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The Information Systems Security Officer's Guide
Establishing and Managing an Information Protection Program
1st Edition
July 3, 1998
Gerald L. Kovacich
English
The information systems security (infosec) profession is one of the fastest growing professions today, which has caused an ever-increasing need and demand for training of security professionals. With the advent of email and the Internet and their wide uses as methods of conducting business, a growing amount of emphasis is being placed on infosec.This valuable guide presents a straight-forward business approach to the topics needed for the infosec professional. Covering a broad range of topics, beginning with defining the position of the information systems security officer (ISSO), to establishing and managing an infosec program, the author writes from over 14 years of research and experience. Each chapter ends with thought-provoking questions for use by the instructor.
Competitor Analysis in Financial Services
1st Edition
July 3, 1998
Ian Youngman
English
This is the first comprehensive professional guide to the strategies and techniques of competitor analysis for the financial services industry. It explains how to set up systems and models to identify and analyse competitors and their products.The book begins with an overview of the need for competitor analysis in financial services. It continues with the identification of competitors, the setting up of competitor analysis systems, and a consideration of key sources of information. The core of the book examines the process of analysis, modelling, dissemination and monitoring of information and its application for competitive advantage.Key concepts in Competitor analysis in financial services:Don't just copy others' systemsUnderstand the need for competitor intelligenceFind out what competitors doUnderstand the methodologySet up the systems to fit your companyThis book is thoroughly practical in its approach and international in its coverage and is essential reading for all financial services professionals seeking competitive advantage.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
1st Edition
June 29, 1998
Joe L. Martinez Jr. + 1 more
English
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory provides an excellent overview of current information on this fast-growing field of neurobiology. The contents have been structured for use as a course text or as a handy resource for researchers in neuro- and cognitive psychology. It discusses learning and memory from developmental, pharmacological, and psychobiological perspectives, as well as changes in learning and memory with age. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory also includes research on invertebrates and vertebrates, presenting basics in anatomy and development along with computational models. It is written in an easy-to-follow format with summaries at the end of each chapter.
Regression Analysis for Social Sciences
1st Edition
June 25, 1998
Alexander von Eye + 1 more
English
Regression Analysis for Social Sciences presents methods of regression analysis in an accessible way, with each method having illustrations and examples. A broad spectrum of methods are included: multiple categorical predictors, methods for curvilinear regression, and methods for symmetric regression. This book can be used for courses in regression analysis at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level in the social and behavioral sciences. Most of the techniques are explained step-by-step enabling students and researchers to analyze their own data. Examples include data from the social and behavioral sciences as well as biology, making the book useful for readers with biological and biometrical backgrounds. Sample command and result files for SYSTAT are included in the text.
Effective Security Officer's Training Manual
2nd Edition
June 2, 1998
Ralph Brislin
English
Effective and practical security officer training is the single most important element in establishing a professional security program. The Effective Security Officer's Training Manual, Second Edition helps readers improve services, reduce turnover, and minimize liability by further educating security officers.
Foreign Exchange Options
An International Guide to Currency Options, Trading and Practice
2nd Edition
May 29, 1998
Alan Hicks
English
Since the first edition of Foreign Exchange Options in 1993, trading in foreign exchange options has undergone rapid expansion and now accounts for a daily turnover of some $100 billion world-wide. This revised and expanded second edition takes into account recent changes in both market practice and regulatory requirements and contains many new explanatory diagrams and practical examples.As with the first edition, the emphasis is on practicality, taking the reader through the basics, clarifying jargon when and where appropriate. This book will be invaluable for accountants, auditors, experienced practitioners and those entering the world of currency options for the first time.
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
1st Edition
Volume 30
May 26, 1998
English
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology continues to be one of the most sought after and most often cited series in this field. Containing contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest, this series represents the best and the brightest in new research, theory, and practice in social psychology.
The Psychology of Stalking
Clinical and Forensic Perspectives
1st Edition
May 26, 1998
J. Reid Meloy
English
The Psychology of Stalking is the first scholarly book on stalking ever published. Virtually every serious writer and researcher in this area of criminal psychopathology has contributed a chapter. These chapters explore stalking from social, psychiatric, psychological and behavioral perspectives. New thinking and data are presented on threats, pursuit characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, offender-victim typologies, cyberstalking, false victimization syndrome, erotomania, stalking and domestic violence, the stalking of public figures, and many other aspects of stalking, as well as legal issues. This landmark text is of interest to both professionals and other thoughtful individuals who recognize the serious nature of this ominous social behavior.
Thinking and Problem Solving
1st Edition
Volume 2
May 13, 1998
Robert J. Sternberg
English
Thinking and Problem-Solving presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of literature on cognition, reasoning, intelligence, and other formative areas specific to this field. Written for advanced undergraduates, researchers, and academics, this volume is a necessary reference for beginning and established investigators in cognitive and educational psychology. Thinking and Problem-Solving provides insight into questions such as: how do people solve complex problems in mathematics and everyday life? How do we generate new ideas? How do we piece together clues to solve a mystery, categorize novel events, and teach others to do the same?
Explaining Crime
4th Edition
May 12, 1998
Paul Maxim + 1 more
English
Explaining Crime, Fourth Edition, retains the exceptional organization and content of the original editions, with completely updated statistics and references. It is ideally suited for a one semester course that serves as an introduction to criminology by dealing with three issues: definition of crime, measurement of crime, and theories of crime. Throughout the text, the attitude is critical. Criticism rests on three standards: clarity of concepts, quality of evidence, and utility of theory for public policy.

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