Computing & Tech

In the attention economy, online influencers are an emerging class of power brokers. How can you harness their potential?
Break the Internet takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as Tumblr to today's world in which YouTube, Instagram, ...

Relying on web-based solutions and removing the need for purchased software, sites in Web 2.0 as it is known are usually based around a single, simple idea and usually encourage social interaction. This is a mini-encyclopedia of these sites and applications. It presents the developments in internet technology.

Helps you to learn how to integrate the versions and features of design programs within Creative Suite 3. This work also helps you to simplify both your creative and production tasks as you move your creative elements freely between applications while maintaining editing capability - all in one unified design environment.

A fascinating and thought-provoking journey into the problematic world of our digital afterlife.

Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank?

There is a global war going on and the next target could be anyone - an international corporation or a randomly selected individual. From cybercrime villages in Romania to intellectual property theft campaigns in ...

Investigates how electronic devices we use affect our consciousness, both as individuals and classes.

An engaging narrative account of real-life challenges faced by organisations implementing cloud services in an ITSM framework

The CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report, Defending an Open, Global, Secure, and Resilient Internet, finds that as more people and services become interconnected and dependent on the Internet, societies are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. To support security, innovation, growth, ...

Used just as they are, the metrics in this book will bring many benefits to both the IT department and the business as a whole. Details of the attributes of each metric are given, enabling you to make the right choices for your business.

Problem solving in computing is referred to as computational thinking. The theory behind this concept is challenging in its technicalities, yet simple in its ideas. This book introduces the theory of computation from its inception to current form of complexity; from explanations of how the field of computer ...

As the first volume of World Scientific Encyclopedia with Semantic Computing and Robotic Intelligence, this volume is designed to lay the foundation for the understanding of the Semantic Computing (SC), as a core concept to study Robotic Intelligence in the subsequent volumes.This volume aims to provide ...

Get insider tips for maximizing the most-current version of Peak (the most powerful stereo audio-editing program currently available for Mac OS X) with this book exploring all the relevant tools and commands users need to reach any editing goal. Basic editing, audio repair, sound designing, music and ...

And what happens to relationships when love, sex and hate can be mediated by a computer?

Social psychologist Aleks Krotoski has spent a decade untangling the effects of the Web on how we work, live and play.

Having an online presence is essential for most businesses these days. This book shows the way, covering topics such as: choosing the right domain name; driving traffic to your site; growing your business online; and boosting your profile with blogs and online discussion forums.

Implementing ISO27001 in a Windows(R) Environment, Second Edition, enables parties on both sides to bridge the gulf. It helps both IT managers and ISMS project managers to understand the requirements of ISO27001 and its step-by-step advice will make the road to ISO27001 implementation much easier.

Offers a reference to the key security issues affecting those that deploy and use mobile technologies to support their organisations. This title aims to raise awareness of the threats to which mobile devices, users and data are exposed, as well as to provide advice on how to address the problems.

This handy pocket guide will provide you with all the information you will need when considering how to approach the PCI DSS, and is an ideal tool for awareness training for your PCI staff.

Cybercrime is on the move. Cybercrime and related forms of malicious activity will seek out your weak points in order to exploit them for their own advantage. This book is about the philosophy, strategy and tactics of soliciting, managing and conducting information security audits of all flavours.