Fundamentals of Digital Forensics: A Guide to Theory, Research and Applications
This textbook describes the theory and methodology of digital forensic examinations, presenting examples developed in collaboration with police authorities to ensure relevance to real-world practice. The coverage includes discussions on forensic artifacts and constraints, as well as forensic tools used for law enforcement and in the corporate sector. Emphasis is placed on reinforcing sound forensic thinking, and gaining experience in common tasks through hands-on exercises.This enhanced third edition describes practical digital forensics with open-source tools and includes an outline of current challenges and research directions.Topics and features:Outlines what computer forensics is, and what it can do, as well as what its limitations areDiscusses both the theoretical foundations and the fundamentals of forensic methodologyReviews broad principles that are applicable worldwideExplains how to find and interpret several important artifactsDescribes free and open-source software toolsFeatures content on corporate forensics, ethics, SQLite databases, triage, and memory analysisIncludes new supporting video lectures on YouTubeThis easy-to-follow primer is an essential resource for students of computer forensics, and will also serve as a valuable reference for practitioners seeking instruction on performing forensic examinations (Provided by Publisher).
Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems
Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, Third Edition Cambridge University professor Ross Anderson updates his classic textbook and teaches readers how to design, implement, and test systems to withstand both error and attack (Provided by Publisher).
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Primitive software chatbots emerged in the 1960s, evolving swiftly through the decades and becoming able to provide engaging human-to-computer interactions sometime in the 1990s. Today, conversational technology is ubiquitous in many homes. Paired with web-searching abilities and neural networking, modern chatbots are capable of many tasks and are a major driving force behind machine learning and the quest for strong artificial intelligence, also known as artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Sophisticated artificial intelligence is changing the online world as advanced software chatbots can provide customer service, research duties, and assist in healthcare. Modern chatbots have indeed numerous applications — including those of a malicious nature. They can write our essays, conduct autonomous scams, and potentially influence politics.
The Book of Chatbots is both a retrospective and a review of current artificial intelligence-driven conversational solutions. It explores their appeal to businesses and individuals as well as their greater social aspects, including the impact on academia. The book explains all relevant concepts for readers with no previous knowledge in these topics. Unearthing the secrets of virtual assistants such as the (in)famous ChatGPT and many other exciting technologies, The Book of Chatbots is meant for anyone interested in the topic, laypeople and IT-enthusiasts alike (Provided by Publisher).
This book introduces the reader to the issue of trust in relationships between humans and robots. Intelligent machines are becoming an integral part of our society: from self-driving cars to delivery drones, robots are an increasingly common presence in our daily lives. As we witness their rapid advance, our society faces a critical question: can we trust them? Without assuming technical or mathematical knowledge from the reader, this volume introduces the sciences of artificial intelligence and robotics, addressing philosophical debates about machine intelligence and cognition. At its core, it explores the contemporary challenge of trust in human–robot interactions, offering a journey through the evolving relationship between people and intelligent machines. The book explores why robots evoke a constellation of psychological, moral, and ethical issues distinct from other technologies and delves into the factors that govern our propensity to accept them in our lives: from their appearance to their behaviour, including our own religious and cultural background, uncovering in the process the nature of our own humanity. (Provided by Publisher.)
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| Subject Areas | Classmark(s) | Location |
| Systems | 003 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 1 |
| Computer science | 004 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 1 |
| Computer programming, programs, and data | 005 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 1 |
| Special computer methods | 006 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 1 |
| Mathematics | 510 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
| General principles of mathematics | 511 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
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| Applied physics | 530 | Main Library - Blue Area - Floor 2 |
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