Information Security and Ethics: Social and Organizational Issues

by Quigley

Overview

Information Security and Ethics: Social and Organizational Issues brings together examples of the latest research from a number of international scholars addressing a wide range of issues significant to this important and growing field of study. These issues are relevant to the wider society, as well as to the individual, citizen, educator, student and industry professional. With individual chapters focusing on areas including: web accessibility, the digital divide, youth protection and surveillance, this book provides an invaluable resource for students, scholars and professionals currently working in Information Technology related areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591402862
Publisher:	IGI-Global
Publication date:	07/28/2004
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr Marian Quigley, HDTS (Art and Craft) Melbourne State College, BA Chisholm Inst., PhD, Monash University is Senior Lecturer and Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies in the School of Multimedia Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia. Marian has published several articles and presented a number of papers relating to social and ethical issues in Information Technology, particularly in relation to youth. She is currently completing a book on the effects of computer technology on Australian animators.

Table of Contents

	Preface	vi
Part I	Information Ethics
Chapter I	MAMA on the Web: Ethical Considerations for Our Networked World	1
Chapter II	Establishing the Human Dimension of the Digital Divide	23
Chapter III	Socio-economic Influence on Information Technology: The Case of California	48
Chapter IV	The Ethics of Web Design: Ensuring Access for Everyone	73
Chapter V	Web Accessibility for Users with Disabilities: A Multi-faceted Ethical Analysis	102
Chapter VI	Internet Voting: Beyond Technology	117
Chapter VII	Protection of Minors from Harmful Internet Content	139
Chapter VIII	Mobile Communities and the "Generation that Beeps and Hums"	157
Part II	Information Security
Chapter IX	Insights from Y2K and 9/11 for Enhancing IT Security	179
Chapter X	Cryptography: Deciphering Its Progress	201
Chapter XI	A Method of Assessing Information System Security Controls	214
Chapter XII	Information Security Policies in Large Organisations: The Development of a Conceptual Framework to Explore Their Impact	238
Chapter XIII	Metrics Based Security Assessment	261
Chapter XIV	The Critical Role of Digital Rights Management Processes in the Context of the Digital Media Management Value Chain	289
	About the Authors	306
	Index	313