Social networks, particularly public ones, have become part of the fabric of how we communicate and collaborate as a society. With value from micro-level personal networking to macro-level outreach, social networking has become pervasive in people's lives and is now becoming a significant driving force in business. These new platforms have provided new approaches to many critical enterprise functions, including identifying, communicating, and gathering feedback with customers (e.g., Facebo...

Travel with seven talented authors as they glimpse through time into Humanity’s future. Will mankind blossom and flourish, conquering the stars and time itself? Or, with selfishness, greed, and just plain bad luck send us all to the brink of destruction?The Cartographer by Samuel A. Mayo: Destined to chart the stars throughout the aeons, a team of novice map makers are thrust into a conspiracy to control the universe and time itself.Rescued as a child from ...

The Basics of Cyber Safety: Computer and Mobile Device Safety Made Easy presents modern tactics on how to secure computer and mobile devices, including what behaviors are safe while surfing, searching, and interacting with others in the virtual world. The book's author, Professor John Sammons, who teaches information security at Marshall University, introduces readers to the basic concepts of protecting their computer, mobile devices, and data during a time that is described as the most co...

The book begins with real world cases of botnet attacks to underscore the need for action. Next the book will explain botnet fundamentals using real world examples. These chapters will cover what they are, how they operate, and the environment and technology that makes them possible. The following chapters will analyze botnets for opportunities to detect, track, and remove them. Then the book will describe intelligence gathering efforts and results obtained to date. Public domain tools lik...

Google Earth Forensics is the first book to explain how to use Google Earth in digital forensic investigations. This book teaches you how to leverage Google's free tool to craft compelling location-based evidence for use in investigations and in the courtroom. It shows how to extract location-based data that can be used to display evidence in compelling audiovisual manners that explain and inform the data in contextual, meaningful, and easy-to-understand ways. As mobile computing devices b...

When it comes to computer crimes, the criminals got a big head start. But the law enforcement and IT security communities are now working diligently to develop the knowledge, skills, and tools to successfully investigate and prosecute Cybercrime cases. When the first edition of "Scene of the Cybercrime" published in 2002, it was one of the first books that educated IT security professionals and law enforcement how to fight Cybercrime. Over the past 5 years a great deal has changed in how c...

The books of Samuel and Kings were originally combined into a single volume known as “The Books of the Kingdom”. This first study in a two-part series explores why these texts bear Samuel’s name, even though David is the central figure.Lance begins by highlighting God’s miraculous provision of Samuel during a critical time in Israel’s history. The study then turns to David, whose life-marked by both victory and failure-offers profound lessons for us today. Through David’s example, ...

God will shake everything to pieces in order to fulfill His heart’s desire–but He willfulfill it. With His desire in view, what is our responsibility in these last days?“Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” Ephesians 5:15-17

Covering is perhaps one of the most vitally important subjects that God's people could study. In this series, Lance Lambert shows that this theme runs as a strong emphasis throughout the Bible from beginning to end.For those who abide in God and dwell in the secret place—the covered place—the Almighty becomes their protection, security, and safety. As Psalm 91:1 declares: 'He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.'As...

This volume begins the study of the Word of God at the very beginning: the book of Genesis. These teachings were compiled from a series Lance shared with the brothers and sisters at Halford House in Richmond, Surrey. Lance went back through this series later in life and provided a study guide to accompany these lessons. The guide is included to help enhance your study. This volume is derived from actual Bible studies and has been kept close to the original with very minor edits.

As the return of the Lord draws near there has never been a time when effective prayer is more strategic, necessary, and essential than now.Will we be a people who will truly watch and pray?Will anyone respond to His call and challenge?Corporate intercession is almost a lost art—and that when we most need it!I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found...

The depth and breadth of what science fiction and fantasy fiction is changes with every passing year. The two dozen stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully maps this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer.