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Neumann studied at Harvard University (1950–1958), gaining a Doctor of Philosophy in 1961 after a Fulbright scholarship in Germany (1958–1960).
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This sobering description of many computer-related failures throughout our world deflates the hype and hubris of the industry. Peter Neumann analyzes the failure modes, recommends sequences for prevention and ends his unique book with some broadening reflections on the future.--Ralph Nader, Consumer AdvocateThis book is much more than a collection of computer mishaps; it is a serious, technically oriented book written by one of the worlds leading experts on computer risks. The book summarizes many real events involving computer technologies and the people who depend on those technologies, with widely ranging causes and effects. It considers problems attributable to hardware, software, people, and natural causes. Examples include disasters (such as the Black Hawk helicopter and Iranian Airbus shootdowns, the Exxon Valdez, and various transportation accidents); malicious hacker attacks; outages of telephone systems and computer networks; financial losses; and many other strange happenstances (squirrels downing power grids, and April Fools Day pranks).Computer-Related Risks addresses problems involving reliability, safety, security, privacy, and human well-being. It includes analyse
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Neumann studied at Harvard University (1950–1958), gaining a Doctor of Philosophy in 1961 after a Fulbright scholarship in Germany (1958–1960).
He edits the RISKS Digest columns for Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Software Engineering Notes and Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He founded Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGSOFT and is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. While a student at Harvard, he had a two-hour breakfast with Albert Einstein on November 8, 1952. They discussed simplicity in design. Neumann worked at Bell Labs from 1960 to 1970.
He has worked at Socially Responsible Investment International in Menlo Park, California since 1971.
Before the RISKS mailing list, Neumann was best known for the Provably Secure Operating System (PSOS).
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Neumann has long served as moderator of RISKS Digest, and is a member of the ACCURATE project