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Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries, yet its rapid evolution presents unprecedented challenges in governance, ethics, and security. Auditing Artificial Intelligence is an essential guide for IT auditors, information security experts, and risk management professionals seeking to understand, evaluate, and mitigate AI-related risks.This book provides a structured framework for auditing AI systems, covering critical areas such as governance, compliance, algorithm transparency, ethical accountability, and system performance. With 24 insightful chapters, it explores topics including: AI Governance & Ethics â Establishing frameworks to ensure fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI deployments. Risk Management & Compliance â Addressing the legal and regulatory landscape, including GDPR, the EU AI Act, and ISO standards. Bias & Trustworthiness â Evaluating AI decision-making to detect bias and ensure equitable outcomes. Security & Continuous Monitoring â Safeguarding AI systems from adversarial attacks and ensuring operational consistency. Model Performance & Explainability â Assessing AI outputs, refining accuracy, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.Designed for professionals tasked with assessing AI systems, this book combines practical methodologies, industry standards, and real-world audit questions to help organizations build responsible and resilient AI practices and assess associated risks. Whether you are assessing AI governance, monitoring AI-driven risks, or ensuring compliance with emerging regulations, this handbook provides the guidance you need to navigate and assess the complexities of AI systems with confidence.Stay ahead in your role and responsibility for assessing the rapidly evolving deployment and use of AI across the organization â equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to ensure its responsible, safe, approved, secure, and ethical use.

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Book SynopsisCandidates for the CISSP-ISSAP professional certification need to not only demonstrate a thorough understanding of the six domains of the ISSAP CBK, but also need to have the ability to apply this in-depth knowledge to develop a detailed security architecture.Supplying an authoritative review of the key concepts and requirements of the ISSAP CBK, the Official (ISC)2 Guide to the ISSAP CBK, Second Edition provides the practical understanding required to implement the latest security protocols to improve productivity, profitability, security, and efficiency. Encompassing all of the knowledge elements needed to create secure architectures, the text covers the six domains: Access Control Systems and Methodology, Communications and Network Security, Cryptology, Security Architecture Analysis, BCP/DRP, and Physical Security Considerations.Newly Enhanced Design This Guide Has It All!<Trade Review(ISC)2 is pleased to offer the Official (ISC)2® Guide to the ISSAP® CBK®, Second Edition. This book will review and deepen your knowledge of security architecture, covering each of the six domains contained in the CISSP-ISSAP® CBK®.—W. Hord Tipton, CISSP-ISSAP, CAP, CISA, Executive Director (ISC)2® Table of ContentsRequirements Analysis. Access Control. Cryptography. Physical Security. BCP/DRP. Telecommunications and Network Security

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Book SynopsisThe traditional view of information security includes the three cornerstones: confidentiality, integrity, and availability; however the author asserts authentication is the third keystone. As the field continues to grow in complexity, novices and professionals need a reliable reference that clearly outlines the essentials. Security without Obscurity: A Guide to Confidentiality, Authentication, and Integrity fills this need. Rather than focusing on compliance or policies and procedures, this book takes a top-down approach. It shares the author's knowledge, insights, and observations about information security based on his experience developing dozens of ISO Technical Committee 68 and ANSI accredited X9 standards. Starting with the fundamentals, it provides an understanding of how to approach information security from the bedrock principles of confidentiality, integrity, and authentication. The text delves beyond the typical cryptographic abstracts of Trade ReviewJeff's extensive practical experience in applying information security and his expertise in cryptographic standards makes this book a must-read for the information security professional. Security without Obscurity: A Guide to Confidentiality, Authentication, and Integrity deserves a place in your reference library.—Ralph Spencer Poore, CFE, CISA, CISSP, CHS-III, PCIP, ISSA Distinguished Fellow, ISSA Honor RollHaving worked at the same consulting firm and also on a project with author J.J. Stapleton (full disclosure); I knew he was a really smart guy. In Security without Obscurity: A Guide to Confidentiality, Authentication and Integrity, Stapleton shows how broad his security knowledge is to the world. When it comes to the world of encryption and cryptography, Stapleton has had his hand in a lot of different cryptographic pies. He has been part of cryptographic accreditation committees for many different standard bodies across the globe. ... Those looking for a highly technical overview, interoperability guidance, and overall reference will find the book most rewarding. ... One of the ways Stapleton brings his broad experience to the book is in the many areas where he compares different types of cryptosystems, technologies and algorithms. This enables the reader to understand what the appropriate type of authentication is most beneficial for the specific requirement. ... For anyone looking for an authoritative text on how to fully implement cross-platform security and authentication across the enterprise, this is a valuable reference to get that job done. —Book review by Ben Rothke, writing on slashdot.orgView the full review at: http://books.slashdot.org/story/14/06/16/1245237/book-review-security-without-obscurity … the author is well qualified to assay the vital information technology field of computer network security … The text is peppered with instructive figures and tables … very clearly written …—John Maxymuk for ARBAonlineTable of ContentsIntroduction. Confidentiality. Authentication. Integrity. Nonrepudiation. Privacy. Key Management. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how face recognition technology is affecting privacy and confidentiality in an era of enhanced surveillance. Further, it offers a new approach to the complex issues of privacy and confidentiality, by drawing on Joseph K in Kafka’s disturbing novel The Trial, and on Isaiah Berlin’s notion of liberty and freedom. Taking into consideration rights and wrongs, protection from harm associated with compulsory visibility, and the need for effective data protection law, the author promotes ethical practices by reinterpreting privacy as a property right. To protect this right, the author advocates the licensing of personal identifiable images where appropriate.The book reviews American, UK and European case law concerning privacy and confidentiality, the effect each case has had on the developing jurisprudence, and the ethical issues involved. As such, it offers a valuable resource for students of ethico-legal fields, professionals specialising in image rights law, policy-makers, and liberty advocates and activists.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Woodrow Barfield and Ugo Pagallo present a succinct introduction to the legal issues related to the design and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Exploring human rights, constitutional law, data protection, criminal law, tort law, and intellectual property law, they consider the laws of a number of jurisdictions including the US, the European Union, Japan, and China, making reference to case law and statutes. Key features include: a critical insight into human rights and constitutional law issues which may be affected by the use of AI discussion of the concept of legal personhood and how the law might respond as AI evolves in intelligence an introduction to current laws and statutes which apply to AI and an identification of the areas where future challenges to the law may arise. This Advanced Introduction is ideal for law and social science students with an interest in how the law applies to AI. It also provides a useful entry point for legal practitioners seeking an understanding of this emerging field.Trade Review‘Barfield and Pagallo’s book offers a great overview on the most discussed and practically relevant legal discussions about AI. The authors portray the currently applicable laws and the relevant decisions comprehensibly for law students and non-lawyers. The references throughout the book as well as a list of additional topics will assist readers who would like to expand their knowledge. They present an overview and offer law students several carefully chosen gateways through which readers may explore the vast and steadily growing literature in the field. If you are looking for a concise book on the manifold issues of artificial intelligence and law, Barfield and Pagallo’s Advanced Introduction to Law and Artificial Intelligence is a great starting point.’ -- Carolin Kemper, Prometheus‘Edward Elgar has hit the nail on the head by choosing this particular topic to publish in its Edward Elgar Advanced Introduction Series. It is a much need book at this time when the hype about Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at a crescendo level.’ -- Sally Ramage, Criminal Lawyer‘This book provides an authoritative introduction into the specific legal topics covered, and a springboard into further research, and will prove a useful resource for its intended audience.’ -- Stephanie Falconer, Law in Context'A much needed comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the law of AI, a must read for all ICT lawyers!' --Giovanni Sartor, University of Bologna and European University Institute, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Law and Artificial Intelligence 1. Definitions, Actors, Concepts 2. Human Rights Considerations 3. Constitutional Law Issues 4. Legal Personality and Artificial Intelligence 5. Issues of Data Protection 6. Tort Law Approaches 7. Criminal Law 8. Copyright Law 9. Patent Law 10. Business Law, Antitrust, and Trade Secrets 11. Looking Ahead: Towards a Law of Artificial Intelligence Index

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Book SynopsisCommunication technologies, such as computers and cell phones, and social-networking sites like My Space enable the rapid creation and dissemination of harassing and pornographic text, pictures, and video. Studies show that whereas adults generally use technology only as a tool, adolescents consider technology, including text messaging and chat rooms, to be an essential part of their social life. Cyberbullying and victimisation begin as early as second grade for some children, and by middle school, students as a group experience or engage in all known forms of cyber abuse and on-line aggression. Online exchange of sexually explicit content typically begins in middle school. This book provides an annotated bibliography, provisions of select federal and state laws, and major cases of internet crimes against children.

