Handbook of Research on Social and Organizational Liabilities in Information Security (Handbook of Research On...) [Hardcover]

Manish Gupta (Author, Editor), Raj Sharman (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1605661325 | ISBN-13: 978-1605661322 | Publication Date: November 20, 2008

As the diffusion and use of technology applications have accelerated in organizational and societal domains, behavioral and social dynamics have inevitably created the potential for negative as well as positive consequences and events associated with technology. A pressing need within organizations and societies has therefore emerged for robust, proactive information security measures that can prevent as well as ameliorate breaches, attacks, and abuses. The Handbook of Research on Social and Organizational Liabilities in Information Security offers a critical mass of insightful, authoritative articles on the most salient contemporary issues of managing social and human aspects of information security. Aimed at providing immense scholarly value to researchers, academicians, and practitioners in the area of information technology and security, this landmark reference collection provides estimable coverage of pertinent issues such as employee surveillance, information security policies, and password authentication.

Editorial Reviews

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"This collection of international research examines contemporary issues in managing social and human aspects of information security." --Book News Inc. (March 2009)

About the Author

Manish Gupta is an information security professional in M&T Bank, Buffalo and also a PhD candidate at the State University of New York - Buffalo. He received his bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering from the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow (India) in 1998 and an MBA in information systems from the State University of New York - Buffalo (USA) in 2003. He has more than ten years of industry experience in information systems, policies, and technologies. He has published three books in the area of information security and assurance. He has published more than 30 research articles in leading journals, conference proceedings and books including DSS, ACM Transactions, IEEE, and JOEUC. He serves in editorial boards of eight international journals and has served in program committees of several international conferences. He is listed in Cambridge Who s Who Among Executives and Professionals, 2007 and Who s Who among students in American Universities and Colleges, 2003. He holds several professional designations including CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISSPCS, and PMP. He is a member of ACM, AIS, IEEE, INFORMS, APWG, ISACA, and ISC2. He is recipient of 2008 ISC2 information security scholarship.

Raj Sharman is an associate professor in the Management Science and Systems Department at SUNY Buffalo, NY. He received his B. Tech and M. Tech degree from IIT Bombay (India) and his M.S degree in Industrial Engineering and PhD in Computer Science from Louisiana State University. His research streams include information assurance, extreme events, and improving performance on the Web. His papers have been published in a number of national and international journals. He is also the recipient of several grants from the university as well as external agencies. He serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Information Systems Security.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 596 pages
• Publisher: Information Science Reference (November 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605661325
• ISBN-13: 978-1605661322
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,037,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Information Security Reference, May 27, 2009

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Security Professional (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Research on Social and Organizational Liabilities in Information Security (Handbook of Research On...) (Hardcover)

This is a great book for anyone working or involved in the information security area. I got this book from the local library to look through a couple of chapters needed for my research, but ended up reading most of the chapters. The best thing about this book is its breadth of coverage on topics ranging from organizational responsibilities, security awareness and training, HCI issues and more. I have been working in Information Security area for more than 17 years now and chapters in this book only added to my knowledge of topics in the area. Each chapter has great background coverage that helped me understand some the chapters in the book that are overly academic for my taste. The favorite chapters for me are the ones on phishing, CAPTCHAs and social engineering. I recommend this book to anyone in security or audit area to get an extensive coverage of the topics in Information Security. I would give it five starts if it were not so highly priced.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book with extensive breadth of topics, June 17, 2009

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Infosec professional (NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Research on Social and Organizational Liabilities in Information Security (Handbook of Research On...) (Hardcover)

I only read about half of the chapters on the topics that I was interested in and I found them very well written. Mostly, the chapters are written by leading researchers in area of the chapter, which lends much weight to the relevance and credibility. The breadth and depth of coverage fits a wide range of audience. I work in information security and found the concepts and details very very helpful and ones I could relate to in my work. The appendix is very helpful in finding the information you need to look at. Editors have done a commendable job in selecting topics and authors for the chapters from all over the world. Overall a great reference book, but like other reviewer I share the sentiment that it a bit pricey.