LibGuides: Cybersecurity: Recent Books on Cybersecurity

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2022 Books on Cybersecurity

Breached! : why data security law fails and how to improve it by Daniel J. Solove; Woodrow Hartzog
Call Number: KF1263.C65 S65 2022
ISBN: 9780190940553
Publication Date: 2022-03-01
Daniel Solove and Woodrow Hartzog argue that the law fails because, ironically, it focuses too much on the breach itself. Drawing insights from many fascinating stories about data breaches, Solove and Hartzog show how major breaches could have been prevented through inexpensive, non-cumbersome means. They also reveal why the current law is counterproductive. It pummels organizations that have suffered a breach, but doesn't recognize other contributors to the breach. This book sets out a holistic vision for data security law - one that holds all actors accountable, understands security broadly and in relationship to privacy, looks to prevention rather than reaction, and is designed with people in mind. The book closes with a roadmap for how we can reboot law and policy surrounding cybersecurity so that breaches become much rarer events.
Industry Unbound : the inside story of privacy, data, and corporate power by Ari Ezra Waldman
Call Number: KF1263.C65 W35 2021
ISBN: 9781108492423
Publication Date: 2021-09-28
With research based on interviews with scores of tech employees and internal documents outlining corporate strategies, Ari Ezra Waldman reveals that companies don't just lobby against privacy law; they also manipulate how we think about privacy, how their employees approach their work, and how they weaken the law to make data-extractive products the norm. In contrast to those who claim that privacy law is getting stronger, Waldman shows why recent shifts in privacy law are precisely the kinds of changes that corporations want and how even those who think of themselves as privacy advocates often unwittingly facilitate corporate malfeasance. This powerful account should be read by anyone who wants to understand why privacy laws are not working and how corporations trap us into giving up our personal information.

2020 Books on Cybersecurity

America Votes! by Benjamin E. Griffith (Editor); John Hardin Young (Editor)
ISBN: 9781641055543
Publication Date: 2020-11-07
This fourth edition addresses numerous electoral issues, including cybersecurity threats.

2018-2019 Books on Cybersecurity

The ABA Cybersecurity Handbook by Jill D. Rhodes (Editor); Robert S. Litt (Editor); American Bar Association, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781634259798
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Written to enable private practice attorneys, in-house counsel, non-profit and government attorneys to identify potential cybersecurity risks and prepare them to respond in the event of an attack
- Includes a chapter on technology basics
- Addresses ethical issues and special considerations for law firms of all sizes
- Includes the most recent ABA Ethics Opinions
- Illustrates how you should approach the subject of cybersecurity threats and issues with clients
- Discusses when and how to purchase and use cyberinsurance
Cybersecurity for the Home and Office by John Bandler
ISBN: 9781634259071
Publication Date: 2018-09-07
Written to make it easier for individuals to understand cyber risks so a decision can be made as to where to set the "cybersecurity dial" in home and office.
Cybersecurity by Edward M. McNicholas (Editor); Vivek K. Mohan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781402424106
Publication Date: ebook; latest supplement December 2021
Topics include:
- Federal Trade Commission authority to regulate "unfair" or "deceptive" trade practices
- SEC guidance requiring disclosure of cybersecurity risks
- Sector-specific regulation, such as healthcare, energy, and transportation
- Impact of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- Explanation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework
- Views of the US Secret Service on effective information-sharing
- Guidance of leading consultants about steps to prepare for cybersecurity incidents
- Insurance's evolving role in protecting companies from the financial losses associated with a successful cyber breach
- Elements of effective incident response.
Practice tools include checklists, an overview of the legal consequences of a breach, and a tabletop exercise.
Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in a Nutshell by Jay P. Kesan; Carol M. Hayes
ISBN: 9781634602723
Publication Date: 2019-05-20
- An overview of cybersecurity law and policy
- Presents case law, federal, state and international legislation, administrative actions and regulations, and relevant policy considerations that attorneys and their clients should keep in mind
Fintech Law in a Nutshell by Chris Brummer
ISBN: 9781640208353
Publication Date: 2019-11-18
Novel issues for cybersecurity and regulatory compliance are created by new innovations, from cryptocurrencies to marketplace lending, robo-advising, and mobile payments. This Nutshell provides an overview of some key developments reshaping finance--and the rules deployed to oversee them.

