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  Brute force: cracking the data encryption standard
Curtin M., Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, 2005. 291 pp.  Type: Book (9780387201092)

Curtin tells the story of the achievement of thousands of volunteers, who in 1997 were able to show that the data encryption standard (DES) was too weak as a cryptographic algorithm. Their effort was in response to a January 1997 conte...
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Oct 28 2005  
  Developing trust: online privacy and security
Curtin M., APress, LP, Berkeley, CA, 2002. 282 pp.  Type: Book (9781893115729), Reviews: (2 of 2)

The need for online security and privacy has become a key issue for society, as we increasingly use and grow reliant on information and information systems. Identity theft, improper or illegal use of personal information, and the unwi...
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Nov 14 2002  
  Developing trust: online privacy and security
Curtin M., APress, LP, Berkeley, CA, 2002. 282 pp.  Type: Book (9781893115729), Reviews: (1 of 2)

The author has provided an extremely clear and well-organized introduction to the areas of online privacy and security. His book certainly fulfills the cover’s promise to “implement a big picture security and priva...
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Jun 26 2002  

   
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