Computing & IT Security Books

New and Published Books

1. Managing the Insider Threat

   No Dark Corners

   By Nick Catrantzos

   An adversary who attacks an organization from within can prove fatal to the organization and is generally impervious to conventional defenses. Drawn from the findings of an award-winning thesis, Managing the Insider Threat: No Dark Corners is the first comprehensive resource to use social science...

   Published May 16th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition, Volume 6

   Edited by Harold F. Tipton, Micki Krause Nozaki

   Updated annually, the Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition, Volume 6 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference available on information security and assurance. Bringing together the knowledge, skills, techniques, and tools required of IT security professionals, it...

   Published March 27th 2012 by Auerbach Publications
3. Noiseless Steganography

   The Key to Covert Communications

   By Abdelrahman Desoky

   Among the features that make Noiseless Steganography: The Key to Covert Communications a first of its kind: The first to comprehensively cover Linguistic Steganography The first to comprehensively cover Graph Steganography The first to comprehensively cover Game Steganography Although the...

   Published February 15th 2012 by Auerbach Publications
4. Investigations in the Workplace, Second Edition

   By Eugene F. Ferraro

   The process of investigation is dynamic and fluid. The approach must be reasonable and the investigator flexible. However, in order to be successful, every investigation must have a meaningful purpose and be executed ethically and lawfully. Inevitably, employers must invest time, money, and...

   Published February 14th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Information Security Governance Simplified

   From the Boardroom to the Keyboard

   By Todd Fitzgerald

   Security practitioners must be able to build cost-effective security programs while also complying with government regulations. Information Security Governance Simplified: From the Boardroom to the Keyboard lays out these regulations in simple terms and explains how to use control frameworks to...

   Published December 19th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Asset Protection through Security Awareness

   By Tyler Justin Speed

   Supplying a high-level overview of how to protect your company’s physical and intangible assets, Asset Protection through Security Awareness explains the best ways to enlist the assistance of your employees as the first line of defense in safeguarding company assets and mitigating security risks....

   Published December 19th 2011 by Auerbach Publications
7. The Business of Criminal Justice

   A Guide for Theory and Practice

   By Daniel Adrian Doss, Chengqi Guo, Joo Young Lee

   Regardless of the type, size, or mission of a criminal justice or law enforcement organization, optimum decision making can be achieved by examining activities and functions from the perspective of traditional business administration. Using profit and nonprofit business models, The Business of...

   Published December 18th 2011 by CRC Press
8. Mass Notification and Crisis Communications

   Planning, Preparedness, and Systems

   By Denise C. Walker

   Mass communication in the midst of a crisis must be done in a targeted and timely manner to mitigate the impact and ultimately save lives. Based on sound research, real-world case studies, and the author’s own experiences, Mass Notification and Crisis Communications: Planning, Preparedness, and...

   Published December 18th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems

   SCADA, DCS, PLC, HMI, and SIS

   By Tyson Macaulay, Bryan L. Singer

   As industrial control systems (ICS), including SCADA, DCS, and other process control networks, become Internet-facing, they expose crucial services to attack. Threats like Duqu, a sophisticated worm found in the wild that appeared to share portions of its code with the Stuxnet worm, emerge with...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Auerbach Publications
10. Managing Emerging Risk

    The Capstone of Preparedness

    By Kevin D. Burton

    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...

    Published December 12th 2011 by CRC Press