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Book SynopsisIn 2011, the United States government declared a cyber attack as equal to an act of war, punishable with conventional military means. Cyber operations, cyber crime, and other forms of cyber activities directed by one state against another are now considered part of the normal relations range of combat and conflict, and the rising fear of cyber conflict has brought about a reorientation of military affairs. What is the reality of this threat? Is it actual or inflated, fear or fact-based?Taking a bold stand against the mainstream wisdom, Valeriano and Maness argue that there is very little evidence that cyber war is, or is likely to become, a serious threat. Their claim is empirically grounded, involving a careful analysis of cyber incidents and disputes experienced by international states since 2001, and an examination of the processes leading to cyber conflict.As the authors convincingly show, cyber incidents are a little-used tactic, with low-level intensity and few to no long-term efTrade Review"Valeriano and Maness have done real service to the field by taking cyber hyperbole down a notch and highlighting the need for better theory about and empirical evaluation of cyber conflict, even if they will not have the last word on the topic." --Jon R. Lindsay, Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs, University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs "Path-breaking...the first [book] to provide both theory and empirical evidence to bear on the subject. In doing so it is likely to direct all serious research on the subject in the immediate and medium term." --Paul F. Diehl, Associate Provost and Ashbel Smith Professor of Political Science, University of Texas-Dallas "Why haven't more cyber wars occurred? Valeriano and Maness present theory and evidence to show why states exercise cyber restraint. Their book is a healthy corrective to the usual hype." --Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University and author of The Future of Power "An important contribution to international relations theory and analysis. A path-breaking empirical work." --Nazli Choucri, Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Most books that touch on theories of cyber power are stuck in either the mire of technical realities or zoom in the other direction, into the stratosphere of 'battles' over cognition and perception. Neither is very relevant for understanding actual conflict between nations. With Cyber War versus Cyber Realities, Valeriano and Maness have a rare gem, a book rooted in a deep analysis of the true realities of cyber conflict from which they draw both lessons and theories with real relevance in national capitals." --Jay Healey, Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, The Atlantic Council "Valeriano and Maness have provided scholars with an impressive starting point that contributes towards greater understanding of the cyber security threat landscape as well as the prospect of a less threatening cyber future." --Francis C. Domingo, De La Salle University and the University of Nottingham, Journal of Information and Technology "Cyber War Versus Cyber Realities is a groundbreaking empirical work and a necessary read for scholars focusing on cyber conflict and people generally interested in international relations." -- Journal of Information Technology & Politics "Overall...the book is an essential contribution to the cyber security literature, and one that substantially advances the debate about the impact of cyber war as a term of reference and an empirical reality." --Joe Burton, H-Net Reviews "Overall, this book provides a new perspective on cyber conflict, countering the media hype of impending Cyber Pearl Harbors or Cyber 9/11s. Further, it offers one of the first viable attempts to quantify the impact of cyber actions, and presents facts and evidence to support their theories. As such, [the authors] build a strong case for cyber policy based on moderation versus worst-case scenarios." -- Small Wars & Insurgencies "Valeriano and Maness view cyber conflict through the lens of international relations and primarily focus on cyber interactions among states and directed towards states in the realm of foreign policy." --Small Wars & InsurgenciesTable of ContentsPreface ; Acknowledgements ; Chapter 1: The Contours of the Cyber Conflict World ; Chapter 2: Cyberpower, Cyber Weapons, and Cyber Operations ; Chapter 3: Theories of Cyber Conflict: Restraint, Regionalism, Espionage, and Cyber Terrorism in the Digital Era ; Chapter 4: The Dynamics of Cyber Conflict between Rival Antagonists ; Chapter 5: The Impact of Cyber Incidents: Events and the Conflict-Cooperation Nexus ; Chapter 6: Stuxnet, Shamoon, and Bronze Soldier: The Impact and Responses to Cyber Operations ; Chapter 7: Cyber Conflict and Non-State Actors: Weapons of Fear ; Chapter 8: Cyber Rules: Encouraging a System of Justice and Proportionality in Cyber Operations ; Chapter 9: Conclusion ; Tables and Figures

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Book SynopsisThis is an issue of our quarterly journal Hume Papers on Public Policy - the journal of the David Hume Institute.Trade ReviewProvides some useful insights into computers and the law over a broad area. -- E Susan Singleton Provides some useful insights into computers and the law over a broad area.Table of ContentsRacing Forms and the Exhibition(ist) (Mis)Match: Second Thoughts on the Anxiety of Production

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Book SynopsisAs regulation and legislation evolve, the critical need for cost-effective and efficient IT audit and monitoring solutions will continue to grow. Audit and Trace Log Management: Consolidation and Analysis offers a comprehensive introduction and explanation of requirements and problem definition, and also delivers a multidimensional solution set with broad applicability across a wide range of organizations.Itprovidesa wealth of information in the form of processwalkthroughs. These include problem determination, requirements gathering,scope definition, risk assessment, compliance objectives, systemdesign and architecture, implementation and operational challenges, productand solution evaluation, communication plans, project managementchallenges, and determining Return on Investment (ROI). By using templates, tools, and samples that enhance your understanding of processes and solution sets, the author successfully emphasizes the core themes of the book. He also includes mTrade Review“There are only a few books that I would recommend every security professional keep on the shelf, … this is one of them. It was written by someone who has lived the numbing nightmare of surveying the endlessly proliferating sources of event data in a modern enterprise, of identifying what must be collected, how it should be collected, filtered and stored, and what should be done with it. Most importantly, Maier kept careful notes along the way and has provided a guidebook that will help those of us who follow.” —Richard Austin, MSC, CISSP, MCSE, Hewlett Packard, in IEEE Cipher, January 2007 “Ultimately the readers are provided with a roadmap and a “how to” guideline leading to the successful implementation of a state-of-the-art auditing and monitoring system. Most will want to read it from cover to cover, and also add it to their bookshelves for frequent reference. …Armed with the knowledge from this book, you will be able to champion and guide your organization through a disciplined and well-defined audit and monitoring project. It isn’t a stretch to be able further to design and implement the system while fulfilling a diverse set of requirements and organizational needs.” Linda L. McGhie, CISSP, CISM, PCS ISO/Risk Manager, Wells Fargo BankTable of ContentsIntroduction to audit logging. The “why” of consolidated audit logging. Taking stock, what is in place today. Deciding what to capture and how to do it. Setting up correlation rules, putting your assembled infrastructure to work. Security event management, generating reports from your system. Setting security alert levels and escalation processes. Pulling it all together and making your case.

