Global Perspectives In Information Security Legal, Social, and International Issues

by Bidgoli, Hossein

• ISBN13: 9780470372111
• ISBN10: 0470372117
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-16
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Global Perspectives in Information Security, compiled by renowned expert and professor Hossein Bidgoli, offers an expansive view of current issues in information security. Written by leading academics and practitioners from around the world, this thorough resource explores and examines a wide range of issues and perspectives in this rapidly expanding field. Perfect for students, researchers, and practitioners alike, Professor Bidgoli's book offers definitive coverage of established and cutting-edge theory and application in information security.

Author Biography

Hossein Bidgoli, PhD, is professor of management information systems at California State University. Dr. Bidgoli helped set up the first PC lab in the United States and served as its first director. He is the author of 43 textbooks, 27 manuals, and more than five dozen technical articles and papers on various aspects of computer applications, information systems and network security, e-commerce, and decision support systems published and presented throughout the world. Dr. Bidgoli also serves as the editor-in-chief of The Internet Encyclopedia, The Handbook of Information Security, The Handbook of Computer Networks, and the Encyclopedia of Information Systems.
The Encyclopedia of Information Systems was the recipient of one of Library Journal's Best Reference Sources for 2002, and The Internet Encyclopedia was the recipient of one of the PSP Awards (Professional and Scholarly Publishing), 2004, awarded by the Association of American Publishers. Dr. Bidgoli was selected as the 2001–2002 Professor of the Year at California State University, Bakersfield.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xv
Legal Issues and Considerations	p. 1
Cyberlaw: The Major Areas, Development, and Information Security Aspects	p. 3
Legal, Social, and Ethical Issues of the Internet	p. 53
Cybercrime and the U.S. Criminal Justice System	p. 95
Cyberterrorism and Information Security	p. 127
Law Enforcement and Computer Security Threats and Measures	p. 181
Corporate Spying: The Legal Aspects	p. 205
Spam and the Legal Counterattacks	p. 243
Hacktivism	p. 295
Online Contracts	p. 319
Law Enforcement and Digital Evidence	p. 357
Social Issues and Considerations	p. 405
Privacy Law and the Internet	p. 407
Internet Censorship	p. 437
Anonymity and Identity on the Internet	p. 457
Digital Identity	p. 481
Digital Divide	p. 513
Medical Records Security	p. 535
International Issues and Policy Considerations	p. 561
E-Government Security Issues and Measures	p. 563
International Security Issues of E-Government	p. 591
Global Aspects of Cyberlaw	p. 627
Combating the Cybercrime Threat: Developments in Global Law Enforcement	p. 667
Information Leakage: Detection and Countermeasures	p. 695
Wireless Information Warfare	p. 723
E-Mail and Internet Use Policies	p. 789
Guidelines for a Comprehensive Security System	p. 831
Index	p. 851
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