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1. |  The Green Agenda: A Business Guide By: Alan Calder Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 05-MAR-2009 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Green Agenda: A Business Guide
Reap the rewards of a Green IT Strategy with this essential guide
Climate change can be an emotive issue. This book takes a cool look at the subject and shows you what makes it relevant to your business. A big part of the answer is energy. Computers consume a lot of energy, and energy costs money. The cost of powering and cooling data servers over three years is currently 1.5 times the cost of purchasing the server hardware. Over the next two decades, global demand for energy is predicted to rise by 50%, which means that your long-term energy costs are also likely to increase....
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2. |  IT Induction and Information Security Awareness By: Valerie Maddock Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 09-FEB-2010 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IT Induction and Information Security Awareness
The only guide on the market to cover IT Induction and Information Security Awareness!
Where your information security is concerned, prevention is better than cure.
If you want to tackle the problem of information security, you cannot rely on the help of technology alone. Information security breaches tend to occur as a result of human, as well as technological, failings. However, the human factor usually receives far less attention.
Training
Computer systems are complex, so people who work with them often need to be trained in how to use...
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3. |  ISO27001 Assessments Without Tears By: Steve G. Watkins Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 07-MAR-2007 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: ISO27001 Assessments Without Tears
The audit process can be a daunting one as an auditor can direct questions at any employee within your organisation. Written in a clear plain style, this pocket guide offers a tried and tested briefing, and should be issued to staff in advance of the audit to help them prepare for the experience and be well equipped to answer questions when asked.
This pocket book explains what an ISO 27001 assessment is, why organisations bother with them, and what individual staff should do and, perhaps as importantly, not do if an auditor chooses to question them.
The book covers:
What an...
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4. |  By: Li Wenbo; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 12-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Opa Application Development
A rapid and secure web development framework to develop web applications in Opa
Discover the Opa framework in a progressive and structured way
Build secure, powerful web applications with Opa.
Create three complete web application demos with Opa.
In Detail
Opa is a full-stack Open Source web development framework for JavaScript that lets you write secure and scalable web applications. It generates standard Node.js/MongoDB applications, natively supports HTML5 and CSS and automates many aspects of modern web application programming. It handles all aspects of web...
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5. |  The Definitive Guide to the C&A Transformation Process By: Dr. Julie Mehan; Waylon Krush Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 06-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Definitive Guide to the C&A Transformation Process
Learn more about establishing and maintaining a secure information environment...
War is always a product of its age; and information systems are one of the primary drivers of war in the age of information. The tools and tactics used to fight the information war have evolved with advances in technology. So, it is no wonder that the tools and tactics needed to defend critical information systems must also evolve.
Certification and Accreditation Process
One of the tools in the defense toolkit is the process known as Certification and Accreditation (C&A). C&A stretches across the...
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6. |  Information Security Risk Management for ISO27001/ISO27002 By: Alan Calder; Steve Watkins Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 27-APR-2010 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Information Security Risk Management for ISO27001/ISO27002
Plan and carry out a risk assessment to protect your business information.
In the knowledge economy, organisations have to be able to protect their information assets. Information security management has, therefore, become a critical corporate discipline. The international code of practice for an information security management system (ISMS) is ISO27002.
As the code of practice explains, information security management enables organisations to 'ensure business continuity, minimise business risk, and maximise return on investments and business opportunities'.
Information...
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7. |  Computer Forensics: A Pocket Guide By: Dr. Nathan Clarke Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 06-APR-2010 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Computer Forensics: A Pocket Guide
How would your organisation cope with a cyber attack? Pinpoint and close vulnerabilities using effective computer forensics!
The primary purpose of computer forensics is to enable organisations to pinpoint where the malware has infected their computer systems and which files have been infected, so that they can close the vulnerability. More and more organisations have realised that they need to acquire a forensic capability to ensure they are ready to cope with an information security incident.
This pocket guide illustrates the technical complexities involved in computer forensics,...
