Review of Software Security Engineering Posted

Amazon.com just posted my three star review of Software Security Engineering: A Guide for Project Managers. From the review:

The Addison-Wesley Software Security Series is generally a great collection, with titles like Software Security: Building Security In (my rating: 5 stars), Rootkits: Subverting the Windows Kernel (my rating: 4 stars), and Exploiting Software: How to Break Code (my rating: 4 stars). I particularly liked the first of those three (SS:BSI), which I reviewed last year. I felt Gary McGraw wrote "a powerful book with deep truths for secure development." Software Security Engineering (SSE), by a collection of authors, pales in comparison to SS:BSI. You can skip SSE and stick with SS:BSI.


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Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi Richard,

For what it's worth, I agree with your assessment. Two things to note: 1) SSE is aimed at managers and not technical types, 2) SSE was based on material published on the DHS Building Security In website. There are many authors.

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Anonymous said…
I read this review. very good review.
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