LibGuides: Cybersecurity: Books on Cybersecurity

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Books in print:

The books listed here are all held by the University of South Carolina Law Library.

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E-books in the law library:

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E-books anywhere:

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Selected Cybersecurity Books

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
- argues that data security law fails because, ironically, it focuses too much on the breach itself
- draws insights from many stories about data breaches
- shows how major breaches could have been prevented through inexpensive, non-cumbersome means
- argues the current law is counterproductive because it pummels organizations that suffer a breach and ignores other contributors to the breach
- sets out a holistic vision for data security law 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
- contains a roadmap for how we can reboot law and policy surrounding cybersecurity so that breaches become much rarer events

Find more on Computer security -- Law and legislation.

Find more on Data protection -- Law and legislation.

Breaking Away : How to Regain Control Over Our Data, Privacy, and Autonomy by Maurice E. Stucke
Call Number: K4293 .S78 2022
ISBN: 0197617611
Publication Date: 2022-03-31
- relies on economic theory, market data, policy, and law
- offers insight into how a few powerful firms - Google, Apple, Facebook (Meta), and Amazon - have used the same anticompetitive playbook and manipulated the current legal regime for their gain at our collective expense
- articulates the limitations of the current enforcement and regulatory approach
- offers concrete proposals to promote competition, without having to sacrifice our privacy

Find more on Data protection.

Cybersecurity by Edward M. McNicholas (Editor); Vivek K. Mohan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781402424106
- describes FTC authority to regulate "unfair" or "deceptive" trade practices
- explains SEC guidance on disclosing cybersecurity risks
- discusses the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
- explains the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework
- discusses partnering with federal law enforcement and effective information-sharing
- provides guidance on preparing for cybersecurity incidents, and effective incident response
- discusses the evolving role of insurance in protecting companies from the financial losses associated with a successful cyber breach
- provides checklists, an overview of the legal consequences of a breach, and a tabletop exercise

Find more Cybersecurity and data protection treatises on PLI Plus.

Find more on Cyberspace -- Security measures.

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Find more on Information services industry -- Security measures.

Find more on Business intelligence -- Risk assessment.

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Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in a Nutshell by Jay P. Kesan; Carol M. Hayes
ISBN: 9781634602723
Publication Date: 2019-05-20
- gives 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

Find more on Computer security -- Law and legislation -- United States.

Find more on Privacy, Right of -- United States.

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 US 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 US trading partners in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and specifically addresses how these requirements are similar to (and differ from) those in the US
- examines government surveillance laws and privacy laws that affect cybersecurity as well as state data breach notification laws
- includes case studies and examples throughout

Find more on Computer networks -- Security measures.

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Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security by Sushil Jajodia (Editor); Henk C. A. van Tilborg (Editor)
ISBN: 9781441959058
Publication Date: 2011-09-06
Contains more than 700 entries, in an A-Z format.
Provides easy, intuitive access to information on all aspects of cryptography and security.
Relevant for researchers and professionals alike.
Presents concepts, designs, and specific implementations.
Entries include synonyms, a definition and discussion of the topic, bibliographies, and links to related literature.
Key concepts include
- Authentication and identification
- Block ciphers and stream ciphers
- Copy protection, and more.

Find more on Cryptology.

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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.

Find more on Risk management.

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"

Find more on Computer security -- Law and legislation.

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Rewired by Ryan Ellis, ed.; Vivek Mohan, ed.
ISBN: 9781118888216
Publication Date: 2019-04-23
- Examines the governance challenges of cybersecurity through twelve, real-world case studies
- Draws perspectives from industry, government, and academia
- Introduces the legal and policy dimensions of cybersecurity
- Provides a detailed "map" of the emerging cybersecurity ecosystem, covering the role that corporations, policymakers, and technologists play
- Emphasizes the interconnection of law, policy, and technology in cyberspace
- Uses accessible case studies to provide a non-technical description of key terms and technologies
- Highlights the ways in which debates about cybersecurity are often inevitably about much more

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The United States' Defend Forward Cyber Strategy by Jack Goldsmith (Volume Editor)
ISBN: 0197601790
Publication Date: 2022-03-18
In the 2010s, America's adversaries conducted numerous damaging cyber operations inside the United States: the Office of Personnel Management breach, attacks on banks, persistent intellectual property theft by China, and the Russian intervention in the 2016 election. The US - possessor of the world's most powerful cyber arsenal - responded in 2018 by unveiling a new Defend Forward strategy. It is a large step in the direction of more aggressive action in cyberspace - albeit for defensive ends. The US has not attempted to hide this shift. To the contrary, it has telegraphed the change. But the telegraphing has taken place at a highly abstract level. Very little is known about precisely what types of operations Defend Forward entails. While the US government has asserted that Defend Forward is consistent with domestic and international law, it has not explained how the new strategy overcomes the perceived legal constraints that previously tempered US responses to cyber intrusions and threats.

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Selected Cybersecurity Books