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8. |  Penetration Testing: Protecting Networks and Systems By: Kevin M. Henry Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 21-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Penetration Testing: Protecting Networks and Systems
"Preparation for the Certified Penetration Testing Engineer (CPTE) examination
Penetration testing is the simulation of an unethical attack of a computer system or other facility to prove how vulnerable that system would be in the event of a real attack. The Certified Penetration Testing Engineer (CPTE) examination provides a widely recognized certification for penetration testers.
The fundamentals of penetration testing
This book is a preparation guide for the CPTE examination, yet is also a general reference for experienced penetration testers, ethical hackers, auditors,...
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9. |  By: Paul Kearney Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 16-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Security: The Human Factor
"Deploy information security across the business
Knowing about information security is not enough. You also have to deploy it across the business - which means convincing management of its importance. Learn how with this essential guide!
Information technology plays a fundamental role in the operations of any modern business. While the confidentiality and integrity of your organisation's information have to be protected, a business still needs to have this information readily available in order to be able to function from day to day. If you are an information security practitioner, you...
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10. |  ISO27001 / ISO27002 A Pocket Guide By: Alan Calder Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 30-OCT-2008 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: ISO27001 / ISO27002 A Pocket Guide
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Use ISO27001 to protect your organisation's information assets
This helpful, handy ISO27001/ISO27002 pocket guide gives a useful overview of these two important information security standards.
Read this pocket guide to learn about:
The ISO/IEC 27000
Family of Information Security Standards
Background to the Standards Certification process
The ISMS and ISO27001
Overview of ISO/IEC 27001:2005
Specification vs Code of Practice
Documentation Records
Management Responsibility
Policy Scope
Risk...
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11. |  Managing Information Security Breaches: Studies from Real Life By: Michael Krausz Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 25-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Information Security Breaches: Studies from Real Life
Even when organisations take precautions, they may still be at risk of a data breach. Information security incidents do not just affect small businesses; major companies and government departments suffer from them as well.
A strategic framework
Managing Information Security Breaches sets out a strategic framework for handling this kind of emergency. It focuses on the treatment of severe breaches and on how to re-establish safety and security once the breach has occurred. These recommendations support the controls for the treatment of breaches specified under ISO27001:2005....
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12. |  Managing Information Risk: A Director's Guide By: Stewart Mitchell Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 28-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Information Risk: A Director's Guide
"Information Security is the board's responsibility – read this book before you get into trouble!
Information risk is endemic in any modern organisation. From the potential for losing sensitive information to a full-system crash that incapacitates the company, the consequences can be disastrous. Information risk management is a method of assessing information threats and taking actions to minimise the chances of risks becoming a reality. With properly implemented security controls based on risk assessment, you could stop your company from having to suffer huge financial or reputational...
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13. |  E-Discovery and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures By: Bradley Schaufenbuel Publisher: IT Governance Ltd Publication Date: 01-JUL-2007 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: E-Discovery and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures
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The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) govern the activities of all US federal civil courts. They contain discovery requirements that any company must satisfy when it is the subject of a civil action, such as an employment discrimination lawsuit or an intellectual property dispute.
FRCP Updated
The FRCP have been amended and updated to take account of electronic information. Attorneys can no longer just throw individual E-Discovery requests 'over the wall' to the IT department. Indeed, the pitfalls associated with E-Discovery represent one of the greatest risks that...
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By:Â Michael Guthrie; Publisher:Â Packt Publishing Publication Date:Â 24-MAY-2013 Insert Date:Â 04-JUN-2013 Slots:Â 1.0 | Overview: Instant Nagios Starter
A guide to easily getting your Nagios server up and running for monitoring, alerting, and reporting
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results
Install Nagios with minimal fuss on any Unix and Linux platform
Harness the flexibility of Nagios for intelligent monitoring
Utilize Nagios data for reporting and data visualization
In Detail
Whether your project is large or small, the world demands reliability from its information technology. Nagios provides an effective solution to monitor any type of technology, whether it is...
