Global criminology is an emerging field covering international and transnational crimes that have not traditionally been the focus of mainstream criminology or criminal justice.
Although organizations that store, process, or transmit cardholder information are required to comply with payment card industry standards, most find it extremely challenging to comply with and meet the requirements of these technically rigorous standards.
Effective Surveillance for Homeland Security: Balancing Technology and Social Issues provides a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art methods and tools for the surveillance and protection of citizens and critical infrastructures against natural and deliberate threats.
Information security cannot be effectively managed unless secure methods and standards are integrated into all phases of the information security life cycle.
CISO's Guide to Penetration Testing: A Framework to Plan, Manage, and Maximize Benefits details the methodologies, framework, and unwritten conventions penetration tests should cover to provide the most value to your organization and your customers.
This book proposes a global and systemic multidimensional integrated approach to the holistic evaluation of the information security posture of an organization.
This book provides business managers, IT professionals, and students with an integrated approach to designing, developing, and sustaining an effective data governance strategy.
With cloud computing quickly becoming a standard in today's IT environments, many security experts are raising concerns regarding security and privacy in outsourced cloud environments-requiring a change in how we evaluate risk and protect information, processes, and people.
Presenting the work of prominent researchers working on smart grids and related fields around the world, Security and Privacy in Smart Grids identifies state-of-the-art approaches and novel technologies for smart grid communication and security.
The Complete Book of Data Anonymization: From Planning to Implementation supplies a 360-degree view of data privacy protection using data anonymization.
In today's interactive network environment, where various types of organizations are eager to monitor and track Internet use, anonymity is one of the most powerful resources available to counterbalance the threat of unknown spectators and to ensure Internet privacy.
Multimedia Security: Watermarking, Steganography, and Forensics outlines essential principles, technical information, and expert insights on multimedia security technology used to prove that content is authentic and has not been altered.
From officially sanctioned, high-tech operations to budget spy cameras and cell phone video, this updated and expanded edition of a bestselling handbook reflects the rapid and significant growth of the surveillance industry.
As hacker organizations surpass drug cartels in terms of revenue generation, it is clear that the good guys are doing something wrong in information security.
Detailing a comprehensive set of requirements for secure and resilient software development and operation, this book supplies documented test cases for those requirements and best practices for testing nonfunctional requirements.
Financial market reform has focused chiefly on the threats to stability arising from the risky, uncontrolled activity of the leaders of financial institutions.
Examining the questions most commonly asked by students attending Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) classes, The ScrumMaster Study Guide provides an accessible introduction to the concepts of Scrum and agile development.
Every year, in response to advancements in technology and new laws in different countries and regions, there are many changes and updates to the body of knowledge required of IT security professionals.
Cybercrime has become increasingly prevalent in the new millennium as computer-savvy criminals have developed more sophisticated ways to victimize people online and through other digital means.
As one of the most promising biometric technologies, vein pattern recognition (VPR) is quickly taking root around the world and may soon dominate applications where people focus is key.
Detailing procedures that will help your team perform better risk assessments and aggregate results into more meaningful metrics, Practical Risk Management for the CIO approaches information risk management through improvements to information management and information security.
Computer users have a significant impact on the security of their computer and personal information as a result of the actions they perform (or do not perform).
The Smart Grid has the potential to revolutionize electricity delivery systems, and the security of its infrastructure is a vital concern not only for cyber-security practitioners, engineers, policy makers, and utility executives, but also for the media and consumers.
Following in the footsteps of its bestselling predecessor, The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance, Second Edition is a one-stop, up-to-date resource on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security, including details on the HITECH Act, the 2013 Omnibus Rule, and the pending rules.
Among the features that make Noiseless Steganography: The Key to Covert Communications a first of its kind: The first to comprehensively cover Linguistic SteganographyThe first to comprehensively cover Graph SteganographyThe first to comprehensively cover Game SteganographyAlthough the goal of steganography is to prevent adversaries from suspe
Updating and expanding information on concealment techniques, new technologies, hardware, software, and relevant new legislation, this second edition details scope of cyber forensics to reveal and track legal and illegal activity.
The Internet has given rise to new opportunities for the public sector to improve efficiency and better serve constituents in the form of e-government.
Updated annually to keep up with the increasingly fast pace of change in the field, the Information Security Management Handbook is the single most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on information security (IS) and assurance.
Although the use of data mining for security and malware detection is quickly on the rise, most books on the subject provide high-level theoretical discussions to the near exclusion of the practical aspects.
This book provides guidance on designing complex, highly available enterprise architectures that integrate the most critical aspects of an organization's business processes.
Successful security professionals have had to modify the process of responding to new threats in the high-profile, ultra-connected business environment.
Helping to advance a valuable paradigm shift in the next generation and processing of knowledge, this seminal work provides a comprehensive model for constructing a contextually based processing system that can support advanced semantic web and cloud computing capabilities at a global scale.
Clarifying the purpose and place of strategy in an information security program, this book explains how to select, develop, and deploy the security strategy best suited to your organization.
As the global leader in information security education and certification, (ISC)2 has a proven track record of educating and certifying information security professionals.
Most security books on Java focus on cryptography and access control, but exclude key aspects such as coding practices, logging, and web application risk assessment.
Although the patch management process is neither exceedingly technical nor extremely complicated, it is still perceived as a complex issue that's often left to the last minute or resolved with products that automate the task.
