Computer Network Security and Cyber Ethics, 2d edition [Paperback]

Joseph Migga Kizza (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786425954 | ISBN-13: 978-0786425952 | Publication Date: July 26, 2006 | Edition: 2

This fully updated edition of the 2002 Choice Outstanding Academic Title opens with three chapters new to this edition introducing morality, ethics, and technology and value. The author demonstrates the central role of morality and ethics in the deliberations and decisions of people handling information technology. Also discussed in depth is the value technology adds and the role it plays in the decision-making process. Like the first edition, this book focuses on security issues with the intent of increasing the public’s awareness of the magnitude of cyber vandalism, the weaknesses and loopholes inherent in the cyberspace infrastructure, and the ways to protect ourselves and our societies. The goal is public understanding of the nature and motives of cyber acts, how such acts are committed, and the efforts being undertaken to prevent future occurrences.

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"Excellent...highly detailed." --Choice

"A thoughtful, informed, and informative look at electronic malice and its consequences...highly recommended." --Midwest Book Review

"A useful introduction...libraries will want to consider this for purchase." --Counterpoise

"A thoughtful, informed, and informative look at electronic malice and its consequences...highly recommended." --Midwest Book Review

"A useful introduction...libraries will want to consider this for purchase." --Counterpoise --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Joseph Migga Kizza is also the author of Civilizing the Internet: Global Concerns and Efforts Toward Regulation (1998, “recommended”—Library Journal) and a professor of computer science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He lives in Hixson, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company, Publishers; 2 edition (July 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786425954
• ISBN-13: 978-0786425952
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,081,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A down-to-earth, serious guide, February 9, 2002

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This review is from: Computer Network Security and Cyber Ethics (Paperback)

Computer Network Security And Cyber Ethics by Joseph Kizza (professor of computer science at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee) studies the very real and expanding frontier of cybercrime. From the motives for cyber attacks to their costs to society as a whole, crime prevention efforts and the future of cybercrime are all covered in this down-to-earth, serious guide. A thoughtful, informed, and informative look at electronic malice and its consequences, Computer Network Security And Cyber Ethics is highly recommended reading. Also strongly recommended is Joseph Kizza's earlier work, Civilizing The Internet: Global Concerns And Efforts Toward Regulation ...