''Principles of Information Security'' is a textbook written by Michael Whitman and Herbert Mattord and published by

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Editions

First edition

The initial edition of this text was published in 2002.

Second edition

The second edition was published in 2004.

Third edition

The third edition was published in 2008. The bound text contained 550 pages.Whitman, M. E. & Mattord, H. J., Principles of Information Security, 3rd ed. 2008 Course Technology, Boston, MA,

Fourth edition

Publication Date: January 1, 2011; Authors: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord.

Fifth edition

Publication date: November 18, 2014; Authors: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord.

Sixth edition

Publication Date: January 2018; Authors: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord.

Seventh edition

Publication Date: July 2021; Authors: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord.

Authors

* Michael E. Whitmam, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP. Cengage biography can be found a

*Herbert J. Mattord, CISM, CISSP. Cengage biography can be found a

Other book projects

*Whitman, M. E. & Mattord, H. J., Hands-On Information Security Lab Manual, 3rd ed. © 2009 Course Technology, Boston, MA, *Whitman, M. E. & Mattord, H. J., Principles of Incident Response and Disaster Recovery, © 2006 Course Technology, Boston, MA, *Whitman, M. E. & Mattord, H., Management of Information Security, 3rd ed. © 2010 Course Technology, Boston, MA, , Note that this text has been adopted at over 100 institutions globally and is recommended by ASIS as a means to prepare for the CPP certification examination *Whitman, M. E. & Mattord, H., Management of Information Security, 2nd ed. © 2007 Course Technology, Boston, MA, *Whitman, M. E. & Mattord, H.J., Management of Information Security, © 2004 Course Technology, Boston, MA, *Whitman, M. E., and Mattord, H. J., Guide to Firewalls and VPNs © 2011 Course Technology, Boston, MA, contract pending *Whitman, M.E. & Mattord, H. J., Readings and Cases in the Management of Information Security, © 2005 Course Technology, Boston, MA, *Whitman, M.E. & Mattord, H. J., Readings and Cases in the Management of Information Security: Law & Ethics, © 2009 Course Technology, Boston, MA, Dr. Whitman and Professor Mattord, working with others have collaborated on the following projects: *Whitman, M. E., Shackleford, D. & Mattord, H.J., Hands-On Information Security Lab Manual, 2nd ed. © 2005 Course Technology, Boston, MA, *Whitman, M. E., Mattord, H. J., & Austin, R.D., Guide to Firewalls and Network Security: Intrusion Detection and VPNs © 2009 Course Technology, Boston, MA,

External links

* http://www.cengage.com/cengage/instructor.do?disciplinenumber=412&product_isbn=9781423901778 *http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Information-Security-Michael-Whitman/dp/1423901770/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268755675&sr=8-2

References

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