Cybersecurity for Small Businesses and Nonprofits is a must read for the small business owner. Worldwide, over 40% of all cyber-attacks happen to small businesses, and nearly 60% of the businesses that have had their digital systems breached close their doors within 6 months. This book provides an overview of the current cybersecurity situation, explains cyber threats specific to small businesses, and offers suggestions that owners can utilize to protect their businesses and livelihoods fr...

Women in Cybersecurity provides a basic overview of the employment status of women in the cybersecurity field. While women comprise over 50% of the workforce in the U.S, less than 25% of cyber staff are female. This book offers a close look at the current status of women in the cybersecurity arena, highlights reasons for the paucity of women, and--relying both on research and personal experience--offers suggestions that will encourage women to join this technical field.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection will be of particular interest to those with a vested interest in the protection of critical infrastructures in the U.S. – its dams, chemical plants, emergency care facilities, energy plants, and nuclear facilities. Terrorists and rogue nation states have been relentless in attempts to gain access to those systems for nefarious purposes. This book provides an overview of the numerous cyber dangers our critical systems face, and discusses what can...

Writing for Understanding is for teachers. The book lays out a manageable, effective approach to teacher planning so that students have access to all of those elements, especially the first three, before they sit down to write. Based on the principle of “backward design” (Wiggins and McTighe), it conceptualizes planning for writing instruction in terms of key elements. These are: Central Ideas What is it that I want students to understand about this content? What understandings about the c...

You are a mind reader, born with an extraordinary ability to understand what others think, feel, believe, want, and know. It’s a sixth sense you use every day, in every personal and professional relationship you have. At its best, this ability allows you to achieve the most important goal in almost any life: connecting, deeply and intimately and honestly, to other human beings. At its worst, it is a source of misunderstanding and unnecessary conflict, leading to damaged relationships and b...

Teach Like a Champion – Knowledge Capsule is an educational resource designed to help teachers master the craft of effective classroom instruction. Adapted from Doug Lemov’s acclaimed framework, this capsule presents key teaching principles and actionable strategies in a structured, learning-focused format.Through clear explanations and practical applications, educators discover how to build engagement, accountability, and mastery in every lesson. Each section transforms p...

The QuickStudy Management guide can be helpful for students or corporate executives. The guide contains a full array of management topics from ethics to globalization.

Turn your data into a roadmap to success!This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Balanced Scorecard, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Evaluate company performance and management efficiency• Focus on all perspectives of the business at once• Successfully apply the Balanced Scorecard to your businessABOUT 5...

In this book, you will learn a wide variety of teaching techniques and strategies for teaching children from ages 4-11. The book is full of lesson plans, games and activities for current or aspiring teachers who are teaching children at kindergarten and early primary grade levels and whose first language is other than English. It is the foundation of a second language instruction course and was developed to meet the ever-increasing demand for qualified ESL teachers of young children in non...

Understand the nitty-gritty of Cybersecurity with ease Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF formatKey FeaturesAlign your security knowledge with industry leading concepts and toolsAcquire required skills and certifications to survive the ever changing market needsLearn from industry experts to analyse, implement, and maintain a robust environmentBook DescriptionIt's not a secret that there is a hu...

How parents and educators can teach kids to love reading in the digital ageEveryone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence. In Raising Kids Who Read, bestselling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham explains this phenomenon and provides practical solutions for engendering a love of reading that lasts into adulthood. Like Willingham's much-lauded previous work, Why Don't Stude...

Drawing upon a wealth of experience from academia, industry, and government service, Cyber Security Policy Guidebook details and dissects, in simple language, current organizational cyber security policy issues on a global scale—taking great care to educate readers on the history and current approaches to the security of cyberspace. It includes thorough descriptions—as well as the pros and cons—of a plethora of issues, and documents policy alternatives for the sake of clarity with...