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Systematic Security: A CISO’s Playbook
by Timur QaderIn today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, safeguarding critical data and systems has never been more vital—or more challenging. Systematic Security: A CISO’s Playbook by Timur Qader offers a groundbreaking guide to building a resilient and scalable security practice from the ground up. Blending real-world experience with practical insights, this book lays out a phased approach to security implementation.Timur begins with describing the current state of security and the landscape security professionals find themselves in that offer both opportunity and risk. He goes on to systematically address strategic design, operational efficiency, risk-based modeling, and a rapidly growing regulatory landscape. This essential resource provides step-by-step strategies for implementing a comprehensive security framework. Whether you're launching a new security program or transforming an existing one, this book delivers actionable insights on governance, compliance, and advanced security operations.Drawing on years of hands-on experience, Timur shares practical advice on: Establishing a structured roadmap with clear milestones and deliverables. Building effective governance and compliance teams to address evolving regulations. Developing security operations through advanced techniques like Zero Trust and Data Protection Capabilities. Navigating complex relationships with stakeholders, executives, and regulators. Creating metrics and scorecards to measure and continuously improve security posture. More than just a technical manual, Systematic Security is a leadership toolkit for today’s security executives. It highlights the mindset, collaboration, and communication skills needed to succeed in high-pressure environments. With tips on presenting to boards, handling audits, and managing compliance, this book prepares readers for the challenges of modern cybersecurity leadership.Whether you’re an aspiring CISO, a security professional, or a business leader looking to fortify your organization’s defenses, Systematic Security delivers the strategies and tools to create lasting security excellence.Timur Qader’s candid, experience-driven approach ensures this book is not just informative but indispensable for anyone serious about protecting data, systems, and reputations in a world of escalating security threats.Prepare to lead with confidence, foster innovation, and build a future-proof security strategy that aligns with organizational goals and industry best practices. With Systematic Security, success isn’t just a possibility—it’s a repeatable process.
Tarantulas
by Lisa J. AmstutzTarantulas are one of the more famous spiders. They’re known for being huge and hairy! Tarantulas have fascinating defense mechanisms, such as flicking hairs at predators. Young readers will delight in these intriguing tarantula facts, including habitat, hunting techniques, and life cycle. Achievable text, stunning photographs, spider jokes, and an activity round out the learning.
Teaching Chinese as a Second Language in Taiwan: Fusion and Inclusion (Routledge Studies in Chinese as a Foreign Language)
by Chun-yi Peng Jung-yueh Tu Chen-chun EThis book focusses on the teaching and learning of Chinese as a second language (CSL) in contemporary Taiwan. It explores linguistic, social, and pedagogical perspectives and offers unique insights into Taiwan’s diverse language landscape, from international students to immigrant learners. Readers will gain an in-depth understanding of how Mandarin is taught and learned in Taiwan, benefiting from the book’s linguistic approach and its examination of multilingualism, teacher education, and immigrant language programs. It provides practical insights for CSL teachers and learners, combining theoretical analysis with real-world examples of language use in Taiwan.This book is ideal for CSL instructors, aspiring teachers, and students interested in learning Mandarin in Taiwan. It will also appeal to scholars studying language pedagogy, and sociolinguistics, and those involved in teacher education programs.
That's Shocking!
by Jenny MasonElectricity is all around us—in the sky, beneath our feet, and even inside our bodies! In this electrifying nonfiction book for young learners, explore the natural forces that create electricity and power the planet. From lightning bolts that light up the night sky to electric eels that zap their prey, readers will discover how the natural world uses electricity in amazing ways. Explore how animals like sharks, bees, and even geckos harness electric energy for survival, and learn about the hidden electricity inside every living creature. Packed with fun facts, hands-on activities, and stunning photos, this book uncovers the shocking science of electricity in nature.
The Art of Drag: A Practical Performers’ Handbook
by Michael TwaitsThe Art of Drag: A Practical Performers’ Handbook is the ultimate guide for all drag kings, queens and queers who want to bring their best to the stage.Filled with a wide range of exercises and advice from working performers, this book is a guide and support for every working drag act, but also the drag-curious wanting to step a sequinned toe onto the stage for the first time. The book focuses on practical performance advice for creating new work, refining existing work and exploring new skills and perspectives from the world of drag. It also includes: Practical performance tips demystifying live performance skills such as singing, lip-sync, impersonation and comedy. Top tips on how to get bookings, get paid and make a profit. Advice on how to communicate with an audience and create an unforgettable live experience. Interviews with seven sensational acts who discuss how they use the art of drag: Adam All, Simply Barbra, Ada Campe, Hugo Grrrl, Le Fil, Me the Drag Queen and Son of a Tutu. Written by a drag act, for drag acts, The Art of Drag is an invaluable resource for new and aspiring drag performers, along with academic performance courses covering Drag, Cabaret, or Queer Performance.
