John Vacca's Published Books - 2016 - 2020
Selected Published Books
Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges, 2nd Edition
[Hardcover or Kindle]by John R. Vacca (Editor)
November 2, 2020 / CRC Press (an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
ISBN-13: 978-0367151164 / ISBN-10: 0367151162
This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of cloud computing security technology and implementation while exploring practical solutions to a wide range of cloud computing security issues. As more organizations use cloud computing and cloud providers for data operations, the need for proper security in these and other potentially vulnerable areas has become a global priority for organizations of all sizes. Research efforts from academia and industry, as conducted and reported by experts in all aspects of security related to cloud computing, are gathered within one reference guide.
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Solving Urban Infrastructure Problems Using Smart City Technologies: Handbook on Planning, Design, Development and Regulation
[Paperback or Kindle]by John R. Vacca (Author)
September 30, 2020 / Elsevier Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0128168165 / ISBN-10: 0128168161
This book is the most complete guide for integrating next generation smart city technologies into the very foundation of urban areas worldwide, showing how to make urban areas more efficient, more sustainable, and safer. Smart cities are complex systems of systems that encompass all aspects of modern urban life. A key component of their success is creating an ecosystem of smart infrastructures that can work together to enable dynamic, real-time interactions between urban subsystems such as transportation, energy, healthcare, housing, food, entertainment, work, social interactions, and governance. This is a complete reference for building a holistic, system-level perspective on smart and sustainable cities, leveraging big data analytics and strategies for planning, zoning, and public policy. It offers in-depth coverage and practical solutions for how smart cities can utilize resident's intellectual and social capital, press environmental sustainability, increase personalization, mobility, and higher quality of life.
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Online Terrorist Propaganda, Recruitment, and Radicalization, 1st Edition
[Hardcover or Kindle]by John R. Vacca (Editor)
August 9, 2019 / CRC Press (an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
ISBN-13: 978-1138048263 / ISBN-10: 1138048267
This book is most complete treatment of the rapidly growing phenomenon of how terrorists' online presence is utilized for terrorism funding, communication, and recruitment purposes. It offers an in-depth coverage of the history and development of online "footprints" to target new converts, broaden their messaging, and increase their influence. Chapters present the emergence of various groups; the advancement of terrorist groups' online presences; their utilization of video, chat room, and social media; and the current capability for propaganda, training, and recruitment.
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Nanoscale Networking and Communications Handbook, First Edition
[Hardcover or Kindle]by John R. Vacca (Editor)
July 22, 2019 / CRC Press (an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
ISBN-13: 978-1498727310 / ISBN-10: 149872731X
This comprehensive handbook serves as a professional reference as well as a practitioner's guide to today's most complete and concise view of nanoscale networking and communications. It offers in-depth coverage of theory, technology, and practice as they relate to established technologies and recent advancements. It explores practical solutions to a wide range of nanoscale networking and communications issues. Individual chapters, authored by leading experts in the field, address the immediate and long-term challenges in the authors' respective areas of expertise.
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Computer and Information Security Handbook, Third Edition
[Hardcover or Kindle]by John R. Vacca (Author)
June 10, 2017 / Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN-13: 978-0128038437 / ISBN-10: 0128038438
Computer and Information Security Handbook, Third Edition, provides the most current and complete reference on computer security available in one volume. The book offers deep coverage of an extremely wide range of issues in computer and cybersecurity theory, applications, and best practices, offering the latest insights into established and emerging technologies and advancements.
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Security in the Private Cloud
[Hardcover]by John R. Vacca (Editor)
September 1, 2016 / CRC Press (an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
ISBN-13: 978-1482259551 / ISBN-10: 1482259559
This comprehensive handbook serves as a professional reference and practitioner's guide to today's most complete and concise view of private cloud security. It explores practical solutions to a wide range of private cloud computing security issues. The knowledge imparted will enable readers to determine whether the private cloud security solution is appropriate for their organization from a business and technical perspective, to select the appropriate cloud security model, and to plan and implement a cloud security adoption and migration strategy.
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Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges, 2nd Edition
[Hardcover]by John R. Vacca (Editor)
August 19, 2016 / CRC Press (an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
ISBN-13: 978-1482260946 / ISBN-10: 1482260948
This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of cloud computing security technology and implementation, while exploring practical solutions to a wide range of cloud computing security issues. With more organizations using cloud computing and cloud providers for data operations, proper security in these and other potentially vulnerable areas have become a priority for organizations of all sizes across the globe. Research efforts from both academia and industry in all security aspects related to cloud computing are gathered within one reference guide.
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