations
by Carlisle Adams and Steve Lloyd

Historically books about network security have been aimed at a relatively small and technical audience. The authors of Understanding Public-Key Infrastructure have written the first comprehensive book about PKI that is accessible to the layperson.... [>>>]

 QUICK TAKES

PKI:
A Wiley Tech Brief
by Tom Austin

PKI is becoming a popular subject! Industry analyst Tom Austin's PKI is the latest publication to address a growing readership that is hungry for knowledge about PKI.... [>>>]

Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson

Who says cryptography can't be entertaining? Cryptonomicon is the first book in a trilogy that examines cryptography through historical fiction.... [>>>]

Rethinking Public Key Infrastructures and Digital Certificates:
Building in Privacy
by Stefan A. Brands

Stefan Brands likes cash. Electronic cash. He spent much of his early career involved in research in that area, and holds several patents to prove it.... [>>>]