The Bible and Popular Culture: From Genesis to Revelation
by Ole Jakob Løland Anders MartinsenThis book is an accessible overview of the Bible’s complex and evolving reception in popular culture. Drawing on biblical interpretations in TV, film, and music, it demonstrates the enduring diversity of the Bible’s reception history.Ranging from Genesis and Exodus of the Hebrew Bible to the Gospels and Revelation of the New Testament, its biblical chronology takes a book-by-book format that locates and examines various examples of how these texts have been read, received, and interpreted. Case studies include The Handmaid's Tale, Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Da Vinci Code, and Family Guy. Woven within these chapters is fresh analysis of how themes of parody, satire, sex, and conspiracy appear in these biblical interpretations.This book is an engaging resource for students encountering biblical reception history in popular culture for the first time, and it will also be of wider interest to those intrigued by the interplay between religion, culture, and media.
The Bike Ride Guide
by Kristin SmedleyMichael loves to speed down the driveway on his bike. His little sister is too scared to ride, so he becomes her bike ride guide. Michael is blind and uses many of his tips and tricks to teach her. Based on the real-life experiences of author Kristin Smedley's oldest son, this early chapter book also features illustrations by artist Kim Crothers, who is visually impaired.
The Chalet School Books and the Twentieth Century (Routledge Research in Women's Literature)
by Miles BooyThe first full-length study of this beloved children’s series, The Chalet School in the Twentieth Century moves beyond the largely generic analysis within which it has previously been discussed. Published between 1925 and 1970, the series moves from European reconciliation after the Great War, through a second global conflict to a post-war world increasingly defined by increased secularity and emerging consumerism. Reproducing cover illustrations, Miles Booy’s book examines both those issues which author Elinor M. Brent-Dyer consciously explored (such as the exceptional The Chalet School in Exile, which she sought to explain the Nazi occupation of Austria to her young readers) and those aspects of the text which must be read symptomatically. This is a book which will engage students with historical and cultural interests beyond children’s literature. With barely a midnight feast in sight, but much anxiety about social change, it’s a familiar genre, but not as you think you know it. Hurry up, new girls, class is about to begin...
The Cherokee
by Twila M. BarnesEach September, citizens of the Cherokee Nation gather to celebrate the Cherokee National Holiday. Citizens of the United Keetoowah Band and the Eastern Band of Cherokees also hold celebrations every fall. Author Twila M. Barnes, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, describes Cherokee culture and history through engaging and informative text and activities. Features include maps, timeline, recipe, craft, and a Cherokee language sidebar.
The Cities of Song China I: Urban Governance (China Perspectives)
by Bao WeiminThis first volume of a two-volume set on Song Dynasty cities examines the innovative urban institutions and management practices that emerged during this period.The book compares the urban landscape and administrative system in the Song Dynasty with those of the Tang Dynasty. It challenges the conventional view that the transition from Tang to Song marked a shift from an enclosed ward system to a relatively open, compartmentalized system. Instead, it argues for a significant transformation of the ward system rather than its complete disappearance. The study examines the establishment of urban firefighting systems based on the concept of the "Corner", and analyzes the flourishing of urban markets under various forms of control and restriction. It also discusses the challenges posed by the emergence of a liberal commodity economy within traditional Chinese society.This volume will be essential reading for scholars and students of Chinese history and urban studies, as well as urban planners, historians, and policy-makers interested in understanding historical approaches to urban development and management.
The Cities of Song China II: Urban Developments (China Perspectives)
by Bao WeiminThe second volume of the two-volume set on Song Dynasty cities focuses on municipal development policies and population management strategies in urban areas.It examines the government's responses to the challenges posed by rapid urban expansion during the Song Dynasty, such as encroachment on public space, inadequate sanitation, and neglect of urban facilities. It shows how these challenges acted as catalysts for urban innovation, while highlighting the fundamental tension between cities' aspirations for autonomous growth and the need to maintain imperial order. The volume explores the contributions of charitable organizations and religious groups to urban governance. It also discusses viable methods for estimating urban populations from historical and literary sources in the absence of accurate demographic data.This volume will be essential reading for scholars and students of Chinese history and urban studies, as well as urban planners, historians, and policy-makers interested in understanding historical approaches to urban development and management.
