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CFC Proposals: Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs
Call for Chapter Proposals: Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs
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Proposal Submission Deadline: January 31, 2009
Call for Chapter Proposals
Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs: Models for Development and
Management
A book edited by Dr. Alan Rea
Western Michigan University, USA
Introduction
Although one finds much discussion and research on the features and
functionality of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), the 3D Web, and
Virtual Worlds in both scholarly and popular publications, very little
is written about the issues and techniques one must consider when
creating, deploying, and managing them securely. A secure environment
is especially crucial when sensitive business data is manipulated via
these applications. Reports of cross-site scripting exploits in poorly
implemented Webtops, risks of embedded viruses in social computing
platforms, such as Facebook or MySpace, and technical and social
engineering exploits in Multi-user Virtual Environments (MuVEs)
represent the security challenges contemporary organizations face as
they deploy business processes and share data across the virtual sphere.
This project will bring together the issues that managers,
practitioners, and researchers must consider when planning,
implementing, and managing these promising virtual technologies for
secure business processes and organizational initiatives.
Objective of the Book
In this book we will discuss the uses and potential of these virtual
technologies and examine secure policy formation and practices that
can be applied specifically to each. Authors will contribute
guidelines, techniques, cases, and methods that explore security in
Virtual Words and 3D Webs.
The book will focus on research and discussions about planning,
implementing, managing, and supporting these powerful technologies
using accepted system development models, secure testing techniques,
and robust monitoring tools. Moreover, discussions on security policy
creation to guide development, as well as user interaction with these
technologies will play an important role in the book. The book will
also use cases to illustrate successful, and unsuccessful,
implementations of RIAs, Webtops, and Virtual Worlds. Of course, this
book would not be complete without looking forward to the potential
security considerations and questions that must be asked as more
organizations move into virtual offerings.
Ultimately, this project will provide the latest research on virtual
security in order to provide researchers, practitioners, and students
the necessary background in theory and practice to deploy, plan,
manage, and maintain robust and safe virtual offerings.
Target Audience
This book appeals to those interested not only in security but also
advanced virtual offerings whether these are RIAs, the 3D Web, or
Virtual Worlds. Security researchers, as well as researchers from
diverse fields--computer science, information systems, psychology,
sociology, and telecommunications--will find valuable research
questions posed within the context of privacy, security, and trust as
well. But this book appeals to more than just researchers.
Practitioners and managers looking to offer robust virtual platforms
will also benefit from the pragmatic techniques, case discussions, and
implementation guidelines. In addition, upper-level and graduate-level
students will find this research useful in their course work and
research. Finally, this book will be a welcome addition to academic
libraries' research collections.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following
--Case Studies of Secure or Insecure Virtual Applications
--Developing Secure Virtual Offerings
--Hacker Attacks on Virtual Offerings
--Identity or Data Theft in Virtual Offerings
--Implementing Secure Virtual Offerings
--Issues of Privacy and/or Trust in Virtual Offerings
--Managing secure virtual offerings
--Secure Policy Formation in Virtual Offerings
--Secure Virtual Models
--Security in 3D Web applications
--Security in Virtual Worlds
--Social Engineering in Virtual Worlds
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before
January 31, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the
mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted
proposals will be notified by February 15, 2009 about the status of
their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are
expected to be submitted by April 30, 2009. All submitted chapters
will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. This book is
scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.),
publisher of books under IGI Publishing, IRM Press, Information
Science Publishing, CyberTech Publishing, and Information Science
Reference. For additional information regarding the publisher, please
visit http://www.igi-global.com.
Inquiries and submissions (Word document or RTF) can be sent
electronically to:
Dr. Alan Rea
Computer Information Systems
Haworth College of Business
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5412
e-mail: rea@wmich.edu, rea@acm.org
phone: 1.269.387.4247
fax: 1.269.387.5410