Cyber Security and Policy: A substantive dialogue (Massey Defence and Security) - Softcover

Andrew Colarik, Julian Jang-Jaccard, Anuradha Mathrani

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099413634X ISBN 13: 9780994136343

Publisher: Massey University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Welcome to cyberspace - where all your computing and connection needs are on demand, and where security threats have never been more massive.A world without the advantages and convenience provided by cyberspace and the internet of things is now unimaginable. But do we truly grasp the threats to this massive, interconnected system? And do we really understand how to secure it? After all, cyber security is no longer just a technology problem; the effort to secure systems and society are now one and the same.This book discusses cyber security and cyber policy in an effort to improve the use and acceptance of security services. It argues that a substantive dialogue around cyberspace, cyber security and cyber policy is critical to a better understanding of the serious security issues we face.

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About the Authors

Dr Andrew Colarik is a senior lecturer with the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University. He is an author, researcher and inventor of information security technologies, and has published multiple security books and publications in the areas of cyber terrorism, cyber warfare and cyber security. He has presented before a host of groups and organisations, has appeared on syndicated TV/radio shows such as Fox News, Frontline, The 700 Club and Coast to Coast, and is a Fox News contributing cyber-security and terrorism expert. His research interests involve the technology impact on social, political, legal and economic structures in society, the design and implementation of secure communication systems, and the evolving applications and consequences of the global information infrastructure on businesses, governments and individuals. For more information, visit his website at www.andrewcolarik.com.

Dr Anuradha Mathrani is a senior lecturer in Information Technology in the Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at Massey University. She holds an engineering degree in electronics and telecommunications, a Master’s degree in management sciences, and a PhD in information technology. Anuradha has a rich industry experience, having worked in research and development laboratories of reputed multinational organisations before joining academia. She is passionate about investigating technical real-world problems across distributed online platforms and checking for vulnerabilities or probable fraudulent activities to help improve professional practice within the wider ICT community. Her research interests include software assessment and governance methods, quality and reliability measurements, distributed software architectures, application lifecycle management and technology enhanced teaching/learning practices. Anuradha has published several research papers in refereed journals, book chapters and national/international conferences.

Dr Julian Jang-Jaccard is an associate professor with the Information Technology cluster of the College of Science at Massey University. She is an experienced IT professional whose career has spanned over 20 years across industries, universities and a top government research agency. Her core research focuses sit in two broad categories: cyber security and data science. In the cyber-security area, her research focuses on developing algorithms and protocols to protect the user (via identity management and access control), the system (via intrusion detection, trust-based computing and trustworthy systems, cloud storage protection, mobile malware protection) and data (via applied cryptography, trust policies and data anonymisation). In the data science area, combined with her background in database research, her research focuses on developing privacy-preserving techniques and machine-learning algorithms to enhance the scope of big data analytics. She is an active member of several cyber-security and health data informatics research communities and has published more than 50 articles in leading conferences and journal venues, including IEEE and ACM.

Edition details

• Publisher: Massey University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 099413634X
• ISBN 13: 9780994136343
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248