The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change
by Gene E. HallChange can be interesting, challenging, easy, difficult, and sometimes fun. The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change, edited by Gene E. Hall, a key originator of CBAM, uses a research-tested model to introduce students in education to ways of thinking, strategies, and steps that leaders can take to facilitate and advance change processes in their own schools. The primary focus of this book and method is on understanding the thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and concerns of the people who are engaged with change and finding systematic ways to address them. This edited volume provides clear instruction from researchers who know CBAM best, experiences and case studies from a wide variety of educational settings, and strong pedagogy so readers can learn CBAM and apply this model to their educational systems.
The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change
by Gene E. HallChange can be interesting, challenging, easy, difficult, and sometimes fun. The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change, edited by Gene E. Hall, a key originator of CBAM, uses a research-tested model to introduce students in education to ways of thinking, strategies, and steps that leaders can take to facilitate and advance change processes in their own schools. The primary focus of this book and method is on understanding the thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and concerns of the people who are engaged with change and finding systematic ways to address them. This edited volume provides clear instruction from researchers who know CBAM best, experiences and case studies from a wide variety of educational settings, and strong pedagogy so readers can learn CBAM and apply this model to their educational systems.
The Effects of Cyber Supply Chain Attacks and Mitigation Strategies
by Ravi DasThe world of Cybersecurity today is becoming increasingly complex. There are many new Threat Variants that are coming out, but many of them are just tweaked versions of some of the oldest ones, such as Phishing and Social Engineering. In today’s world, Threat Variants are becoming more complex, more covert, and stealthier. Thus, it makes it almost impossible to detect them on time before the actual damage is done. One such example of this is what is known as Supply Chain Attacks. What makes this different from the other Threat Variants is that through just one point of entry, the Cyberattacker can deploy a Malicious Payload and impact thousands of victims. This is what this book is about, and it covers the following: Important Cybersecurity Concepts An introduction to Supply Chain Attacks and its impact on the Critical Infrastructure in the United States Examples of Supply Chain Attacks, most notably those of Solar Winds and Crowd Strike. Mitigation strategies that the CISO and their IT Security team can take to thwart off Supply Chain Attacks
The Enduring Democracy
by Kenneth J. Dautrich David A. Yalof Christina E. BejaranoHow can our history provide us with a roadmap to the future? The Enduring Democracy provides the essentials of American government, with a focus on placing current issues and debates into a historical perspective. By looking back, students can better understand the challenges and controversies characterizing American government today. This allows them to tap into those "lessons learned" to identify, understand, and even provide solutions to today′s changing politically reality. The highly anticipated Eighth Edition frames the 2024 presidential elections from the perspective of what they mean to students, so that they can see the relevance of American government in their daily lives.
The Enduring Democracy
by Kenneth J. Dautrich David A. Yalof Christina E. BejaranoHow can our history provide us with a roadmap to the future? The Enduring Democracy provides the essentials of American government, with a focus on placing current issues and debates into a historical perspective. By looking back, students can better understand the challenges and controversies characterizing American government today. This allows them to tap into those "lessons learned" to identify, understand, and even provide solutions to today′s changing politically reality. The highly anticipated Eighth Edition frames the 2024 presidential elections from the perspective of what they mean to students, so that they can see the relevance of American government in their daily lives.
The Essentials of Political Analysis
by Philip H. Pollock Barry Clayton EdwardsEquip students with the skills and confidence they need to conduct political analyses and critically assess statistical research. In the Seventh Edition of The Essentials of Political Science, bestselling authors Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards build students’ analytic abilities and develop their statistical reasoning with new data, fresh exercises, and clear examples. This brief and reader-friendly guide walks students through the essentials— defining measurement, formulating and testing hypotheses, measuring variables—while using key terms, chapter-opening objectives, over 80 tables and figures, and practical exercises to get them using and applying their new skills. Using Excel, R, SPSS, or STATA? Companion workbooks featuring statistical software instructions and exercises help your students apply their knowledge.
The Essentials of Political Analysis
by Philip H. Pollock Barry Clayton EdwardsEquip students with the skills and confidence they need to conduct political analyses and critically assess statistical research. In the Seventh Edition of The Essentials of Political Science, bestselling authors Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards build students’ analytic abilities and develop their statistical reasoning with new data, fresh exercises, and clear examples. This brief and reader-friendly guide walks students through the essentials— defining measurement, formulating and testing hypotheses, measuring variables—while using key terms, chapter-opening objectives, over 80 tables and figures, and practical exercises to get them using and applying their new skills. Using Excel, R, SPSS, or STATA? Companion workbooks featuring statistical software instructions and exercises help your students apply their knowledge.
