This is a brand new edition of the best-selling computer security book. Written for self-study and course use, this book will suit a variety of introductory and more advanced security programmes for students of computer science, engineering and related disciplines. Technical and project managers will also find that the broad coverage offers a great starting point for discovering underlying issues and provides a means of orientation in a world populated by a bewildering array of competing security systems. * Comprehensive reference covering fundamental principles of computer security * Thinking about security within the initial design of a system is a theme that runs through the book * A top-down approach. * No active previous experience of security issues is necessary making this accessible to Software Developers and Managers whose responsibilities span any technical aspects of IT security * Provides sections on Windows NT, CORBA and Java