Information Security in Diverse Computing Environments

Information security systems have become more popular due to the prevalence of criminal activity over benign attacks. Because computer systems are constantly changing, it is important to explore new security measures and unconventional approaches to solving issues. **Information Security in Diverse Computing Environments** provides the latest empirical research and theoretical frameworks in the area of information security. This reference book presents research on developing sufficient security measures for new environments by discussing challenges faced by researchers as well as unconventional solutions to these problems. This book will be useful for academics, students, professionals, executives, and researchers who want to improve their understanding of the role of information security at different levels of the knowledge society. Title Page Copyright Page Book Series Dedication Editorial Advisory Board and List of Reviewers Table of Contents Detailed Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgment Section 1: Privacy, Anonymity, and Trust Management Chapter 1: Diversity in Security Environments Chapter 2: Foreground Trust as a Security Paradigm Chapter 3: A State-of-the-Art Review of Data Stream Anonymization Schemes Chapter 4: Is It Privacy or Is It Access Control? Chapter 5: Design of an IPTV Conditional Access System Supporting Multiple-Services Section 2: Cyber-Defense Challenges Chapter 6: Standing Your Ground Chapter 7: Necessary Standard for Providing Privacy and Security in IPv6 Networks Chapter 8: A Security Analysis of MPLS Service Degradation Attacks Based on Restricted Adversary Models Chapter 9: The Future of National and International Security on the Internet Section 3: Forensics, Malware Detection, and Analysis Chapter 10: Similarity Measure for Obfuscated Malware Analysis Chapter 11: Mobile Worms and Viruses Chapter 12: On Complex Crimes and Digital Forensics Chapter 13: Transform Domain Techniques for Image Steganography Section 4: Cloud Security Chapter 14: Experiences with Threat Modeling on a Prototype Social Network Chapter 15: Solving Security and Availability Challenges in Public Clouds Chapter 16: Information Security Innovation Concluding Thoughts on Information Security in Diverse Computing Environments Compilation of References About the Contributors Index "This book provides the latest empirical research and theoretical frameworks in the area of information security, presenting research on developing sufficient security measures for new environments by discussing challenges faced by researchers as well as unconventional solutions to these problems"-- Provided by publisher