Trust in Computer Systems and the Cloud

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781119692324 Author(s): Mike Bursell Format: Hardcover Year: 2021 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Pages: 352

Description: Learn to analyze and measure risk by exploring the nature of trust and its application to cybersecurityA‚ Trust in Computer SystemsA‚ and the CloudA‚ delivers an insightful and practical new take on what it means to trust in the context of computer and network security and the impact on the emerging field of Confidential Computing. Author MikeA‚ BursellA?sA‚ experience, ranging from Chief Security Architect at Red Hat to CEO at a Confidential Computing start-up grounds the reader in fundamental concepts of trust and related ideas before discussing the more sophisticated applications of these concepts to various areas in computing.A‚  The bookA‚ demonstratesA‚ in the importance of understanding and quantifying risk and draws on the social and computer sciences to explain hardware and software security, complex systems, and open source communities. It takes a detailed look at the impact of Confidential Computing on security, trust and risk and also describes the emerging concept of trust domains, which provide an alternative to standard layered security.A‚  Foundational definitions of trust from sociology and other social sciences, how they evolved, and what modern concepts of trust mean to computer professionalsA‚ A comprehensive examination of the importance of systems, from open-source communities to HSMs, TPMs, and Confidential Computing with TEEs.A‚ A thorough exploration of trust domains, includingA‚ explorationsA‚ of communities of practice, the centralization of control and policies, and monitoringA‚  Perfect for security architects at the CISSP level or higher,A‚ Trust in Computer SystemsA‚ and the CloudA‚ is also an indispensable addition to the libraries of system architects, security system engineers, and masterA?s students in software architecture and security.A‚ 

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