Springer Advances in Cyber Security Analytics and Decision Systems (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)

Product Description This book contains research contributions from leading cyber security scholars from around the world. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of various cyber security topics, while highlighting recent trends. The book also contains a compendium of definitions and explanations of concepts, processes, acronyms, and comprehensive references on existing literature and research on cyber security and analytics, information sciences, decision systems, digital forensics, and related fields. As a whole, the book is a solid reference for dynamic and innovative research in the field, with a focus on design and development of future-ready cyber security measures. Topics include defenses against ransomware, phishing, malware, botnets, insider threats, and many others. From the Back Cover This book contains research contributions from leading cyber security scholars from around the world. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of various cyber security topics, while highlighting recent trends. The book also contains a compendium of definitions and explanations of concepts, processes, acronyms, and comprehensive references on existing literature and research on cyber security and analytics, information sciences, decision systems, digital forensics, and related fields. As a whole, the book is a solid reference for dynamic and innovative research in the field, with a focus on design and development of future-ready cyber security measures. Topics include defenses against ransomware, phishing, malware, botnets, insider threats, and many others. Focuses on current theory, research, and results on cyber security and analytics Presents a variety of practical applications of cyber security measures Chapters written by global cyber security experts About the Author Dr. Shishir Kumar Shandilya currently holds the position of Division Head of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics in School of Computer Science & Engineering, of VIT Bhopal University, India. He is Cambridge University Certified Professional Teacher and Trainer, Senior Member of IEEE-USA and also elected as an executive member of IEEE Industry-Outreach Committee-India. Dr. Shandilya has received “IDA Teaching Excellence Award” for distinctive use of Technology in Teaching by Indian Didactics Association, Bangalore (2016) and “Young Scientist Award” for consecutive two years (2005 & 2006) by Indian Science Congress & MP Council of Science & Technology. He has written seven books of international-fame (published in USA, Denmark and India) He is an active member of over 20 international professional bodies. Dr. Neal Wagner is a technical staff member in the Cyber Analytics and Decision Systems Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. His focus lies in developing problem-solving methods, tools, and techniques that combine computational intelligence and modeling and simulation to create automated/semi-automated cyber decision-making systems. Prior to joining Lincoln Laboratory in 2013, he was at SolveIT Software, where he specialized in the commercialization of bio-inspired computing techniques for supply chain optimization of large organizations. His academic experience includes stints as a faculty member of the Computer Science and Information Systems Departments at Augusta University and Fayetteville State University. Dr. Wagner holds a BA degree in mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and an MS degree in computer science and a PhD degree in information technology, both from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prof. Atulya K Nagar is Dean of Science and the Foundation Professor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool Hope University. He is also Head of Department of Computer Science Department. A mathematician by training, Prof. Nagar brings multi-disciplinary expertise in computational science, bioinformatics, operations research and systems engineering to the Faculty of Business & Com