Insider attack and cyber security: beyond the hacker

Insider Attack and Cyber Security: Beyond the Hacker defines the nature and scope of insider problems as viewed by the financial industry. This edited volume is based on the first workshop on Insider Attack and Cyber Security, IACS 2007. The workshop was a joint effort from the Information Security Departmentsof Columbia University and Dartmouth College. This book sets an agenda for anongoing research initiative to solve one of the most vexing problems encountered in security, and includes the following topics: critical IT infrastructure, insider threats, awareness and dealing with nefarious human activities in a manner that respects individual liberties and privacy policies of organizations while providing the best protection of critical resources and services. In some sense, the insider problem is the ultimate security problem. This volume concludes with technical and legal challenges facing researchers who study and propose solutions to mitigate insider attacks. Based on the first workshop for‘Insider Attack for Cyber Security’ Includes chapters by world renowned experts in this field INDICE: Preface.- Nature and Scope of the Insider Attack Problem.- Technical Research.- Challenges and Futures.- Concluding Remarks.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-77321-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés