Information Security Practices Emerging Threats and Perspectives
This book introduces novel research targeting technical aspects of protecting information security and establishing trust in the digital space. New paradigms, and emerging threats and solutions are presented in topics such as application security and thre
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Information Security Practices
Issa Traoré • Ahmed Awad • Isaac Woungang Editors
Information Security Practices Emerging Threats and Perspectives
Editors Issa Traoré Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada
Ahmed Awad New York Institute of Technology Vancouver, BC, Canada
Isaac Woungang Department of Computer Science Ryerson University Toronto, ON, Canada
ISBN 978-3-319-48946-9 ISBN 978-3-319-48947-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48947-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016961242 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
With the rapid development of Internet-based technologies and the increasing reliance of society on these technologies, providing security and assurance to information systems has become a critical endeavor for practitioners and the various stakeholders impacted by information and system insecurities. In fact, the omnipresence of threats of malicious attacks has raised the importance of devising new paradigms and solutions in addition to professional skills, knowledge, and human resources in the area of information assurance. This book is a compilation of peer-reviewed papers from the first International Workshop on Information Security, Assurance, and Trust (I-SAT 2016), which introduce novel research targeting technical aspects of protecting information security and establishing trust in the digital space. The book consists of eight chapters outlined as follows. Chapter 1 is a brief introduction on the context of emerging security threats and a discussion of the need for new security paradigms in tackling these threats. Chapter 2 presents contemporary
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