Computing & IT Security

According to recent surveys, privacy and anonymity are the fundamental issues of concern for most internet users, ranked higher than ease-of-use, spam, and cost. Reflecting the growing interest in this area, this volume provides information on state-of-the-art technologies, best practices, and resea..

Since the September 11th attacks, the scientific and engineering communities have been called upon to help the world respond to security challenges. This volume focuses on multidisciplinary problem analysis and systems engineering approaches to security. It presents a comprehensive survey of state-o..

Electronically Stored Information, Second Edition explains the reasons you need to know about electronic data. It also gets into great detail about the how, what, when, and where of what is known in legal circles as electronically stored information (ESI). With easy-to-understand explanations and gu..

This book provides guidance on designing complex, highly available enterprise architectures that integrate the most critical aspects of an organization's business processes. Considering the lack of tolerance of enterprise for operational interruptions or the risks that accompany theft and loss of da..

This book provides a modern alternative to the fortress approach to security. The new approach is more distributed and has no need for passwords or accounts. Global attacks become much more difficult, and losses are localized, should they occur. The security approach is derived from a set of tenets ..

From Main Street to Mumbai, Managing Emerging Risk: The Capstone of Preparedness considers the new global drivers behind threats and hazards facing all those tasked with protecting the public and private sector. The text delves into the global mindset of public and private sector emergency managers ..

This book helps auditors understand the reality of performing the internal audit role and the importance of properly managing ethical standards. It provides many examples of ethical conflicts and proposes alternative actions for the internal auditor. Internal auditors are well-schooled on the IIA St..

This book introduces the basics of FinTech and equips readers with the knowledge to get on the cutting edge of age we live in today...

Detailing a proven approach for establishing and implementing a comprehensive information security program, this book integrates compliance review, technical monitoring, and remediation efforts to explain how to achieve and maintain compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)..

Guide to Optimal Operational Risk and BASEL II presents the key aspects of operational risk management that are also aligned with the BASEL II requirements. This volume provides detailed guidance for the design and implementation of efficient operational risk management systems. It contains all elem..

Offering compelling practical and legal reasons why de-identification should be one of the main approaches to protecting patients’ privacy, this book outlines a proven, risk-based methodology for the de-identification of sensitive health information. The book contextualizes this risk-based methodolo..

This book covers state-of-the art practices in e-business security, including privacy, trust, security of transactions, big data, cloud computing, social network, and distributed systems...