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Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence was meant to be the great social equalizer that helps promote fairness by removing human bias from the equation, but is this true? Given that the policing and judicial systems can display human bias, this book explores how the technology they use can also reflect these prejudices.From healthcare services to social scoring in exams, to applying for and getting loans, AI outcomes often restrict those most in need of these services. Through personal stories from an esteemed Black Data Scientist and AI expert, this book attempts to demystify the algorithmic black box.AI pervades all aspects of modern society and affects everyone within it, yet its internal biases are rarely confronted. This book advises readers on what they can do to fight against it, including the introduction of a proposed AI Bill of Rights, whilst also providing specific recommendations for AI developers and technologists. https://hiddeninwhitesight.com/ Trade Review"An excellent book…is every day life, practical, visionary, and opens unique thoughts and ways to solving pervasive daily problems."--Antonio Smith Sr., Technologist, Serial Entrepreneur, Leader, Author, Inventor, Mentor, Activist"This book a must read. It can be used to educate those in the impacted communities, the developers and companies on the issues, and any interested party. It emphasizes the urgent need to address them now. If not, this country – and our global society – may sustain some of our systemic racial structures. It is a call to action to address the issues and enable AI/ML to fulfill its true promise; becoming a major impetus to improving our global quality of life."—Sandra K. Johnson, Ph.D., CEO, SKJ Visioneering; Former CEO IBM Central, East and West Africa"As technology becomes a driver in delivering government services, it is essential that the technologists, policy makers and leaders understand the value and risks of this evolving world. Government technology leaders must be at the forefront of establishing the guideposts for the fair and equitable use of technology that impacts the citizens and businesses that they support. Hidden in White Sight provides valuable insights on the impact of technology decisions that are being made today but more importantly, what technology leaders must do in the future."--Teri Takai, Senior Vice President, Center for Digital Government; Former State and Federal CIO."As a white, middle-aged senior executive who has mentored Calvin on how to navigate the corporate world and was mentored by Calvin on how to better engage with the Black community, when Calvin first told me he wanted to write a book about AI from his perspective, that of a black man who grew up in urban America and Urban Atlanta, I thought it was a fabulous idea for so many reasons. We discussed making the book approachable even to people without a technical degree. Possibly even to uneducated populations. It is important that the less educated and non-technical population, especially from the black and brown community, understand how AI impacts their lives every day - in some ways innocuous, and in others that impact their health, their wealth, and their livelihood….After reading the book, I was pleasantly stunned by how he was able to convey highly technical challenges and opportunities of AI from real-world examples from his friends and community members. This is a must-read for any person of color, but perhaps more important for the white community to read to begin to empathize with the challenges of the black community…Remember AI is just math and math is not intrinsically biased or hurtful, the math learns from the data that enshrines all the bad, hateful, and harmful decisions of the white community in the past. This is a must-read for all."—Seth Dobrin, Ph.D., President, Responsible AI Institute, CEO, Trustwise AI"An excellent book…is every day life, practical, visionary, and opens unique thoughts and ways to solving pervasive daily problems."--Antonio Smith Sr., Technologist, Serial Entrepreneur, Leader, Author, Inventor, Mentor, Activist"An excellent book…is every day life, practical, visionary, and opens unique thoughts and ways to solving pervasive daily problems."--Antonio Smith Sr., Technologist, Serial Entrepreneur, Leader, Author, Inventor, Mentor, Activist"As a white, middle-aged senior executive who has mentored Calvin on how to navigate the corporate world and was mentored by Calvin on how to better engage with the Black community, when Calvin first told me he wanted to write a book about AI from his perspective, that of a black man who grew up in urban America and Urban Atlanta, I thought it was a fabulous idea for so many reasons. We discussed making the book approachable even to people without a technical degree. Possibly even to uneducated populations. It is important that the less educated and non-technical population, especially from the black and brown community, understand how AI impacts their lives every day - in some ways innocuous, and in others that impact their health, their wealth, and their livelihood. I was hopeful that he would be able to achieve these goals, but skeptical even Calvin could achieve this. After reading the book, I was pleasantly stunned by how he was able to convey highly technical challenges and opportunities of AI from real-world examples from his friends and community members. This is a must-read for any person of color, but perhaps more important for the white community to read to begin to empathize with the challenges of the black community, especially those that have risen from being very economically challenged to those who have spent their life better off, but are still impacted by the systemic and structural racism that is embedded in the data used to train past and the current version of AI. Remember AI is just math and math is not intrinsically biased or hurtful, the math learns from the data that enshrines all the bad, hateful, and harmful decisions of the white community in the past. This is a must-read for all."-- Dr Seth Dobrin, PhD, President, Responsible AI Institute, CEO, Trustwise AI"As technology becomes a driver in delivering government services, it is essential that the technologists, policy makers and leaders understand the value and risks of this evolving world. Government technology leaders must be at the forefront of establishing the guideposts for the fair and equitable use of technology that impacts the citizens and businesses that they support. Hidden in White Sight provides valuable insights on the impact of technology decisions that are being made today but more importantly, what technology leaders must do in the future."--Teri Takai, Senior Vice President, Center for Digital Government; Former State and Federal CIO.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Listening Ears, Chapter 2: The Racist Algorithm, Chapter 3: The American Dream, Chapter 4: AI Gone Wild, Chapter 5: An Enduring Legacy, Chapter 6: Our Authentic Selves, Chapter 7: Mass Unemployment, Chapter 8: Medically Induced Trauma, Chapter 9: Colored Ads, Chapter 10: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Chapter 11: Designers’ Dilemma, Chapter 12: Corporate Choice, Chapter 13: Algorithmic Justice

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Book SynopsisSocial media applications can be weaponized with very little skill. Social media warfare has become a burden that nation states, government agencies, and corporations need to face. To address the social media warfare threat in a reasonable manner that reduces uncertainty requires dedication and attention over a very long-term. To stay secure, they need to develop the capability to defend against social media warfare attacks. Addressing unconventional warfare strategies and tactics takes time and experience, plus planning and dedication. This book will help managers develop a sound understanding of how social media warfare can impact their nation or their organization.Table of ContentsA Framework to Analyze Emerging Social Media Warfare Strategies. Civilian Government Use of Social Media to Attack, Defend, or Control. Military Applications of Social Media Warfare. Corporate Efforts to Deploy or Respond to Social Media Warfare Strategies. Special Interest Groups use of Social Media Warfare. Social Media Warfare in the Political Electoral Process. Social Media Warfare for Support of Social Causes. The Mercenaries and Activists of Social Media Warfare. Social Media as a Weapon to Recruit and Inspire Violent Extremists. Social Media Warfare for Celebrity and People of Notoriety. Child Victims in Social Media Warfare. Adult Victims in Social Media Warfare. Law Enforcement Response to Social Media Warfare. Educational Institutions Response to Social Media Warfare. Monitoring Social Media Warfare Threats.