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15. |  By: Mung Chiang Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 10-SEP-2012 Insert Date: 04-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Networked Life
How does Google sell ad space and rank webpages? How does Netflix recommend movies and Amazon rank products? How can you influence people on Facebook and Twitter and can you really reach anyone in six steps? Why doesn't the Internet collapse under congestion and does it have an Achilles' heel? Why are you charged per gigabyte for mobile data and how can Skype and BitTorrent be free? How are cloud services so scalable and why is WiFi slower at hotspots than at home? Driven by twenty real-world questions about our networked lives, this book explores the technology behind the multi-trillion...
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16. |  Security, Design, and Architecture for Broadband and Wireless Network Technologies By: Naveen Chilamkurti Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 30-APR-2013 Insert Date: 01-JUN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Security, Design, and Architecture for Broadband and Wireless Network Technologies While wireless technologies continue to provide an array of new challenges and multi-domain applications for business processes and solutions, there still remains to be a comprehensive understanding of its various dimensions and environments. Security, Design, and Architecture for Broadband and Wireless Network Technologies provides a discussion on the latest research achievements in wireless networks and broadband technology. Highlighting new trends, applications, developments, and standards, this book is essential for next generation researchers and practitioners in the ICT field....
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17. | Rough Cuts  Digital Archaeology: The Art and Science of Digital Forensics By: Michael W. Graves Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 16-AUG-2013 Insert Date: 26-MAY-2013 | Overview: Digital Archaeology: The Art and Science of Digital Forensics This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
The Definitive, Up-to-Date  Guide to Digital
Forensics: Laws, Tools, Methods, Challenges, and
Careers
The rapid proliferation of cyber crime is
increasing the demand for digital forensics experts in both law
enforcement and in the private sector. In Digital
Archaeology, expert practitioner Michael Graves has
written the most thorough, realistic, and up-to-date guide to the
principles and techniques of modern digital forensics.
Graves begins by providing a solid
understanding of the legal underpinnings of and critical laws
affecting...
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18. |  Securing the Virtual Environment: How to Defend the Enterprise Against Attack, Included DVD By: Davi Ottenheimer; Matthew Wallace Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 08-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 14-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Securing the Virtual Environment: How to Defend the Enterprise Against Attack, Included DVD
A step-by-step guide to identifying and defending against attacks on the virtual environment
As more and more data is moved into virtual environments the need to secure them becomes increasingly important. Useful for service providers as well as enterprise and small business IT professionals the book offers a broad look across virtualization used in various industries as well as a narrow view of vulnerabilities unique to virtual environments. A companion DVD is included with recipes and testing scripts.
Examines the difference in a virtual model versus traditional computing models...
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19. |  Mastering Windows Network Forensics and Investigation, 2nd Edition By: Steven Anson; Steve Bunting; Ryan Johnson; Scott Pearson Publisher: Sybex Publication Date: 26-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 10-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mastering Windows Network Forensics and Investigation, 2nd Edition
An authoritative guide to investigating high-technology crimes
Internet crime is seemingly ever on the rise, making the need for a comprehensive resource on how to investigate these crimes even more dire. This professional-level book--aimed at law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, and corporate investigators--provides you with the training you need in order to acquire the sophisticated skills and software solutions to stay one step ahead of computer criminals.
Specifies the techniques needed to investigate, analyze, and document a criminal act on a Windows computer or...
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20. |  By: XYPRO Technology Corp Publisher: Digital Press Publication Date: 17-OCT-2003 Insert Date: 08-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: HP NonStop Server Security
Since the last publication of the Ernst and Young book on Tandem security in the early 90's, there has been no such book on the subject. We've taken on the task of supplying a new Handbook whose content provides current, generic information about securing HP NonStop servers. Emphasis is placed on explaining security risks and best practices relevant to NonStop environments, and how to deploy native security tools (Guardian and Safeguard). All third party vendors who supply security solutions relevant to NonStop servers are listed, along with contact information for each vendor. The...
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