Authors:
Paperback, 464 pages
Publisher: AUERBACH
Publication Date: 2002-01-23
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    This is a comprehensive, highly usable, and clearly organized field manual of the issues, tools, and control techniques that audit, law enforcement, and infosecurity professionals need to know to successfully investigate illegal activities perpetrated through the use of information technology. All of the forensic audit routines discussed throughout the book are included on a CD-ROM, which is included with the book. With the ready-made audit routines included in the appendix, the reader can immediately implement field audits. The step-by-step design allows the reader to gain comprehension of how the routines are developed, and how they can be applied in an audit/investigative situation....

Authors:
Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    CyberProtest explores the effects of the synergy between ICTs and people power, analyzing the implications for politics and social policy at both a national and a global level....

Authors: Henry M. Gladney.
Hardcover, 314 pages
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2007-03-12
Edition: 1

Reviews :

   

Cultural history enthusiasts have asserted the urgent need to protect digital information from imminent loss. Without action, much of what has been created in digital form is likely to become unusable. Although a decade has already elapsed since this challenge was clearly articulated, nobody has described a complete procedure for preventing such loss – until now.

Leading industry consultant Henry M. Gladney outlines a technical solution and justifies its correctness and optimality. His presentation focuses on long-term digital preservation principles as a basis for producing the software that will be needed. The method described will work for any kind of digital document, multimedia file, business record collection, or scientific information, and is believed to be optimal with respect to both the quality of the preserved information and end-user convenience. Additionally, Dr. Gladney explains the requirements of the related software, and sketches how to implement it.

Preserving Digital Information presents an up-to-date description of its field, together with a solution for all technical problems identified in the pertinent professional literature. It is for archivists, research librarians, and museum curators who need to understand digital technology in order to manage their institutions; software engineers and computer scientists whose work requires sound information about digital preservation; and attorneys, medical professionals, government officials, and business executives who depend on the long-term reliability of digital records.

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Authors: Jon Collins. Neil Macehiter. Dale Vile. Neil Ward-Dutton.
Paperback, 200 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2007-08-31


Reviews :

    "The book contains a practical approach and real actions that can transform the credibility and alignment of IT to the business."
--Myron Hrycyk, CIO, NYK Logistics UK & Eire

"A significant addition to the Enterprise Architect's bookshelf."
--Rupert Brown, Principal Architect, Merrill Lynch Global Business Technology EMEA

Many IT deployments fall short of delivering value to the businesses that pay for them. On top of this, the combined forces of rapid business change and technology innovation frequently outpace the ability of IT organisations to make sense of their implications. With business activity and IT now so intimately intertwined, organizations urgently need a framework which allows them to align IT capabilities with business strategies and priorities in a way that is sustainable.

A team of IT-expert authors with more than 80 years' combined experience have interviewed dozens of CIOs, IT directors and other senior technical and business decision makes to find out what works and what doesn't. The result is a handbook for organizations of all sizes that want to improve the value of their IT investments, thus enabling their IT capabilities to play a more pivotal business role. Written in plain English that does not descend into technical detail, The Technology Garden provides practical advice for organizations looking to achieve sustainable IT-business alignment. To do so, it defines:
* Six key principles - a distillation of best practice that readers can apply directly to the domain of IT-business alignment
* A framework for their application - a pragmatic roadmap for the application of the principles
* Adoption guidelines - a set of self-assessment checklists that readers can use to understand where they are on the IT-business alignment roadmap and how to progress.

With groundbreaking research and proven approaches, this blueprint enables readers to understand what is at the heart of IT-business alignment. Combining IT research, analysis and real-world insight, The Technology Garden is the ultimate no-nonsense guide....

Authors: Darrell M. West.
Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: 2007-07-02


Reviews :

   

Few developments have had broader consequences for the public sector than the introduction of the Internet and digital technology. In this book, Darrell West discusses how new technology is altering governmental performance, the political process, and democracy itself by improving government responsiveness and increasing information available to citizens.

Using multiple methods--case studies, content analysis of over 17,000 government Web sites, public and bureaucrat opinion survey data, an e-mail responsiveness test, budget data, and aggregate analysis--the author presents the most comprehensive study of electronic government ever undertaken. Among other topics, he looks at how much change has taken place in the public sector, what determines the speed and breadth of e-government adoption, and what the consequences of digital technology are for the public sector.

Written in a clear and analytical manner, this book outlines the variety of factors that have restricted the ability of policy makers to make effective use of new technology. Although digital government offers the potential for revolutionary change, social, political, and economic forces constrain the scope of transformation and prevent government officials from realizing the full benefits of interactive technology.

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Authors: Richard A. Spinello.
Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Publication Date: 1994-11-04


Reviews :

   

This collection of case studies and theoretical frameworks is designed to provoke readers to reflect upon the social and ethical ramifications of managing information.