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Book SynopsisThe book takes readers though a series of security and risk discussions based on real-life experiences. While the experience story may not be technical, it will relate specifically to a value or skill critical to being a successful CISO. The core content is organized into ten major chapters, each relating to a Rule of Information Security developed through a career of real life experiences. The elements are selected to accelerate the development of CISO skills critical to success. Each segments clearly calls out lessons learned and skills to be developed. The last segment of the book addresses presenting security to senior execs and board members, and provides sample content and materials.Trade ReviewAs a CISO, I approached Gene's book with caution. Put two such people in a room and ask them a question, and an argument will inevitably ensue - even if they agree. Therefore, and as you might expect, I found some of Gene's conclusions to differ from mine. But what really stood out to me is how, even as I was having these arguments play out inside my head, I seemed to also be adopting an almost imperceptible yet constant nod. I could not help but enjoy reading his thoughtful analysis of every information security topic that he chooses to tackle, and his ability to tie everything together in an easy-to-understand, clear and logical fashion is highly appreciated and sorely needed in the industry.Then, as I continued my journey through Gene's carefully laid-out thoughts and explanations, personal experiences, war stories, and insightful advice, it became apparent that this is far more than merely an instructional book into the many aspects of managing information security. Indeed, for anyone who is interested in advancing their career in the field, this book offers countless tools that can be followed to success, in every area. Just the chapter "NEVER trust and ALWAYS verify" is itself worth the price of admission.Consume it slowly, and give it the attention it deserves, and Gene's book will repay you for it in spades. You may not follow his exact path, but whatever path you take, his guidance will certainly help you forward.-- Barak Engel, CISO and author of Why CISOs Fail: The Missing Link in Security Management--and How to Fix ItTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesPrologueForewordAcknowledgmentsAuthorSection I INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY1 Introduction: The Journey2 Learning from History?3 My First CISO Lesson: The SquirrelSection II THE RULES AND INDUSTRY DISCUSSION4 A Weak Foundation Amplifies Risk5 If a Bad Guy Tricks You into Running His Code on Your Computer, It’s Not Your Computer Anymore6 There’s Always a Bad Guy Out There Who’s Smarter, More Knowledgeable, or Better-Equipped Than You7 Know the Enemy, Think Like the Enemy8 Know the Business, Not Just the Technology9 Technology Is Only One-Third of Any Solution10 Every Organization Must Assume Some Risk11 When Preparation Meets Opportunity, Excellence Happens12 There Are Only Two Kinds of Organizations: Those That Know They’ve Been Compromised and Those That Don’t Know Yet13 In Information Security, Just Like in Life, Evolution Is Always Preferable to Extinction14 A Security Culture Is In Place When Talk Is Replaced with Action15 NEVER Trust and ALWAYS VerifySection III SUMMARY16 My Best Advice for New CISOsAppendix A: The Written Information Security PlanAppendix B: Talking to the BoardAppendix C: Establishing an Incident Response ProgramAppendix D: Sample High-Level Risk Assessment Methodology

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Book SynopsisIf you're an information security professional today, you are being forced to address growing cyber security threats and ever-evolving compliance requirements, while dealing with stagnant and decreasing budgets. The Frugal CISO: Using Innovation and Smart Approaches to Maximize Your Security Posture describes techniques you can immediately put to use to run an effective and efficient information-security management program in today's cost-cutting environment.The book outlines a strategy for managing the information security function in a manner that optimizes cost efficiency and results. This strategy is designed to work across a wide variety of business sectors and economic conditions and focuses on producing long-term results through investment in people and technology.The text illustrates real-world perspectives that reflect the day-to-day issues that you face in running an enterprise's security operations. Focused on managing information sTable of ContentsNew Normal. Information Security Maturity Life Cycle. Reducing Complexity. Frugal Hiring. Frugal Team Management. Managing External Parties Effectively. Security Awareness: Fluff or Strategic Investment? Information Security Policies and Procedures. Is This Necessary? Understand the Budgeting Cycle. Using the Goldilocks Principle. The Hybrid (Frugal) CISO. Frugality as a Continuing Strategy for Information Security Management.

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Book SynopsisAnalyzing and Securing Social Networks focuses on the two major technologies that have been developed for online social networks (OSNs): (i) data mining technologies for analyzing these networks and extracting useful information such as location, demographics, and sentiments of the participants of the network, and (ii) security and privacy technologies that ensure the privacy of the participants of the network as well as provide controlled access to the information posted and exchanged by the participants.The authors explore security and privacy issues for social media systems, analyze such systems, and discuss prototypes they have developed for social media systems whose data are represented using semantic web technologies. These experimental systems have been developed at The University of Texas at Dallas. The material in this book, together with the numerous references listed in each chapter, have been used for a graduate-level course at The UniversTable of ContentsSupporting Technologies. Aspects of Analyzing and Securing Social Networks. Techniques and Tools for Social Network Analytics. Social Network Analytics and Privacy Considerations. Access Control and Inference for Social Networks. Social Media Integration and Analytics Systems. Social Media Application Systems. Secure Social Media Systems. Secure Social Media Directions.

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Book SynopsisThis volume assembles hundreds of cases and studies to provide the most accurate and comprehensive picture of the status of pornography in the criminal justice system. Presenting high-level research in an accessible and organized manner, it explores a range of topics, including investigating and prosecuting a case, arguments favoring and opposing decriminalization of pornography, and relationships between pornography, mental disorders, and crime. It also examines criminal justice responses and international laws, policies, attitudes, and definitions of pornography in comparison to those of the United States.Trade Review"… an exceptionally comprehensive survey of many different dimensions of pornography. … the author identifies various court rulings, case outcomes, and such matters as police investigations, federal and state punishments, criminal justice personnel as perpetrators, and evidentiary standards on the topic. Altogether, this book provides a starting point for more in-depth exploration of various aspects of pornography. References are quite extensive and useful. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."—D. O. Friedrichs, University of ScrantonTable of ContentsPhilosophical and Jurisprudential Underpinnings. Pornography in the U. S. Criminal Justice System. Obscenity. Pornography Production and the U. S. Criminal Justice System. Children, Pornography, and the Law. Pornography and Viewers’ Crime. Relationship Between Pornography and Trafficking. Commonalities and Comorbidities Within Child Pornography. Prosecution. Illegal Pornography, Cyberspace, and Technology. The Pornography Business and Crime. Family Law and Pornography. Public Pornography. Unintended Pornography. Bestiality. Simulations. Fantasies and Free Speech. Punishments for Pornography. Crooked Members of the Criminal Justice System. Evidence. Pornography Addiction, Retribution, and Rehabilitation. International and Comparative. The Future. Index.

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HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioners (HCISPPSM) are the frontline defense for protecting patient information. These are the practitioners whose foundational knowledge and experience unite healthcare information security and privacy best practices and techniques under one credential to protect organizations and sensitive patient data against emerging threats and breaches.The Official (ISC)2® Guide to the HCISPPSM CBK® is a comprehensive resource that provides an in-depth look at the six domains of the HCISPP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK). This guide covers the diversity of the healthcare industry, the types of technologies and information flows that require various levels of protection, and the exchange of healthcare information within the industry, including relevant regulatory, compliance, and legal requirements.Numerous illustrated examples and tables are included that illustrate key concepts, frameworks, and real-life scenarios. Endorsed by the (ISC)² and compiled and reviewed by HCISPPs and (ISC)² members, this book brings together a global and thorough perspective on healthcare information security and privacy. Utilize this book as your fundamental study tool in preparation for the HCISPP certification exam.

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Book SynopsisMelvin Greer and Kevin Jackson have assembled a comprehensive guide to industry-specific cybersecurity threats and provide a detailed risk management framework required to mitigate business risk associated with the adoption of cloud computing. This book can serve multiple purposes, not the least of which is documenting the breadth and severity of the challenges that today's enterprises face, and the breadth of programmatic elements required to address these challenges. This has become a boardroom issue: Executives must not only exploit the potential of information technologies, but manage their potential risks.  Key Features Provides a cross-industry view of contemporary cloud computing security challenges, solutions, and lessons learned Offers clear guidance for the development and execution of industry-specific cloud computing business and cybersecurity strategies Provides insight into the interaction and croTable of Contents Practical Cloud Security

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Book SynopsisBiometrics in a Data Driven World: Trends, Technologies, and Challenges aims to inform readers about the modern applications of biometrics in the context of a data-driven society, to familiarize them with the rich history of biometrics, and to provide them with a glimpse into the future of biometrics.The first section of the book discusses the fundamentals of biometrics and provides an overview of common biometric modalities, namely face, fingerprints, iris, and voice. It also discusses the history of the field, and provides an overview of emerging trends and opportunities. The second section of the book introduces readers to a wide range of biometric applications. The next part of the book is dedicated to the discussion of case studies of biometric modalities currently used on mobile applications. As smartphones and tablet computers are rapidly becoming the dominant consumer computer platforms, biometrics-based authentication is emergingTable of ContentsIntroduction to Biometric Authentication. Challenges in Biometric Systems. Emerging trends and new opportunities in Biometrics. Biometrics in the mobile world. Biometric authentication techniques in the mobile platform. Case Studies of real-world mobile biometric systems. Biometrics in wearable technology and healthcare applications. Biometrics in Social Networks. Biometrics in Gaming Technologies. Biometrics in homeland security. Computational issues in biometrics. New directions in Biometrics research: What does the future hold?

