Dictionary of Information Security--latest from Syngress

Syngress Publishing Announces Publication of
"Dictionary of Information Security"

Book Provides Over 1,000 Security-Specific Terms and Definitions

Contact: Amy Pedersen
781-681-5151 x12
amy@syngress.com

Rockland, MA--Syngress Publishing, Inc., today announced the publication
of Dictionary of Information Security (ISBN: 1597491152), by Robert
Slade.

According to Hal Tipton, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, and author of the book's
foreword, "What is needed now in the world of information security is a
single glossary of terms using the preferred definition for each term to
be published and used throughout the world. I personally have come face to
face with this definition problem as the chief instructor over the past
dozen years for the International Information Systems Security
Certification Consortium (ISC)2. In that role, I have developed several
courses that addressed topics contained in the Common Body of Knowledge
for the information security field that dealt with concepts and
definitions. I struggled continuously to select the most appropriate
definition for many of the most important terms. As a result, I am
supportive of the idea of publishing an official glossary of terms for
information security professionals and related personnel. Rob Slade has
undertaken this difficult task, and his Dictionary should prove to be one
of the most helpful additions to the professional library of every one of
us working in the field of information security."


BOOK DETAILS 
ISBN: 1597491152
PRICE: $29.95 U.S.
PAGE COUNT: 300 PP


What the Reviewers Have Said About the Dictionary of Information Security:

"Don't be fooled by the refreshing lack of pomposity and the occasional
jokey entry (ohnosecond!) in this dictionary. Robert Slade writes with
clarity and accuracy, and his wide experience in the security field as a
writer, reviewer and instructor, gives him undeniable authority. Students
and new-to-the-field security professionals will find this an invaluable
resource..."
--David Harley, CISSP, Computer Security Author and Consultant

"My CISSP students ask me all the time, 'Where can we go to get THE
DEFINITION?' Now I can say check Slade's dictionary. Rob has been working
for years trying to get a just-short-enough, just-clear-enough definition
for us. I think he has hit the bull’s-eye."
--Dean Bushmiller, CISSP, Trainer and Security Engineer

"Indispensable when it comes to sorting through the linguistics of
information security terminology..."
--Lee Aber, Security Analyst

"If you are new to the field of information security, this book will serve
as an indispensable reference. For the more seasoned veteran, this book
provides definitions that are both useful and entertaining. While this
book is a dictionary, Rob has included a number of historical remarks
that, for those who lived through the invention of these words, will bring
a smile to your face."
--Mike Belton, CISSP, Security Engineer


About the Author
Rob Slade is a data communications, information security, and management
consultant from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His first love
is teaching (before research turned him into a virus expert), and he got
into computers because of an interest in what they could do to improve the
education process in the public school system. He has a B.S. from the
University of BC, an M.S. (in Computer and Information Science Education)
from the University of Oregon, and a Diploma of Christian Studies from
Regent College.

Rob has formal training in data communications and exploration with the
online community, and has done communications training for a number of
international commercial seminar firms. His technical jobs have involved
everything from support of terminal emulation programs to satellite
communications. In concert with his background in education, he prepared
the technical and interface side of the World LOGO Conference, the first
time an onsite conference was fully linked to online participants.
His research into computer viral programs started when they first appeared
as a major problem "in the wild." Acting initially as the unofficial
archivist for the budding research community, he became known for "Mr.
Slade's lists" of virus information. One of the working group for the
VIRUS-L FAQ, he was best known for a series of review and tutorial
articles that were eventually published as Robert Slade's Guide to
Computer Viruses. In an attempt to update this material, he co-authored
Viruses Revealed. As an outgrowth of the virus research, he prepared the
world's first course on forensic programming, which became the first book
on Software Forensics. He is a Senior Instructor for (ISC)^2.
Background Information

Syngress Publishing (www.syngress.com), headquartered in Rockland,
Massachusetts, is an independent publisher of print and electronic
reference materials for Information Technology professionals seeking skill
enhancement and career advancement. Distributed throughout Europe, Asia,
and the U.S. and Canada, Syngress titles have been translated into twenty
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