Byte Wars: The Impact of September 11 on Information Technology

How 9/11 is transforming IT--and how to survive the new "decade of security"!

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are transforming information technology, leading to profound and permanent changes. In this book, Ed Yourdon--legendary software engineering expert and author of Decline and Fall of the American Programmer--focuses on the immediate changes IT professionals are already encountering and the long-term changes they must prepare for. Yourdon addresses 9/11's impact on IT at every level: strategic, national, corporate, and personal. Coverage includes:

• "Thinking the unthinkable": Identifying and managing risks you've never considered
• New "decade of security" that is following the '90s "decade of productivity" and the '80s "decade of quality"
• Privacy landscape changed forever: what it means to your organization--and to you
• New threats, new paradigms, new counter measures (the balance of security vs. functionality)
• "Death March," security, disaster recovery, and contingency planning projects
• The new balance of security vs. functionality
• Increasing the resilience of your IT infrastructure
• Grassroots, peer-to-peer collaboration: responding to tomorrow's unpredictable, chaotic crises

Yourdon doesn't just present problems: he outlines specific strategy options designed to lead to more effective decision-making--for IT professionals, projectmanagers and senior corporate executives, government leaders, and citizens alike.