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How long does it take to read Security Engineering?

Ross J. Anderson

Security Engineering by Ross J. Anderson takes about 18 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 18 hours 20 minutes

A long haul

First published 2001. 1,000 pages, about 275,000 words.

37 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 30 hours 33 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 18 hours 20 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 11 hours 28 minutes

The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A guide to building dependable distributed systems. The book is written by Ross John Anderson, Professor of Computer Security at University of Cambridge. It covers a wide range of distributed systems from a security professional's perspective. Very thorough and highly recommed for all security enthusiasts.

Subjects: Electronic data processing, Distributed processing, Computer security, Verteiltes System, Monitoring, Criptologia

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