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Book SynopsisA Guide to the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (2.0) presents a comprehensive discussion of the tasks, knowledge, skill, and ability (KSA) requirements of the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework 2.0. It discusses in detail the relationship between the NICE framework and the NISTâs cybersecurity framework (CSF), showing how the NICE model specifies what the particular specialty areas of the workforce should be doing in order to ensure that the CSFâs identification, protection, defense, response, or recovery functions are being carried out properly.The authors construct a detailed picture of the proper organization and conduct of a strategic infrastructure security operation, describing how these two frameworks provide an explicit definition of the field of cybersecurity. The book is unique in that it is based on well-accepted standard recommendations rather than presumed expertise. It is the first booTable of ContentsIntroduction: Defining the Cybersecurity Workforce. Creating Standard Competencies for Cybersecurity Work. Implementing Standard Cybersecurity. Securely Provision General Knowledge Area. Operate and Maintain General Knowledge Area. Protect and Defend General Knowledge Area. Investigate General Knowledge Area. Collect and Operate and Analyze General Knowledge Areas. Oversee and Govern General Knowledge Area. Applying the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Model to the Real World.

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Book SynopsisThe threat against the homeland continues and the private investigator plays a critical part in this effort. This includes in providing criminal, civil and background investigation, protective service, security consulting and electronic sweeps. The text will provide an overview of the role of private investigation in protection of the homeland and show how such skill can be utilized by business and government in this effort.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements and DedicationAbout the AuthorChapter One: Historical Overview of Private InvestigationChapter Two: Private Investigation Licensing RequirementChapter Three: Private Investigation and Legal IssuesChapter Four: Establishing a Professional Private Investigative BusinessChapter Five: Conducting Investigations Related to Homeland Security Chapter Six: Other Private Investigation Services Related to Homeland SecurityChapter Seven: Private Investigative Agency Security Services Chapter Eight: The Future of Private Investigation and Homeland SecurityAppendix I: State Licensing for Private InvestigatorsAppendix II: Professional International and National Private Investigative and Intelligence Organizations and PublicationsAppendix III: Professional Private Investigation CertificationsAppendix IV: Private Investigative Agency Contract Security Force ChecklistAppendix V: Pennsylvania Private Detective ActAppendix VI: Pennsylvania Lethal Weapons Training ActAppendix VII: Virginia Private Investigator Training Course OutlineAppendix VIII: New York Security Guard TrainingIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Digital Services Act provides a framework for all categories of content, products, services and activities on intermediary services. It builds on existing liability rules and is directly applicable to all intermediary services provided to residents of the European Union, irrespective of the place of establishment of the service provider. In this commentary, a team of experts work meticulously, article-by-article, to set out precisely the obligations and liabilities that it gives rise to. All lawyers in the field of digital services will find this invaluable.

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Book SynopsisHaben Sie auch die Nase voll davon, ständig die Usernamen und Passwörter zu vergessen, die Sie brauchen, wenn Sie sich irgendwo einloggen wollen? Haben Sie auch Tausende von Klebezetteln und Papierschnipseln um Ihren Schreibtisch verteilt, auf denen Sie diese lebenswichtigen Informationen niedergeschrieben haben - nur, dass Sie den richtigen Zettel nie finden, wenn Sie ihn gerade brauchen? Schluss damit! Jetzt können Sie alle wichtigen Internetadressen, Usernamen und Passwörter ganz praktisch an einem Ort aufbewahren. Das spart Zeit und vermeidet unnötige Kopfschmerzen. Dieser Organizer bietet auf 150 Seiten viel Platz für genau diese und andere Angaben zu Ihren Computer- und Internetkonfigurationen sowie für weitere Notizen.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Stopp! Chapter 2 Nützliche Internet- und Computer-Informationen Chapter 3 Netzwerkkonfiguration Chapter 4 Software-Lizenznummern Chapter 5 Bankdaten Chapter 6 Platz Für Notizen

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Book SynopsisA must-have guide for all companies undertaking service-oriented architecture (SOA) and IT governance Service-Oriented Architecture Governance for the Services Driven Enterprise expertly covers the business, organizational, process, compliance, security, and technology facets of SOA and IT governance. This book provides a comprehensive enterprise view of governance from a strategic and tactical perspective, as well as modeling and planning tools to help evolve a company''s ongoing governance requirements. Written by Eric Marks and the industry''s leading SOA authorities, this essential book provides a refreshing business-driven perspective to SOA and IT governance.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. CHAPTER 1: The SOA Governance Imperative. The Inevitable SOA Trend. Introduction to Governance. Introduction to Enterprise SOA Governance. Governance and Resource Management and Allocation. Do Not Confuse Governance with Management. Governance Is About Results and Appropriate Use of Resources. Information Technology Governance. IT Process Frameworks: ITIL, COBIT, CMMI, and Others. IT Governance Approaches. Who Are the SOA Stakeholders? Addressing SOA Stakeholder Biases. SOA Governance Impacts IT Governance and Enterprise Architecture. SOA Governance Requirements Vary by SOA Maturity. SOA Bill of Rights. Pursue the ‘‘Right’’ SOA Strategy. Apply SOA to the "Right" Challenges. Identify and Build the "Right" Services. Build Your Services the "Right" Way (Design-Time Governance). Get Your SOA Tools Platform "Right" Create the "Right" Organizational, Cultural, and Behavioral Model. Achieve the ‘‘Right’’ SOA Results. Establish the "Right" SOA Governance Model and Policies. Common SOA Governance Mistakes. Right-Sized SOA Governance: How Much Governance Do We Need? Summary. CHAPTER 2: SOA Governance Reference Model. Why an SOA Governance Reference Model? Elements of the SOA Governance Reference Model. Decomposing the SOA Governance Reference Model. SOA Environmental Dimensions. Applying the SOA Governance Reference Model. Summary. CHAPTER 3: Four Tiers of SOA Governance. Expanded Four Tiers of Governance. Tier 1: Enterprise/Strategic Governance Tier. Tier 2: SOA Operating Model Governance Tier. Tier 3: SOA and Services Development Lifecycle Tier. Tier 4: SOA Governance Enabling Technology Tier. Summary. CHAPTER 4: Organizing Your SOA Governance Toolkit. SOA Governance Assessment Tools. SOA Maturity Assessments. Governance Model Design Tools. Policy Model. Governance and Policy Enforcement Model. Governance Execution Model. Summary. CHAPTER 5: SOA Governance Model Design Process. Governance Model Design Prerequisites. Governance Model Validation, Refinement, and Implementation Planning. SOA Governance Model Design Framework Checklist. Summary. CHAPTER 6: SOA Governance Goals, Principles, and Policies. Overview of the Goals–Principles–Policy Cycle. SOA Strategy and SOA Goals. SOA Governance Goals. Turning SOA Goals into SOA Principles. Deriving SOA Governance Principles. SOA Governance Policies. Introduction to Policies. What Policies Are Required? Suggested Policy Definition Process. Decoupling Policies from Services. Identifying Technical Policies. Toward an Integrated Model of SOA Policies. Policy Taxonomy and Vocabulary. Policy Granularity. Multi-Level or Multi-Tiered Policies. Vertical and Horizontal Policy Enforcement. Policy Enforcement Models: Manual, Technology-Assisted, and Automated. Policy Categories Determine Policy Enforcement Mechanisms. Governance Threads and Governance Process Orchestration. Barriers to a Unified Policy Model. Integrated Policy Enforcement Model. Barriers to Integrated Policy Enforcement Models. Policy Provisioning Model (and Process). SOA Goals, Principle, and Policy Management. Transforming SOA Policies into Behavioral Norms. Summary. CHAPTER 7: SOA Governance Organizational Models. First Things First: Understand Your Current Organizational Structure. Conway’s Law and Enterprise SOA Governance. Marks’s Law? Organization Reflects Funding. Organizational Analysis Steps. Purpose of the SOA Governance Organization. Governance Organization Patterns and Best Practices. Other SOA Governance Board Considerations. Specific Governance Organizational Models to Consider. Federated Organizational Models. SOA Governance for Federated IT Models. Best Practice SOA Governance Organizational Roadmap. SOA Governance Organizational Modeling Steps. SOA Governance Organizational Roadmap. SOA Governance Organizational Model Summary. SOA Governance Organizational Model by SOA Adoption Phase. Summary. CHAPTER 8: SOA and Services Lifecycle Governance. Lifecycle Governance Matrix. Lifecycle Governance Tools and Platforms. Production versus Consumption Perspective. Service Reusability. Governance Gaps in a Typical Enterprise. Service Lifecycle Governance Best Practices. Summary. CHAPTER 9: SOA Governance Enabling Technology and Tools. Policy Management Model (PMM). Policy Enforcement Model (PEM). Policy Provisioning Model (PPM). Introduction to the Governance Technical Reference Model. Technology and Standards of SOA Governance and Policies. Design Time. QA and Testing. Publishing and Discovery. Run Time. Battle for Control of SOA Technology Governance. Summary. CHAPTER 10: SOA Governance and Beyond. Governance as a Strategic Competency. Governance Beyond Policies and Edicts. Evolving Governance: Policies to Norms to Culture. Community Models for Governance: Open Source as a Guide. Governance Open Source Style. Governance of the Internet: The Mac Daddy of Communities. Integrating Governance Paradigms. Governance Performance Management: A Necessary Discipline. Creation of an Enterprise Governance Executive. Separation of Enterprise and IT Governance from the PMO. Plan for the Structural Accordion: Centralized to Decentralized to Centralized Again. Governance Going Forward: The Way Ahead. Develop a Unified Model of Policies. Integrated Policy Enforcement Models. Development of Governance Collaboration Tools. "That Governance Is Best that Governs Best with Least" Summary. Index.

