The "PART II: Technology & Systems" section makes it pretty clear that this wasn't written by someone with computerscience knowledge.
Or it's a creative twist about the classical goals of IT security...
"Systems" in this context isn't referring to IT security, rather economic systems and technological adoption patterns. This book is more like a survey of necessary concepts that business people will recognize that are relevant to bitcoin. The book lays the philosophical and state-of-the-art foundation required to fully understand why bitcoin is a viable and better alternative to our fiat system of money, and what to expect from the news and the markets during its widespread acceptance. I purchased this book with lightning and expect to finish it this evening. The inclueed slide deck is a very helpful overview, highly professional.
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