Security engineering

Security engineering is the field of engineering dealing with the security and integrity of real-world systems (particularly computer systems). For this reason, it involves aspects of social science, as well as physics, chemistry and mathematics.

One of the pioneers of security engineering is Ross Anderson

See also:

• cryptography
• steganography
• locksmithing
• computer security
• fraud

Further reading:

• Anderson, Ross - 'Security Engineering', published by Wiley, 2001, ISBN 0471389226
• Schneier, Bruce - 'Applied Cryptography' ISBN 0471117099