Cyber Theft Compromises Target Security, Causing Financial Problems for Millions of Shoppers

Cyber thieves took vendor credentials to create the Target security breach affecting some 40 million credit and debit card numbers in late 2013 ("Target Says Criminals Attacked with Stolen Vendor Credentials," Reuters, January 29, 2014). A Target representative did not provide further details on the theft. Meanwhile, government officials in Washington renewed discussion on creating a standard for reporting such security incursions to the public in light of this major hit to the third largest retailer's customers.

Review selected hard copy and online library books and videos related to computer security/crime at LSC-CyFair Branch Library. Click the title of a listed item, select the "Request" button in the listing, and enter your library card number and PIN for each title you want to reserve for pick up at the library.

Use these subject words and phrases to find more in the library catalog:

• computer crimes
• computer security
• cyberspace security
• cyberterrorism

Cyber Warfare: How Conflicts in Cyberspace Are Challenging America and Changing the World by Paul Rosenzweig - Praeger, 2013.
call number: 355.4 Ros
"An up-to-date, accessible guide to the growing threats in cyberspace that affects everyone from private individuals to businesses to national governments."  - publisher summary

50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age by Steve Weisman - FT Press, 2013.
call number: 332.024 Wei
"Discover why ID theft is more dangerous than ever, and discover today's most dangerous new threats -- including attacks targeting medical records, personal finance and online banking sites, the elderly, and military service members. Meet the hackers and organized crime groups who want to steal your identity and money -- and learn how to protect your data and your life! Step by step, Weisman shows how to avoid risks, minimize risks you can't completely avoid, and immediately take the right steps if you're ever victimized." - publisher summary excerpt

Computer Security Literacy [Electronic Resource]: Staying Safe in a Digital World by Douglas Jacobson and Joseph Idziorek  - CRC Press, 2013.
call number: EBSCO eBook
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"(This book) helps you better understand the practical aspects of computer security. The authors cover such popular security topics as social networking, social engineering (phishing), and online shopping. They also address situation awareness, including the security risks of using wireless Internet at a university and the risks of using a public computer." - publisher summary excerpt

Gap Narrowing between Women's and Men's Income

Women whose careers began last year found that they were paid 93% of what men received, based on a study from the Pew Research Center. This figure is in stark contrast to 1980 where women only made 67% of men's salaries ("Salaries of ‘Millennial’ Women Reach 93 Percent of Men’s," Bloomberg News, December 10, 2013). This report was released in the same week that General Motors announced that Mary Barra would become their first female CEO in January 2014.

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• equal pay for equal work
• pay equity
• wages women
• women executives

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell - Knopf, 2013.
call number: 306.848 Pie
"Sandberg's awareness of how few women hold positions of power in today's companies has increased her determination to help women advance. This book offers her take on ways for women to improve their situation, such as being more self-confident, acquiring a mentor, remaining engaged, getting more help at home, etc."  - Library Journal review excerpt

Fifty Years after the Equal Pay Act: Assessing the Past,Taking Stock of the Future - National Equal Pay Task Force, 2013. call number: online government document
"After reviewing five decades of data, the report addresses the status of equal pay for women today, the pay gap and other persistent challenges that remain in light of the fact that continued momentum has stalled in recent years. In  the final section entitled,  “2010 and Beyond,” the report reflects on the efforts of President Barack Obama’s Administration to eliminate the pay gap and on the federal equal pay agenda moving forward." - report excerpt

New Jersey Becomes 14th State to Allow Same-Sex Marriage

Governor Chris Christie withdrew his appeal to the New Jersey Supreme Court, which allowed same-sex marriages to be legal in his state beginning at midnight on October 21. Fourteen states now permit such unions.  ("NJ Gov. Christie Drops Gay Marriage Case, Risking Some Republican Ire," Reuters, October 21, 2013).

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• civil unions
• gay couples
• gay rights
• same-sex marriage

Same-Sex Marriage in the United States: The Road to the Supreme Court by Jason Pierceson - Rowman and Littlefield, 2013. call number: 306.848 Pie
"Pierceson (political science, Univ. of Illinois, Springfield) . . . examines legislative and judicial action on the matter as it has arisen in state after state, producing an excellent survey of the litigation and legislation related to same-sex marriage."  - Library Journal review excerpt

From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage by Michael J. Klarman  - Oxford, 2013. call number: 346.73 Kla
"Harvard Law School's Klarman does a remarkable job using the debate over gay marriage as a lens for examining the factors that will go into the Court's inevitable engagement with the issue. . . (He) effectively conveys the history of the issue, from the 1950s to 2012, and provides just enough detail to allow lay readers to emerge with an informed understanding of the twisted path same-sex marriage has taken." - Publishers Weekly review excerpt