By removing material from the original book, Computer Security: Art and Science(0201440997, AWP), that is highly mathematical or otherwise difficult for manyreaders to understand, Matt Bishop has made his authoritative work oncomputer security art and science more accessible both for professionals newto the field and undergraduate students. The organization of the abridged bookfollows the syllabus Bishop includes in his current work for a nonmathematicalundergraduate course. It focuses more on the application of theory than thetheory itself. Readers learn quickly how to implement security.