Publisher's Synopsis
This guide provides a state-of-the-art study of IT security and guidelines and specifications in the area of highly secure office information systems, based on a project undetaken as part of the European Community's European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technology (ESPRIT).;The book addresses the risks, threats and countermeasures available and also concerns itself with practical approaches to securing computer systems. It first studies specific areas of computer security and then presents models and guidelines in different areas of computer and data communications security, intended to provide a yardstick for decision makers and to provide an input to standardization efforts.;The third section presents the results of the theoretical specification and design made for a secure treasury management system. It provides an introduction to the treasury management system itself, describes the operations and functionality of the system and presents an overview of the security design.
