[cap-talk] Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs: Final Call for Chapter Proposals

[John Carlson]

This may be a new area for some of you.  In my private life on the  
computer, I am on the intersection of x3d and capabilities, dabbling  
in both (my real time job is developing Java/JSF /SQL applications).

Perhaps this would be a good audience for a capabilities chapter.

John
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> From: Don Brutzman <brutzman at nps.navy.mil>
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> and 3D Webs: Final Call for Chapter Proposals]
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> From: "rea" <rea at acm.org>
> Date: February 21, 2009 3:06:51 AM PST
> To: <www-vrml at web3d.org>
> Subject: [www-vrml] Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs: Final  
> Call for Chapter Proposals
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> Final Call for Chapter Proposals: Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D  
> Webs
>
> Apologies for Cross Postings
>
> Proposal Submission Deadline:  March 1, 2009
>
> http://docrea.org/igi/
>
> Call for Chapter Proposals
>
> Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs: Models for Development and
> Management
>
> A book edited by Dr. Alan Rea
> Western Michigan University, USA
>
> Introduction
>
> This book intersects at least three major fields of research:  
> Security,
> Virtual Worlds, and 3D Webs, you can choose to focus in one area more
> than another, as long as your chapter centers around one of the topics
> discussed below.
>
> Although one finds much discussion and research on the features and
> functionality of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), the 3D Web, and
> Virtual Worlds in both scholarly and popular publications, very little
> is written about the issues and techniques one must consider when
> creating, deploying, and managing them securely. Reports of cross-site
> scripting exploits in poorly implemented Webtops, risks of embedded
> viruses in social computing platforms, such as Facebook or MySpace,  
> and
> technical and social engineering exploits in Multi-user Virtual
> Environments (MuVEs) represent some of the security challenges
> contemporary organizations face.
>
> This project will bring together the issues that managers,
> practitioners, and researchers must consider when planning,
> implementing, and managing these promising virtual technologies for
> secure processes and organizational initiatives.
>
> Objective of the Book
>
> In this book we will discuss the uses and potential of these virtual
> technologies and examine secure policy formation and practices that  
> can
> be applied specifically to each. Authors will contribute guidelines,
> techniques, cases, and methods that explore security in Virtual Worlds
> and 3D Webs.
>
> The book will focus on research and discussions about planning,
> implementing, managing, and supporting these powerful technologies  
> using
> accepted system development models, secure testing techniques, robust
> monitoring tools, and other accepted approaches. Moreover, discussions
> on security policy creation to guide development, as well as user
> interaction with these technologies will play an important role in the
> book. The book will also use cases to illustrate successful, and
> unsuccessful, implementations of RIAs, Webtops, and Virtual Worlds. Of
> course, this book would not be complete without looking forward to the
> potential security considerations and questions that must be asked as
> more organizations move into virtual offerings.
>
> Ultimately, this project will provide the latest research on virtual
> security in order to provide researchers, practitioners, and students
> the necessary background in theory and practice to deploy, plan,  
> manage,
> and maintain robust and safe virtual offerings.
>
> Target Audience
>
> This book appeals to those interested not only in security but also
> advanced virtual offerings whether these are RIAs, the 3D Web, or
> Virtual Worlds. Security researchers, as well as researchers from
> diverse fields--computer science, information systems, psychology,
> sociology, and telecommunications--will find valuable research  
> questions
> posed within the context of privacy, security, and trust as well. But
> this book appeals to more than just researchers. Practitioners and
> managers looking to offer robust virtual platforms will also benefit
> from the pragmatic techniques, case discussions, and implementation
> guidelines. In addition, upper-level and graduate-level students will
> find this research useful in their course work and research. Finally,
> this book will be a welcome addition to academic libraries' research
> collections.
>
> Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following
>
> --Case Studies of Secure or Insecure Virtual Applications
> --Developing Secure Virtual Offerings
> --Hacker Attacks on Virtual Offerings
> --Identity or Data Theft in Virtual Offerings
> --Implementing Secure Virtual Offerings
> --Issues of Privacy and/or Trust in Virtual Offerings
> --Managing Secure Virtual Offerings
> --Secure Policy Formation in Virtual Offerings
> --Secure Virtual Models
> --Security in 3D Web applications
> --Security in Virtual Worlds
> --Social Engineering in Virtual Worlds
>
> Submission Procedure
>
> Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March
> 1, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission  
> and
> concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will
> be notified by March 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and
> sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by
> April 30, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a
> double-blind review basis. This book is scheduled to be published by  
> IGI
> Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of books under IGI
> Publishing, IRM Press, Information Science Publishing, CyberTech
> Publishing, and Information Science Reference. For additional
> information regarding the publisher, please visit
> http://www.igi-global.com/.
>
> Inquiries and submissions (Word document or RTF) can be sent
> electronically to:
>
> Dr. Alan Rea
> Computer Information Systems
> Haworth College of Business
> Western Michigan University
> Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5412
> e-mail: rea at wmich.edu, rea at acm.org
> phone: 1.269.387.4247
> fax: 1.269.387.5410
>
> http://docrea.org/igi
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