Handbook of Research on Social and Organizational Liabilities in Information Security

Manish Gupta (State University of New York, USA) and Raj Sharman (State University of New York, USA)

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781605661322

EISBN13: 9781605661339

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-132-2

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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.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Digital convergence
Employee Surveillance
Information availability and sharing
Information Security
Information Security Culture
Password Authentication
Privacy Protection
Safety-critical information system
Security Breaches
Security configuration
Security requirements elicitation
Software verification

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This handbook aims to provide immense scholarly value and contribution to the fields of information technology, security and management.

– Manish Gupta, State University of New York, USA

This collection of international research examines contemporary issues in managing social and human aspects of information security.

– Book News Inc. (March 2009)

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.

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