Global Perspectives on Information Security Regulations: Compliance, Controls, and Assurance

Recent decades have seen a proliferation of cybersecurity guidance in the form of government regulations and standards with which organizations must comply. As society becomes more heavily dependent on cyberspace, increasing levels of security measures will need to be established and maintained to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

Global Perspectives on Information Security Regulations: Compliance, Controls, and Assurance summarizes current cybersecurity guidance and provides a compendium of innovative and state-of-the-art compliance and assurance practices and tools. It provides a synopsis of current cybersecurity guidance that organizations should consider so that management and their auditors can regularly evaluate their extent of compliance. Covering topics such as cybersecurity laws, deepfakes, and information protection, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for cybersecurity consultants and professionals, IT specialists, business leaders and managers, government officials, faculty and administration of both K-12 and higher education, libraries, students and educators of higher education, researchers, and academicians.

About the Author

Guillermo A. Francia III received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from New Mexico Tech. Before joining Jacksonville State University (JSU), he was the chairman of the Computer Science department at Kansas Wesleyan University. In 1996, Dr. Francia received one of the five national awards for Innovators in Higher Education from Microsoft Corporation. His research interests include embedded and industrial control systems security, automotive security, machine learning, and unmanned aerial vehicle security. He is a two-time recipient of a Fulbright award (UK, 2017 and Malta, 2007) and is the 2018 winner of the National CyberWatch Center Innovations in Cybersecurity Education award. He has successfully managed research projects with funds well over $2.5M from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Security Agency.

Jeffrey S. Zanzig received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Business Administration degrees from Jacksonville State University.  He also holds a Master’s of Accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a Master’s of Science in Computer Systems and Software Design from Jacksonville State University, and a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Mississippi.  His professional designations include: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Management Accountant, and Certified in Financial Management.  He has authored a variety of articles in accounting and auditing and received the 2006 Max Block Distinguished Article Award for Informed Comment from the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Dr. Zanzig is also affiliated with the Center for Information Security and Assurance at Jacksonville State University.