"Topic: Science and mathematics. Subtopic: Computer science"--Cover of book and CD cases. Course no. 9523. Teaching Company: 9523. Variant no. on CDs: PC9523A ; variant no. on CD cases: IC9523A-01, IC9523A-01 ; variant no. on course guidebook: PB9523A. Bibliographical references included in course guidebook. Paul Rosenzweig, lecturer.
Contents:
Looking forward : what does the future hold? The incredible scope of cyberspace -- The five gateways of internet vulnerability -- Of viruses, botnets, and logic bombs -- The problem of identity on the network -- Cyber fraud, theft, and organized crime -- Hacktivists and insurgency -- Nations at cyber war -- Government regulation of cyberspace -- International governance and the internet -- The Constitution and cyberspace -- Big data : "they" know everything about you -- Privacy for the cyber age -- Listening in and going dark -- The devil in the chips : hardware failures -- Protecting yourself in cyberspace -- Critical infrastructure and resiliency -- Looking forward : what does the future hold?
Summary:
"Cyberspace is the 21st century's greatest engine of change. And it's everywhere. Telecommunications, commercial and financial systems, government operations, food production-- virtually every aspect of global civilization now depends on interconnected cyber systems to operate; systems that have helped advance medicine, streamline everyday commerce, and so much more. Which makes keeping these systems safe from threat one of the most pressing problems we face. There are billions of Internet users connected to one another, and every minute, these parties create mind-boggling amounts of new information and data. Yet because cyberspace is so vast, flexible, and unregulated (and because it grows in leaps and bounds every year), all these users are highly vulnerable to dangers from cyber criminals, rogue nation-states, and other outside forces"--Publisher's web site.
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