2016-2017 Books on Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Law by Jeff Kosseff
ISBN: 9781119231509
Publication Date: 2017-02-28
- Outlines the legal requirements for data security, emphasizing companies' compliance obligations
- Addresses current U.S. and international laws, regulations, and court opinions that define the field of cybersecurity, such as the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Economic Espionage Act, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the Federal Trade Commission's cybersecurity cases
- Discusses cybersecurity requirements of the largest U.S. trading partners in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and specifically addresses how these requirements are similar to (and differ from) those in the U.S.
- Examines government surveillance laws and privacy laws that affect cybersecurity as well as each of the data breach notification laws in 47 states and the District of Columbia
- Includes case studies and examples throughout
Encryption Made Simple for Lawyers by Sharon D. Nelson; David G. Ries; John W. Simek; American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Division
ISBN: 9781634250580
Publication Date: 2016-01-07
Topics include:
- The basics and history of encryption
- The ethics of encrypting confidential information
- A layperson's view of encrypting technology
- Easy to use options for encrypting data on devices like laptops, tablets, and smartphones
- Encrypting data on the go (including wireless and cloud technologies)
- Predictions for the future evolution of encryption
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk by Douglas W. Hubbard; Richard Seiersen
ISBN: 9781119162315
Publication Date: 2016-07-05
Dangerous risk management methods abound; there is no industry more critically in need of solutions than cybersecurity. This book provides solutions where they exist, and advises when to change tracks entirely. In short, this book is a guide to more robust data protection through better quantitative processes, approaches, and techniques.
- Discover the shortcomings of cybersecurity's "best practices"
- Learn which risk management approaches actually create risk
- Improve your current practices with practical alterations
- Learn which methods are beyond saving, and worse than doing nothing
- Inspire a closer examination of your company's own risk management practices in the context of cybersecurity.
International Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in Practice by Charlotte A. Tschider
ISBN: 9789041188410
Publication Date: 2017-12-04
- Written for lawyers who must advise on strategic implementation of new technologies and the impact of certain laws to the enterprise, interpret complex cybersecurity and privacy contractual language, and participate in incident response and data breach activities
- Written for compliance and security personnel, who need a reference exploring privacy and data protection laws and their connection with security technologies
- Covers regulations and applicable "soft law" including the EU's Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), China's Cybersecurity Law, the OECD and APEC Guidelines, and the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Introduces a legal approach to creating and managing an effective cybersecurity and privacy program that includes prompt, secure ways to identify threats, manage vulnerabilities, and respond to "incidents"
Law Firm Cybersecurity by Daniel B. Garrie; Bill Spernow
ISBN: 9781634257008
Publication Date: 2017-12-07
Discusses how law firms can reduce the risk of a data breach, and mitigate the impact of an incident, through a variety of means, including:
- investing in cybersecurity tools
- hiring internal and external cyber resources to augment the firm's current information security practices
- changing the firm's culture to be more security conscious
- cyber insurance, to help mitigate the direct costs of a breach
Locked Down by Sharon D. Nelson; David G. Ries; John W. Simek
ISBN: 9781634254144
Publication Date: 2016-08-07
- Explains information security risks facing law firms and how lawyers can best protect their data from these threats--with any budget
- Written in clear, non-technical language that any lawyer can understand
- Covers email, passwords, laptops, smartphones, wired and wireless networks, server rooms, cleaning crews, alarm systems, equipment disposal
- Helps lawyers develop an information security checklist for their firm
- Guides lawyers in how to investigate, contain, and recover from a security breach