Technology and Security for Lawyers and Other Professionals : The Basics and Beyond / W. Kuan Hon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hon, W. Kuan, author.

Series:

Elgar Guides to Professional Skills for Lawyers Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence.

Computing.

Computer security.

Networking.

Genre:

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (622 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2024]

Summary:

"Technology proficiency is now a necessity for most professionals. In this very practical book, W. Kuan Hon presents a comprehensive foundational guide to technology and cybersecurity for lawyers and other non-technologists seeking a solid grounding in key tech topics. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, elucidating the high-level basics then going a step beyond, Hon clearly explains core technical computing subjects: hardware/software, computing models/APIs, data storage/databases, programming, networking including Internet/web, email and mobile, and AI/machine learning including LLMs, detailing cybersecurity essentials and flagging various security/privacy-related issues throughout."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

About the author

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Part I Computing, hardware/software, data and programming

1 Computing terminology, computing models and bits

2 Hardware

3 Running programs

software

4 APIs, virtualization, serverless, hardware/software identification

5 Data storage

6 Programming/coding, software development

Part II Security

7 Security risks and concepts

8 Attack vectors

9 Cryptography

PETs

10 Public key infrastructure

passwords

11 Attack and defence

Part III Communications

12 Networking and IP addresses

13 Networking/Internet infrastructure and technologies

14 Web, URLs, domains, DNS

15 Webpages, HTTP, cookies and related issues

16 Web security, deep/dark web, Internet control

17 Email

18 Mobile wireless/cellular communications networks

Part IV Artificial intelligence and machine learning

19 AI/machine learning terminology and paradigms

20 Data science and PETs

21 Machine learning projects

22 Artificial neural networks

23 Artificial intelligence: challenges and risks

Afterword: confluence, convergence, emergence

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hon, W. Kuan Technology and Security for Lawyers and Other Professionals

ISBN:

9781803923918