Includes bibliographic references (pages 309-316) and index.
Contents:
Cybercrime and escalating risks -- Despite the alarming trends, data breaches are preventable -- The aftermath of data breaches: potential liability and damages -- The underground world of online identity theft: an overview -- Encrypted records - failed security -- Ambiguities in state security breach notification statutes -- State data breach notification laws and the duty to provide information security -- HITECH: the first federal data breach notification law -- Breach notification and encryption: a global perspective -- Encryption: the basics -- Encryption best practices -- Circumventing data encryption: password vulnerabilities -- Managing cryptographic keys -- The self-encrypting drive -- Encryption technologies: a practical assessment -- Security best practices: the watchword is prioritize! -- Responding to data breaches -- Technology to prevent data leaks -- Insurance protection for security breaches.
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