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Book SynopsisLearn the essential tools for developing a sound service-oriented architecture SOA Modeling Patterns for Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis introduces a universal, easy-to-use, and nimble SOA modeling language to facilitate the service identification and examination life cycle stage. This business and technological vocabulary will benefit your service development endeavors and foster organizational software asset reuse and consolidation, and reduction of expenditure. Whether you are a developer, business architect, technical architect, modeler, business analyst, team leader, or manager, this essential guide-introducing an elaborate set of more than 100 patterns and anti-patterns-will help you successfully discover and analyze services, and model a superior solution for your project,. Explores how to discover services Explains how to analyze services for construction and production How to assess service feasibility for deploymeTable of ContentsPreface xix Foreword xxi CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 What is Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis? 2 Service-Oriented Analysis Endeavor 2 Service-Oriented Discovery Endeavor 7 Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis Proposition 11 Driving Principles of Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis 13 Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis Modeling 15 Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis Patterns 17 Summary 20 PART ONE Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis Road Map Patterns 21 CHAPTER 2 Vertical Service Discovery and Analysis: Pursuing Inward and Downward Road Map Patterns 25 Service Discovery and Analysis Inward Road Map Pattern 25 Service Discovery and Analysis Downward Road Map Pattern 32 Deliverables 38 Summary 39 CHAPTER 3 Horizontal Service Discovery and Analysis: Pursuing Upward and Outward Road Map Patterns 41 Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis Upward Road Map Pattern 42 Service Discovery and Analysis Outward Road Map Pattern 46 Deliverables 56 Summary 56 CHAPTER 4 Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis Best Practices Model: Striving for Balanced Solutions 59 Meet-in-the-Middle Service Discovery: Balancing the Identification Venture 59 Structural and Contextual Analysis and Modeling: Balanced Solutions 61 Focus on Service Discovery and Analysis Cross-Cutting Activities 62 Categorization of Services: Reality Check 64 Service-Oriented Discovery and Analysis Best Practices Model 64 Deliverables 68 Summary 68 PART TWO Service-Oriented Discovery Patterns 69 CHAPTER 5 Top-Down Business Process-Driven Service Discovery Pattern 71 Is Business Process Top-Down Service Discovery Practical? 71 Documenting Business Processes: Industry Standards 72 Understand Business Processes 72 Define Business Process Analysis Maturity Level 76 Study Documented Business Processes 77 Establish Service-Oriented Business Process Model 78 Discover Analysis Services 82 Deliverables 87 Summary 88 CHAPTER 6 Top-Down Attribute-Driven Service Discovery Pattern 89 Study Business and Technology Discovery Sources 89 Attend to the Service Discovery Process 90 Institute Core Attributes 91 Establish Attribution Model 93 Select Attributes for Service Discovery 95 Found Decision Model 97 Discover Analysis Services 100 Establish Service Taxonomy 102 Deliverables 104 Summary 104 CHAPTER 7 Front-to-Back Service Discovery Pattern 105 Front-to-Back Service Discovery Model 105 User Interface Control Services 106 User Interface Content Delivery Services 111 User Interface Content Rendering Services 114 User Interface Value Services 117 Front-to-Back Service Discovery Process 118 Deliverables 122 Summary 122 CHAPTER 8 Back-to-Front Service Discovery Pattern 123 Conceptual Data Model Perspective 123 Logical Data Model Perspective 127 Physical Data Model Perspective 139 Back-to-Front Service Discovery Process 139 Deliverables 144 Summary 144 CHAPTER 9 Bottom-Up Service Discovery Pattern 145 Bottom-Up Business Functionality–Driven Service Discovery 145 Bottom-Up Technology-Driven Service Discovery 152 Bottom-Up Reference Architecture–Driven Service Discovery 157 Deliverables 163 Summary 163 CHAPTER 10 Meet-in-the-Middle Service Discovery Pattern 165 Integration-Oriented Services 165 Common Business Services 172 Infrastructure-Oriented Services 175 Deliverables 179 Summary 180 PART THREE Service-Oriented Categorization Patterns 181 CHAPTER 11 Service Source Categorization Patterns 183 Service Ideas and Concepts 183 Service Abstractions 185 Legacy Entities: Road-Tested Executables 188 Service Portfolio 189 Virtual Entities 191 Deliverables 191 Summary 192 CHAPTER 12 Service Structure Categorization Patterns 193 Service Structure Model 193 Environmental Influences on Service Structure 194 Service Structure Categorization Driving Principles 195 Atomic Service Structure: Indivisible Pattern 195 Composite Service Structure: Hierarchical Pattern 196 Service Cluster: Distributed and Federated Pattern 200 Deliverables 203 Summary 204 CHAPTER 13 Service Contextual Categorization Patterns 205 Contextual Classification Model: Patterns for ServiceContextual Categorization 205 Establishing Leading Service Categories 207 Service Subcategories Establishment Process 211 Deliverables 219 Summary 219 PART FOUR Service-Oriented Contextual Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 221 CHAPTER 14 Contextual Generalization Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 225 Contextual Generalization Process 225 Contextual Generalization Patterns 232 Contextual Generalization Anti-Patterns 240 Deliverables 243 Summary 243 CHAPTER 15 Contextual Specification Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 245 Contextual Specification Process 245 Contextual Specification Patterns 250 Service Specification Anti-Patterns 258 Deliverables 261 Summary 261 CHAPTER 16 Contextual Expansion Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 263 Contextual Expansion Process 264 Contextual Expansion Levels: Organizational Zones for Distribution of Services 265 Contextual Expansion Patterns 270 Service Contextual Expansion Anti-Patterns 278 Deliverables 281 Summary 281 CHAPTER 17 Contextual Contraction Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 283 Accommodating Demand for Contextual Contraction 283 Service Contextual Contraction Benefits 284 Service Contextual Contraction Example 285 Contextual Contraction Process 286 Contextual Contraction Patterns 290 Contextual Contraction Anti-Patterns 299 Deliverables 301 Summary 301 PART FIVE Service-Oriented Structural Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 303 CHAPTER 18 Structural Analysis and Modeling Principles: Introduction to Service Structural Notation and Modeling 305 Structural Analysis Modeling Principles 305 Structural Modeling Notation Introduction 306 Aggregation 310 Decomposition 311 Subtraction 312 Coupling and Decoupling 313 Compounding 315 Unification 316 Transformation 318 Intersection 319 Exclusion 321 Clipping 323 Binding and Unbinding 324 Cloning and Decloning 326 Deliverables 328 Summary 329 CHAPTER 19 Structural Generalization Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 331 Aggregation Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 332 Unification Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 339 Structural Compounding Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 345 Contract Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 351 Deliverables 357 Summary 357 CHAPTER 20 Structural Specification Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 359 Decomposition Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 359 Subtraction Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 368 Refactoring Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 375 Contract Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 382 Deliverables 388 Summary 388 CHAPTER 21 Structural Expansion Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 389 Distribution Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 390 Mediation Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 405 Contract Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 414 Deliverables 420 Summary 420 CHAPTER 22 Structural Contraction Analysis Process and Modeling Patterns 423 Distribution Reduction Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 424 Mediation Rollback Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 435 Contract Analysis: Patterns and Implementation 444 Deliverables 450 Summary 450 Index 451

