The Bottom Line
- Ranum makes intelligent and cohesive arguments for his points
- The book is well-written and enjoyable to read
- Doesn't solve the issue of world peace- but gives you a lot to think about
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Description
- Excellent book illustrating much of what is wrong with Homeland Security
- Marcus Ranum provides thoughtful and intelligent points to back up his opinions and make you think
- Thoroughly enjoyable, and sometimes even humorous read
- You may not agree with everything Ranum says, but you will at least get another perspective
Guide Review - Book Review: The Myth of Homeland Security
Marcus Ranum's book- The Myth of Homeland Security- illustrates how these knee-jerk reactions fall short of the goal. The Homeland Security Act and the PATRIOT Act in particular seem to do as much or more to limit and strip the individual freedoms of law abiding U.S. citizens as they do to protect the country or deter terrorism.
Much of the book is almost more of a rant about the current state of government in the United States, but even the ranting is engaging to read and Ranum backs his opinions up with intelligent, well-written and sometimes humorous points.
Ranum does offer some solutions, while also stressing that not everything is even fixable. Much of security is illusion. It is smoke and mirrors to give the sense of security when in reality a determined attacker could easily bypass the security measures and attack successfully.
I recommend this book for everyone if for no other reason than to ensure that the American public continue to think critically and question our elected officials and not simply fall for the illusion of security.
