Securing Development: Public Finance and the Security Sector highlights the role of public finance in the delivery of security and criminal justice services. This book offers a framework for analyzing public financial management, financial transparency, and oversight, as well as expenditure policy issues that determine how to most appropriately manage security and justice services. The interplay among security, justice, and public finance is still a relatively unexplored area of development. ...

Since 1984 the World Bank has financed 87 Financial Management Information System (FMIS) projects in 51 countries totaling over US 2.2 billion of which US 938 million was for FMIS related information and communication technology (ICT) solutions. This study presents the World Bank?s experience with these investment operations to share the achievements and challenges observed and provide guidance for improving the performance of future projects. The report is structured according to four overar...

The definitive pioneering blueprint covering the what, why and how of the blockchain.Blockchains are new technology layers that rewire the Internet and threaten to side-step older legacy constructs and centrally served businesses. At its core, a blockchain injects trust into the network, cutting off some intermediaries from serving that function and creatively disrupting how they operate. Metaphorically, blockchains are the ultimate non-stop computers. Once launche...

With a pedigree going back over ten years, The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management can rightly claim to be a classic guide to business risk management and contingency planning, with a style that makes it accessible to all business managers. Some of the original underlying principles remain the same – but much has changed. This is reflected in this radically updated third edition, with exciting and helpful new content from new and innovative contributors and new c...

The only book that instructs IT Managers to adhere to federally mandated certification and accreditation requirements.This book will explain what is meant by Certification and Accreditation and why the process is mandated by federal law. The different Certification and Accreditation laws will be cited and discussed including the three leading types of C&A: NIST, NIAP, and DITSCAP. Next, the book explains how to prepare for, perform, and document a C&A project. The next section to the book ...

The editor of The Bitcoin Bible, Benjamin Guttmann, is currently among the leading experts regarding crypto currencies in general and Bitcoins specifically. He is a journalist, concentrating mainly on politics and economic topics. The book consists partly of his own analysis and insight about Bitcoin and partly of articles collected from the most prominent and knowledgeable experts and authors and media on this topic.

The Economics of Cloud ComputingAn Overview for Decision MakersBill WilliamsForeword by George Reese, author of Cloud Application ArchitecturesThe decision-maker’s guide to cloud computing: from making the case to managing the transitionThis concise book delivers the insight and tools you need to make intelligent decisions about cloud computing and effectively manage the transition to this new paradigm. Bill...

Managing telecom expenses is not easy; whats more, the larger the organization is, the more complicated that management gets. In Telecom Expense Management for Large Organizations, authors Luiz Augusto de Carvalho and Claudio Basso, who have each worked for more than a decade in the telecommunications industry, share their wealth of knowledge so you can slash expenses and manage business properly.This practical guide is divided into five sections: managerial issues, managerial proc...

Personal data is increasingly being exchanged and stored by electronic means, making businesses, organizations and individuals more vulnerable than ever to identity theft and fraud. This book provides a practical and accessible guide to identity theft and fraud using a risk management approach. It outlines various strategies that can be easily implemented to help prevent identity theft and fraud. It addresses technical issues in a clear and uncomplicated way to help decision-makers at all ...

Essential guidance for preventing fraud in the card-not-present (CNP) spaceThis book focuses on the prevention of fraud for the card-not-present transaction. The payment process, fraud schemes, and fraud techniques will all focus on these types of transactions ahead.Reveals the top 45 fraud prevention techniquesUniquely focuses on eCommerce fraud essentialsProvides the basic concepts around CNP payments and the ways fraud is perpet...

Framework agreements have arisen in response to the well documented and high costs of public procurement procedures. The agreements have significant potential to improve procedural efficiency in public procurement, but are complex to operate. Inadequate preparation and implementation can also frustrate their potential both to tackle waste, abuse and corruption and to enhance value for money. In this enlightening book, Gian Luigi Albano and Caroline Nicholas look at the key decisions requir...

This book is your ultimate Benchmarking resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Benchmarking's whole picture right away. Get countless Benchmarking facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Benchmarking Handbook is the single and largest Benchmarking reference book. This compendium of information ...