Information Systems

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international best seller, Limits to Growth - the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet - Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....

Author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate the diverse data landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications.

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(ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Official Study Guide, 9th Edition has been completely updated based on the latest 2021 CISSP Exam Outline. This bestselling Sybex study guide covers 100% of the exam objectives. You'll prepare for the exam smarter and faster with Sybex thanks to expert content, knowledge from our real-world experience, advice on mastering this adaptive exam, access to the Sybex online interactive learning environment, and much more. Reinforce what you've learned with key topic exam essentials and chapter review questions.

For Mark Solms, one of the boldest thinkers in contemporary neuroscience, discovering how consciousness comes about has been a lifetime's quest. Scientists consider it the "hard problem" because it seems an impossible task to understand why we feel a subjective sense of self and how it arises in the brain. Venturing into the elementary physics of life, Solms has now arrived at an astonishing answer. In The Hidden Spring, he brings forward his discovery in accessible language and graspable analogies.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. “Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly...

As information security professionals, risk evaluation and mitigation are the key parts of our job. Dealing with risk is the theme of our roles, be it as firewall engineers, auditors, penetration testers, management, etc. The key functions of the Security and Risk Management domain are risk analysis and mitigation as well as ensuring the best organizational structure for a robust information security system is in place. In this area of expertise, it’s the quality of the people that can make or break an organization. By “quality of the people”, we mean knowledgeable and experienced ...

This book is aligned with ISACA's CRISC Review Manual (2021) and covers all the topics that a CRISC aspirant needs to understand in order to pass the CRISC exam successfully. The key aspect of this book is its use of simple language, which makes this book ideal for candidates with non-technical backgrounds. At the end of each topic, key pointers from the CRISC exam perspective are presented in table format. This is the unique feature of this book. It also contains 500 plus exam-oriented practice questions. The questions are designed in consideration of the language and testing methodology ...

Introduction to ISO 27001:2022 for Small Enterprises Certification for Small Enterprises An essential guide to establishing and implementing an Information Security Management System (ISMS) for all business sectors. Introduction: In today’s increasingly digital world, protecting sensitive information is critical for businesses of all sizes. Small enterprises, in particular, need robust security systems to safeguard their data against cyber threats. ISO 27001:2022 provides a structured framework for businesses to protect their data, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability. ...

Becoming a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) demonstrates your understanding of healthcare IT, data security, interoperability, and compliance. Conquer the HIMSS CPHIMS Exam is a concise summary designed to complement more detailed study material, helping you focus on key concepts without overwhelming technical detail. This guide provides high-level overviews of critical topics, including healthcare technology trends, electronic health records (EHRs), cybersecurity, regulatory compliance (HIPAA, GDPR), and healthcare IT project management. It ...

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Andrew J. Stewart convincingly shows that emergency software patches and new security products cannot provide the solution to threats such as computer hacking, viruses, software vulnerabilities, and electronic spying. Profound underlying structural problems must first be understood, confronted, and then addressed.

The History of Classification Systems: How Humans Organize Knowledge, from Libraries to Biology to Algorithms is a deep, accessible exploration of one of the most fundamental yet overlooked forces shaping human thought. From the earliest survival based distinctions made by hunter gatherers to the complex digital systems that sort information, people, and behavior today, classification has always been central to how humans understand the world. This book traces how categories, taxonomies, and organizational systems evolved across history, revealing how knowledge itself has been shaped by ...

Are you ready to dive deep into the world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)? Then "Mastering GIS" should be your go-to guide! This comprehensive eBook unravels the complexity of GIS, making it easy for beginners to understand while offering a solid refresher for those who are already knowledgeable about the subject. Spanning across a multitude of chapters, this book provides a wide exploration of GIS. The early chapters gently introduce you to GIS as a concept, its evolution, and its importance in today's world. It further identifies the distinction between GIS and related fields such...

Lions and saber-tooth tigers and cave bears. Oh my! Bill Clark realizes he’s not on Earth anymore when his plane crash lands 10,000 miles from help on an unexplored, uninhabited planet. Uninhabited by homo sapiens, that is. It seems most of the inhabitants are hungry predators straight out of the Ice Age. With no hope of rescue, Bill and his fellow survivors have to rely on all their training, skills, and quick reactions to stay alive. And that's just the first week! Experience this hero's journey now by reading the latest installment in the Corps of Discovery Series. Goodreads Review: ...

Our DANTES study guides are different! The Management Information Systems DANTES/DSST Study Guide teaches you everything that you need to know to pass the DSST test. This study guide is more than sample test questions. Our easy-to-understand study guide will teach you the information. We've condensed what you need to know into a manageable book—one that will leave you completely prepared to tackle the test. This study guide includes sample test questions that will test your knowledge and teach you new material.

In this book, Ediho Lokanga presents an original and compelling approach to reality in which he argues that our universe is a programmed information system. Requiring no prior scientific knowledge, this indispensable book argues that computing permeates the universe and drives every action. Everything in the universe, from atoms to molecules (whether animate and inanimate) wherever they are, is performing computation. Every constituent of the universe is manipulating information continuously. This book offers a new view to look at the universe and understand it self-programming, functioning...

Are you ready to revolutionize your organization’s approach to cybersecurity and learn GRC? In a world where threats evolve faster than ever, achieving robust Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) is no longer optional—it’s essential. Yet, countless organizations struggle to bridge the gap between lofty compliance standards and practical implementation. Imagine having a proven roadmap that transforms the complexities of cybersecurity frameworks into a clear, actionable plan tailored to your organization’s unique needs while giving you a practical understanding of GRC. ...

✔️ Check ‘Systems Science and Social Systems: (Towards a Formal Theory of Social Systems)’. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F14YXJL7 Current Book: A New Look! A Fundamental Approach! 'System' is used for many objective or subjective things and carries a 'concept' with itself than a name for 'computer'. Evidences show that we are living in a world of 'objects' and related 'events'. Objects are the 'things' that have their 'order' or properties in the 'space'. Events are the 'happenings' in relation to the things that have their 'rule' or methods in the 'time'. 'News' as 'hot' subjects ...

Does information create complex order in the Universe? Have we focused too strongly on the energy-mater paradigm that we miss the relevance of information? Is information so obvious we don't see it? Do information-fields exist? Can information explain complex non-linear causality? And finally, is this a conscious Universe? In this brief book we explore all these subjects with a fresh perspective. We come from experience. For many years we have worked with achieving radical change in social systems and more specifically, with crime-prevention models. Our lab are cities and states were crime ...