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Book SynopsisDiscover how developments in information technology are raising new ethical debates Information and computer ethics has emerged as an important area of philosophical and social theorizing, combining conceptual, meta-ethical, normative, and applied elements.Trade Review"This book should be of interest to students and scholars in computer science, philosophy, communications, business, library science, and law. It offers a thorough examination of important and timely ethics issues and is recommended for all academic libraries." (American Reference Books Annual, March 2009) "Although each contributor's writing style is obvious, the sectional layout of the text is consistent from article to article, each beginning with an introduction, offering a conclusion for cursory review, and providing reference for further study." (CHOICE, October 2008)Table of ContentsForeword (Deborah G. Johnson). Preface. Contributors. Introduction (Kenneth Einar Himma and Herman T. Tavani). PART I: FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS. 1. Foundations of Information Ethics (Luciano Floridi). 2. Milestones in the History of Information Ethics (Terrell Ward Bynum). 3. Moral Methodology and Information Technology (Jeroen van den Hoven). 4. Value Sensitive Design and Information Systems (Batya Friedman, Peter H. Kahn, and Alan Borning). PART II: THEORETICAL ISSUES AFFECTING PROPERTY, PRIVACY, ANONYMITY, AND SECURITY. 5. Personality-Based, Rule Utilitarian, and Lockean Justifications of Intellectual Property (Adam D. Moore). 6. Informational Privacy: Concepts, Theories, and Controversies (Herman T. Tavani). 7. Online Anonymity (Kathleen A. Wallace). 8. Ethical Issues Involving Computer Security: Hacking, Hacktivism, and Counterhacking (Kenneth Einar Himma). PART III: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND THE INFORMATION-RELATED PROFESSIONS. 9. Information Ethics and the Library Profession (Kay Mathiesen and Don Fallis). 10. Ethical Interest in Free and Open Source Software (Frances S. Grodzinsky and Marty J. Wolf). 11. Internet Research Ethics: The Field and its Critical Issues (Elizabeth A. Buchanan and Charles Ess). 12. Health Information Technology: Challenges in Ethics, Science, and Uncertainty (Kenneth W. Goodman). 13. Ethical Issues of Information and Business (Bernd Carsten Stahl). PART IV: RESPONSIBILITY ISSUES AND RISK ASSESSMENT. 14. Responsibilities for Information on the Internet (Anton Vedder). 15. Virtual Reality and Computer Simulation (Philip Brey). 16. Genetic Information: Epistemological and Ethical Issues (Antonio Marturano). 17. The Ethics of Cyber Conflict (Dorothy E. Denning). 18. A Practical Mechanism for Ethical Risk Assessment - A SoDIS Inspection (Don Gotterbarn, Tony Clear, and Choon-Tuck Kwan). PART V: REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES. 19. Regulation and Governance on the Internet (John Weckert and Yeslam Al-Saggaf). 20. Information Overload (David M. Levy). 21. Email Spam (Keith W. Miller and James H. Moor). 22. The Matter of Plagiarism: What, Why, and If (John Snapper). 23. Intellectual Property: Legal and Moral Challenges of Online File Sharing (Richard A. Spinello). PART VI: ACCESS AND EQUITY ISSUES. 24. Censorship and Access to Information (Kay Mathiesen). 25. The Gender Agenda in Computer Ethics (Alison Adam). 26. The Digital Divide: Perspective for the Future (Maria Canellopoulou-Botti and Kenneth Einar Himma). 27. Intercultural Information Ethics (Rafael Capurro). Index.

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Book SynopsisCryptology, the science of ciphers and codes, and philology, the study of languages, are typically understood as separate domains. But Brian Lennon contends that computing’s humanistic applications, no less than its technical ones, are marked by the priorities of security and military institutions devoted to fighting wars and decoding intelligence.Trade ReviewPasswords is a fascinating book. What is especially impressive is the author’s deft and knowing engagements with both the long histories of computational text processing and the many discourses that make up literary philology. This is just the sort of work that the present mania for the digital demands, and yet books that actually live up to those demands are few and far between. Lennon is one of the few scholars who is even capable of managing that feat, and he does so here with style and erudition. -- David Golumbia, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityA stunning intervention, Passwords rivets our attention to the long history of our present fascination with the digital humanities. Through a series of close, contextual readings, from ninth-century Arabic philology and medieval European debates on language to twentieth-century stylometry and machine translation, this book recalls us to a series of engagements with language about which ‘all of us—we scholars, we philologists,’ as Lennon puts it, ought to know more. Passwords is eloquent and timely, and it offers a form of deep, institutional-lexical study, which schools us in a refusal to subordinate scholarship in the humanities to the identitarian and stabilizing imperatives of the national-security state. -- Jeffrey Sacks, University of California, Riverside

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Book Synopsis"All you have to do is watch the news, or be warned not to open your email today, to recognize the necessity for this revised and enhanced edition of this critical work, first published in 1995. We are inundated daily with intellectual property issues and warnings against computer viruses and hackers.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments for the First Edition. Acknowledgments for the Second Edition Getting Started. Critical-Thinking Skills. Professional Codes of Ethics. "Cracking" and Computer Security. Encryption, Law Enforcement, and Privacy. Computers in Safety-Critical Systems. Whistle Blowing. Intellectual-Property Issues. Environmental and Health Concerns. Striving for Fairness. Managing Your Career. Appendix A: Notes for the Instructor. Appendix B: Codes of Ethics. Appendix C: Pointers to Additional Resources. Index. About the Editor.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Financial Services Law and Distributed Ledger Technology PART I THE NATURE AND USE OF DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY IN FINANCIAL SERVICES 2 Blockchain and distributed ledger technology 3 Digital assets and the token economy 4 The application of DLT in financial services: Benefits and use cases 5 Risks and the regulatory issues arising from the use of DLT PART II THE FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 6 Financial services regulation Part 1: The proprietary status of cryptoassets 7 Financial services regulation Part 2: The regulated activities 8 Financial services regulation Part 3: Other applicable provisions PART III REGULATING SPECIFIC USE CASES 9 Regulating trade in securities tokens 10 Cryptoassets in payments and payment services 11 Crypto lending platforms 12 Decentralised insurance PART IV JURISDICTION AND REMEDIES 13 Jurisdiction and applicable law 14 Dispute resolution and remedies 15 Conclusion: Regulating distributed ledger technology through financial services law