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Authors: Kieron O'Hara.
Paperback, 294 pages
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication Date: 2008-03-03


Reviews :

    What do you know about the new surveillance state that has been created in the wake of pervasive computing - the increasing use of very small and simple computers in all sorts of host - from your computer to your coat? Well, these little computers can communicate via the web and form powerful networks whose emergent behaviour can be very complex, intelligent, and invasive. The question is: how much of an infringement on privacy are they?...

Authors: Henry C. Lucas.
Hardcover, 224 pages
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Publication Date: 2008-03-30


Reviews :

    From iPods to EZPass technology to YouTube to eGovernment initiatives, the impact of technology is changing our lives more and more each day. This book, a counterpart to a Maryland Public Television documentary, chronicles how and why and shows ways people can take advantage of the "revolution" in their personal and professional lives. As technology expert Henry C. Lucas, Jr., argues, the fundamentals of business and the economy--not to mention the details of daily life--are changing in every market, in every industry, and in every nation. This book explores the most significant of these technology-enabled transformations to help readers understand and appreciate the opportunities and threats presented by a new, technology-driven global economy. Among other things, Inside the Future demonstrates that: -A revolution in technology is transforming business and the way individuals live and work. -It's essential to adapt to change. Resisting technological advances is futile, and countries or people that fall behind in technology may never catch up. -The U.S. needs to prepare current and future workers for an economy that incorporates technology in every business process, an economy in which there are almost no constraints from time and place, and an economy in which most hierarchical organizations disappear. -The future competitiveness of the country depends on our ability to innovate and implement change enabled by technology. This revolution is leaving no person or organization untouched. From business to education and healthcare, the digitization and mobilization of every process affects us all. Yet this isn't a book about technology, but one that shows how people and organizations can adapt technology to transform their businesses as well as create a more productive, satisfying personal life. Readers will gain a new awareness of how leading organizations apply IT to create transformations, and how they can use technology to improve their lives, remain competitive in the workforce, and survive in this new age of constant change and re-invention....

Authors: Michael Miller.
Paperback, 512 pages
Publisher: Sybex
Publication Date: 2002-08-01
Edition: 1st

Reviews :

    If you think anti-virus software is enough protection from hackers, think again!
Have you ever engaged in high-risk Internet activities? You have if you've ever shopped, chatted with a friend, played a game or swapped an MP3 file while online. And you'll be shocked to learn how incredibly vulnerable your PC is if you're connecting via cable/DSL. Your risk of Internet attacks is likely to increase in the coming years--in both frequency and destructiveness. It's simply becoming easier for computer criminals to access and sabotage your PC, and even to steal your identity. Learn how to protect your PC from fast-spreading viruses in disguise, Internet-connection hijackers, con artists after your personal information, annoying spam e-mail and relentless pop-up advertising. Absolute PC Security and Privacy shows you how to detect security holes, reduce your chances of attack, recognize when you're under attack and stop an attack in progress.
Coverage includes:
* Understanding the various types of viruses and how they spread
* Learning which virus types you're most vulnerable to
* Protecting your PC from virus infection
* Recovering from a virus attack and disinfecting your system
* Understanding the different types of Internet-based attacks
* Protecting your system from an Internet-based attack
* Protecting your system in a P2P environment
* Defending your home or small business network
* Securing your wireless network
* Understanding hardware and software firewalls and which type you should use
* Recognizing when your system is under an Internet-based attack
* Shutting down and recovering from an Internet-based attack
* Tips and tricks for safeguarding your personal information
* Practicing safe shopping and avoiding auction fraud while online
* Protecting yourself and your children from online predators
* Understanding how spyware works and how to defeat it
* Using passwords, digital certificates, and encryption
* How to anonymously surf the Web and send e-mail
* How to keep your contact information out of the hands of spammers
* How to eliminate spam e-mail and pop-up advertisements...

Authors: Diana Eng. Natalie Zee Drieu.
Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2009-01-14
Edition: Pap/Onl

Reviews :

    The book begins with a lesson on how to be creative and ends with instructions for programming a microchip. Diana leads readers step by step to discovering fashion and technology through the story of her own experiences exploring the two subjects. The book is interactive, containing projects in each chapter that allow readers to experience the discoveries for themselves. Projects range from solving step-by-step, Martin Gardner math puzzles on graph paper provided on the pages of the book, to making an inflatable dress, or knitting anti-bacterial socks. There is also a supplementary website where readers can download patterns and source code for the projects, share tips and tricks, discuss concepts, and upload photos of their creations for feedback from fellow readers and the author.
Topics Covered:
1. How to Design: design principles and the research process
2. How to Create: sewing and hacking techniques
3. How to Combine Fashion and Technology: in concepts explored by the author (mechanically changing clothes, biomimetics, mathematics, programming, etc.)
4. How to Apply New Technology: with tips for further areas of exploration...