The European Model of Sport: Myth or Reality? (Routledge Research in Sport Business and Management)
by Borja García Vanja SmokvinaThis is the first book to present a critical analysis of the concept of the European Model of Sport (EMS). The EMS concept is widely used by policymakers at the national and EU levels, and by some sports organisations, yet it has never been comprehensively defined in official documents. This book asks whether the EMS is real or imagined, evaluates its significance in a rapidly evolving European context and for world sport more broadly, and compares it against other models of sport in different regions of the world. The first section of the book is a multi-disciplinary analysis of the EMS, putting the EMS in historical context and examining the concept from political, economic, socio-cultural and legal perspectives. The second section of this book looks at different models of sport within Europe, including Germany, the UK, Scandinavia and South-East Europe, and how they intersect with EU policy. The final section of this book looks at models of sport in North America, Latin America, China, Africa and the Arab World, highlighting key differences and similarities in order to illuminate our understanding of sport governance, policy and management around the world. Throughout, this book includes consideration of grassroots sport, going beyond traditional analyses that have focused primarily on professional sport. In an era in which sport represents a dynamic arena for competition between corporations, NGOs, international organisations and nation-states, this book is an essential reference for anybody with an interest in sport policy, sport governance, sport management, sport law, EU policy and law, the history of European integration or the relationship between sport and wider society.
The Fantastic Freewheeler and the Mission from Mars
by Molly FelderDrew Daniels, a.k.a. the Fantastic Freewheeler, is settling in to enjoy a show at the planetarium when things take an otherworldly turn. Two aliens from his past have crash-landed nearby and need his help to get their ship flying again! But soon, the kid hero discovers the spaceship isn’t the only thing that’s broken. The Martians’ relationship is rockier than an asteroid field! Can Freewheeler use his amazing brain boost ability to get the pair talking—and flying—again? Find out in this exciting Fantastic Freewheeler graphic novel, featuring a spunky hero who uses a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, as well as action full of humor and heart.
The Fantastic Freewheeler in the Deep End
by Molly FelderDrew Daniels, a.k.a. the Fantastic Freewheeler, is making a splash and joining the swim team! In his first meet, he’s racing one of the best swimmers around. But when the other boy misplaces his good luck charm and is thrown off his game, will Freewheeler let the champ sink or will he use his amazing brain boost ability to help the competition? Find out in this exciting Fantastic Freewheeler graphic novel, featuring a spunky hero who uses a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, as well as action full of humor and heart.
The Farm-Sitting Surprise
by Mari BolteStarbright Stables riders Bess, Dot, and Lily are on a road trip with Dot’s dad, veterinarian Dr. Ahmadi. Finally, they arrive at a farm. The girls are excited to greet chickens, cattle, dogs, and cats. They learn they are there to farm sit and take care of the animals while the owners are away overnight. The girls couldn’t be more ready to help! They are even happier when they realize they get to stay in a barn that’s like a fancy hotel inside. And the best part? They get to share the barn with a mini horse named Clover! But the most special and surprising part of their farm-sitting experience is yet to come!
The Global Distribution of Popular Narrative in the Nineteenth Century: Forms of Circulation and Circulation of Forms (Routledge Focus on Literature)
by Graham LawThe principal aim of this collection of articles is to explore the evolving generic patterns and the modes of transnational distribution of popular narrative over the course of the nineteenth century. This volume addresses networks of reception drawn around cities as diverse as Constantinople, Moscow, and Tokyo, with a focus on peripheries in South and West Asia, and Northern as well as Eastern Europe; in generic terms, there are specific investigations of shipwreck narratives, satirical cartoons, press reports, orally transmitted folklore, traditional sacred tales, and adventure novels. It combines the materialist approach of book/media history with the aesthetic insights of literary and cultural studies, drawing inspiration from the seminal work of scholars such as Benedict Anderson, Franco Moretti, Pascale Casanova, and Arjun Appadurai.
The Great Axolotl Escape
by John SazaklisAmigo, Ms. Garcia's class pet axolotl, overhears his class talking about a local Mexican American festival and decides he wants to go. He quickly catches a ride in a student's water bottle, and soon he's taking in the sights and sounds of the party! But before long, he realizes that a festival can be a dangerous place for little axolotl. Will Amigo make it back to the classroom in one piece?
The Guitar String Snap
by Andrew Bambridge"While rummaging in a closet, Bo finds his dad’s old guitar. He can’t resist giving it a try, and he LOVES the sounds it makes. But then, snap—one of the guitar strings breaks! In Bo’s attempts to fix his mistake, he learns that owning up is the first step! Musician, educator, and actor Andrew Bambridge (Pixels) offers a charming chapter book about a boy named Bo who, like Andrew, has achondroplasia and has always loved music."