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents: Forward: Curtis E. A. Karnow Part I Introduction to Law and Artificial Intelligence 1. Towards a Law of Artificial Intelligence Woodrow Barfield 2. Accelerating AI John O. McGinnis 3. Finding the Right Balance in Artificial Intelligence and Law L. Thorne McCarty 4. Learning Algorithms and Discrimination Nizan Packin and Yafit Lev-Aretz 5. The Principal Japanese AI and Robot Strategy and Research Toward Establishing Basic Principles Fumio Shimpo Part II Regulation of Artificial Intelligence 6. Artificial Intelligence and Private Law Shawn Bayern 7. Regulation of Artificial Intelligence John Frank Weaver 8. Legal Personhood in the Age of Artificially Intelligent Robots Robert van den Hoven van Genderen 9. Autonomous Driving: Regulatory Challenges Raised by Artificial Decision-Making and Tragic Choices Antje von Ungern-Sternberg Part III Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Law Issues 10. Artificial Intelligence and Privacy- AI Enters the House Through the Cloud Ronald Leenes and Silvia De Conca 11. Future Privacy: A Real Right to Privacy for Artificial Intelligence S. J. Blodgett-Ford 12. Artificial Intelligence and the First Amendment Toni M. Massaro and Helen Norton 13. Data Algorithms and Privacy in Surveillance: On Stages, Numbers, and the Human Factor Arno R. Lodder and Ronald P. Loui 14. The Impact of AI on Criminal Law, and its Twofold Procedures Ugo Pagallo and Serena Quattrocolo Patrt IV Intellectual Property 15. The Law of Artificial Intelligence Intellectual Property Jeremy A. Cubert and Richard G. A. Bone 16. Kinematically Abstract Claims in Surgical Robotics Patents Andrew Chin 17. Artificial Intelligence and the Patent System: Can a New Tool Render a Once Patentable Idea Obvious? William Samore 18. Thinking Machines and Patent Law Liza Vertinsky 19. Artificial Intelligence and the Creative Industry: New Challenges for the EU Paradigm for Art and Technology by Autonomous Creation Madeleine de Cock Buning Part V Applications of Artificial Intelligence 20. Free Movement of Algorithms: Artificially Intelligent Persons Conquer the European Union’s Internal Market Thomas Burri 21. The Artificially Intelligent Internet of Things and Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code Stacy-Ann Elvy 22. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, the Workplace, and Workplace-Related Law Isabelle Wildhaber 23. Robotics Law 1.0: On Social System Design for Artificial Intelligence Yueh-Hsuan Weng 24. Antitrust, Algorithmic Pricing and Tacit Collusion Maurice E. Stucke and Ariel Ezrachi 25. Robots in the Boardroom: Artificial Intelligence and Corporate Law Florian Möslein Index

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Book SynopsisThis second edition provides a broad range of perspectives on the legal implications of artificial intelligence (AI) across different global jurisdictions. Contributors identify the potential threats that AI poses to the protection of rights and human wellbeing, anticipating future developments in technological and legal infrastructures.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘With a focus on US and German law, Aslani’s analysis of the legal protection of hashtags highlights persistent problems of doctrinal incoherence and inconsistency in two very different trade mark regimes. While providing scholarly rigor and depth, Hashtags and Trade Marks: A Comparative Legal Approach also offers practical solutions and a taxonomy of hashtag categories that will assist lawyers, judges, and administrative authorities dealing with real-world questions of registration and scope of protection for these unconventional marks. The implications of this multifaceted study could reach beyond the example of hashtags alone; as the opportunities afforded by digital technology exercise their profound influence on human relations in every sphere, the principles outlined in this book may well be applied to as-yet unimagined modes of future communication.’ -- Barbara Lauriat, Texas Tech University, US‘This is a must read for anyone who has an interest in hashtags and trademark law. A very timely, first-of-its kind publication, this insightful work covers three crucial jurisdictions, the US, the EU and Germany to unpack the underlying fundamental issues of freedom of expression, competition and trade mark protection in the current information space.’ -- Frederick Mostert, King’s College London, UKcTable of ContentsContents: PART I #SETTINGTHESTAGE: FOUNDATIONS, ANCESTRY AND TAXONOMY OF HASHTAGS 1 Introduction: hashtags as trade marks and trade marks as hashtags 2 Ancestry and uses of hashtags PART II NAVIGATING THE HASHTAG LEGAL LANDSCAPE: IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS 3 Registered rights and hashtags 4 Hashtag mark infringement 5 Defences/fair use PART III CLOSING ARGUMENTS: REACHING A CONCLUSION 6 Conclusion: addressing the conundrum of hashtag trade marks Index

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Book SynopsisHelps the reader gain a bigger-picture understanding of the growing counter-capitalist discourse; Offers concrete examples to offer valuable insights into the two-sided nature of technology and its role in fomenting political/economic change; Showcases how the digital commons both relies on, and increasingly shapes, the material realm of raw materials, infrastructure, and manufacturing.Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: Contemporary Capitalism and the Promise of the Digital Revolution 1. Theorizing Capitalism and its Demise 2. The Digital Commons' Elusive Potential 3. Taking Back the Interest PART II: The Material Economy and the Commons 4. Democratizing Infrastructure 5. The Promise of 'Design Global, Manufacture Local' 6. Contending With the Limits of Our Natural World PART III: Money and Value 7. Coping With Money's Monopoly on Value 8. Reinventing Money's Role in the Economy PART IV: In Pursuit of a Post-Capitalist Future 9. Compeerists of the World Unite! 10. A Compeerist Society Conclusion

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Book SynopsisEmerging technologies create challenges for traditional regulatory approaches. The contributors to this book - leading scholars in law, innovation, and technology - address the need for new governance methods and models.The unique characteristics of emerging technologies - their diverse applications, the myriad concerns raised by new technologies, the need for public engagement, and the issue of effective coordination between governance players - create the need for new governance approaches. The authors identify innovative new methods of governance, taking into account an environment where changes in technologies can out-pace the corresponding regulatory frameworks.Scholars of technology, science and innovation will find this book to be an enlightening read, as will lawyers, policymakers and think-tanks working within the emerging technologies arena.Contributors: J.W. Abbott, K.W. Abbott, B. Allenby, M. Baram, D.M. Bowman, J. Kuzma, P.H. Lindøe, R.A. Lindor, T.F. Malloy, G.N. Mandel, G.E. Marchant, M. Masterton, L. Paddock, J. Paterson, M.A. Saner, W. WallachTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: The Challenge of Oversight for Emerging Technologies Kenneth W. Abbott PART I: GENERAL APPROACHES 2. The Dynamics of Emerging Technology Systems Braden Allenby 3. Emerging Technology Governance Gregory N. Mandel 4. An Integrated Framework for Governing Emerging Technologies such as Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biology LeRoy Paddock and Molly Masterton 5. The Role of Adaptation in the Governance of Emerging Technologies Marc A. Saner 6. Integrating Technology Assessment into Government Technology Policy Timothy F. Malloy 7. Governing the Governance of Emerging Technologies Gary E. Marchant and Wendell Wallach PART II: SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS 8. The Hare and the Tortoise: An Australian Perspective on Regulating New Technologies and their Products and Processes Diana M. Bowman 9. Properly Paced? Examining the Past and Present Governance of GMOs in the United States Jennifer Kuzma 10. Innovative Governance Schemes for Molecular Diagnostics Rachel A. Lindor and Gary E. Marchant 11. Network Security Agreements: Communications Technology Governance by Other Means Joshua W. Abbott 12. Robust Offshore Risk Regulation – An Assessment of US, UK and Norwegian Approaches Preben H. Lindøe, Michael Baram and John Paterson 13. Conclusion: Emerging Governance for Emergent Technologies Gary E. Marchant Index

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