--- product_id: 739778786 title: "Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems" price: "€ 119.08" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/739778786-security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems **Price:** € 119.08 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems - **How much does it cost?** € 119.08 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/739778786-security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Now that there’s software in everything, how can you make anything secure? Understand how to engineer dependable systems with this newly updated classic In Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, Third Edition Cambridge University professor Ross Anderson updates his classic textbook and teaches readers how to design, implement, and test systems to withstand both error and attack. This book became a best-seller in 2001 and helped establish the discipline of security engineering. By the second edition in 2008, underground dark markets had let the bad guys specialize and scale up; attacks were increasingly on users rather than on technology. The book repeated its success by showing how security engineers can focus on usability. Now the third edition brings it up to date for 2020. As people now go online from phones more than laptops, most servers are in the cloud, online advertising drives the Internet and social networks have taken over much human interaction, many patterns of crime and abuse are the same, but the methods have evolved. Ross Anderson explores what security engineering means in 2020, including: How the basic elements of cryptography, protocols, and access control translate to the new world of phones, cloud services, social media and the Internet of Things Who the attackers are – from nation states and business competitors through criminal gangs to stalkers and playground bullies What they do – from phishing and carding through SIM swapping and software exploits to DDoS and fake news Security psychology, from privacy through ease-of-use to deception The economics of security and dependability – why companies build vulnerable systems and governments look the other way How dozens of industries went online – well or badly How to manage security and safety engineering in a world of agile development – from reliability engineering to DevSecOps The third edition of Security Engineering ends with a grand challenge: sustainable security. As we build ever more software and connectivity into safety-critical durable goods like cars and medical devices, how do we design systems we can maintain and defend for decades? Or will everything in the world need monthly software upgrades, and become unsafe once they stop? Review: Ok - Ok Review: Incredible - This is the greatest security book ever written, by far, for technical computer scientists and information security / cybersecurity / security architecture / risk consultants alike. There are some unexpected politics-centric additions in this edition that date it to 2020, but the insights into technical attacks (think SPECTRE) and protocols in modern usage (think Signal/triple Diffie-Hellman) make this a worthwhile purchase even for owners of the second edition. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #153,864 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,508 in Computer Science Textbooks | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 253 Reviews | ## Images ![Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81JsRNw-LWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ok *by F***I on 4 September 2022* Ok ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredible *by G***E on 24 February 2023* This is the greatest security book ever written, by far, for technical computer scientists and information security / cybersecurity / security architecture / risk consultants alike. There are some unexpected politics-centric additions in this edition that date it to 2020, but the insights into technical attacks (think SPECTRE) and protocols in modern usage (think Signal/triple Diffie-Hellman) make this a worthwhile purchase even for owners of the second edition. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ bastante completo *by V***X on 27 January 2022* Una guía brutal y a mi entender es un must en la biblioteca de cualquier ingeniero. La verdad que súper completo, a veces peca de simple o de teórico y otras de especifico y técnico. El nivel es bastante bueno y la verdad que me parece que esta bastante bien. Súper recomendado, no es para principiantes con nivel básico de sistemas, por lo que si es eso lo que buscas, mejor ir por algo mas básico y ameno de leer. pd: Tocho tocho!!!! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/739778786-security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems](https://www.desertcart.be/products/739778786-security-engineering-a-guide-to-building-dependable-distributed-systems) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*