When Vera said goodbye to Poland, she never imagined that her return would be to her father’s deathbed. Aside from bringing forth waves of unwanted emotions, her trip back home also gives her reason to suspect foul play, and so she launches into an investigation of her own. With her return to London comes a new coworker, the newly hired ethical hacker whose charm and wit captures Vera’s attention. Soon after, the workaholic finds herself caught in the whirlpool of office romance. But a flight back home turns out to be a one-way trip to a jail cell. Left to prove her innocence within a 30-day timeline, Vera starts questioning everything she knows about her would-have-been romantic partner. Can Vera handle the hacker world that Craig belongs to?

Gavin Booker, a school librarian, leads an orderly, normal life. Work, jogging, friends from work, his son every other weekend. Gavin is also a secret. He is a hybrid, or part-fairy. And in the Columbian Empire, hybrids are under an automatic death sentence. In this alternate version of the USA, magic is illegal. So is loving another man. Fairies are locked away in ghettoes, and magical beasts, such as gryphons, unicorns, and pegasi, are kept in zoos. The others, tree and water spirits, talking beasts, fauns, and the rest, are in hiding. This is the world in which Gavin grew up. He survived, thanks to his mother. He can never forget he is different: ministers preach against people like him constantly. Hating the other is a part of every school’s curriculum. But things are changing fast, and seemingly for the worst. Earthquakes, volcanoes, killer storms are frequent occurrences. The medicine Gavin takes to suppress his body’s glow isn’t working. The spells cast by his doctor, a witch, are losing their power. If anyone finds out what Gavin is, he is dead. The Empire always goes after its marginalized people. Can Gavin survive the coming catastrophe? Will he ever recover from losing the boys he loved earlier in life? Can he find the fairy man who has haunted his dreams before it is too late?

This book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the third Big Data Analytics for Cyber-Physical System in Smart City (BDCPS 2021) conference, held in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 27, 2021. The contributions, prepared by an international team of scientists and engineers, cover the latest advances made in the field of machine learning, and big data analytics methods and approaches for the data-driven co-design of communication, computing, and control for smart cities. Given its scope, it offers a valuable resource for all researchers and professionals interested in big data, smart cities, and cyber-physical systems.

George and his friend Scott both enlist in the Navy, but George is selected to lead a special unit in the NSA called the Peace Task Force, while Scott is not selected as a unit member. George must team up with his new friends, James and John, to create a secret NSA unit designed to create peace by taking down Donna and her terrorist network. Due to the secrecy of his task, George begins to feel the strain on his relationship with his family and friends because he cannot tell them the true nature of his mission.

About the Book The Corrupt Shadows is the second volume in the immense Shadow saga. Your favorite storyteller is back to continue with more of our hero’s adventure. The Shadow race is growing, with new adversaries, friendships, and alliances. The Corrupt Shadows is filled with more action as the Shadow Runner family becomes what the late Doctor envisioned. Follow as BIO-TEC declares war on our hero and his team. Learn new secrets from the past along with a few mysteries. With the team at full strength, will they be able to overcome these new challenges? Only time will tell. At the end, you will realize we have only scratched the surface. About the Author Author and storyteller Michael G. Dunkley Jr. is excited to bring part two to his Shadow saga to the world. Writing provides him peace in this chaotic world. At the end of a day or week, he finds time to sit down and reflect, putting life into his perspectives and encourages his friends and family. Michael G. Dunkley Jr. is loved and supported by his five beautiful children. They drive him to follow his dream and fuel him with ideas.

This book presents the outcomes of the 2021 International Conference on Cyber Security Intelligence and Analytics (CSIA 2021), an international conference dedicated to promoting novel theoretical and applied research advances in the interdisciplinary field of cyber security, particularly focusing on threat intelligence, analytics, and countering cybercrime. The conference provides a forum for presenting and discussing innovative ideas, cutting-edge research findings and novel techniques, methods and applications on all aspects of cyber security intelligence and analytics. Due to COVID-19, Authors, Keynote Speakers and PC committees will attend the conference online.

As cyberattacks continue to grow in complexity and number, computational intelligence is helping under-resourced security analysts stay one step ahead of threats. Drawing on threat intelligence from millions of studies, blogs, and news articles, computational intelligence techniques such as machine learning and automatic natural language processing quickly provide the means to identify real threats and dramatically reduce response times. The book collects and reports on recent high-quality research addressing different cybersecurity challenges. It: explores the newest developments in the use of computational intelligence and AI for cybersecurity applications provides several case studies related to computational intelligence techniques for cybersecurity in a wide range of applications (smart health care, blockchain, cyber-physical system, etc.) integrates theoretical and practical aspects of computational intelligence for cybersecurity so that any reader, from novice to expert, may understand the book’s explanations of key topics. It offers comprehensive coverage of the essential topics, including: machine learning and deep learning for cybersecurity blockchain for cybersecurity and privacy security engineering for cyber-physical systems AI and data analytics techniques for cybersecurity in smart systems trust in digital systems This book discusses the current state-of-the-art and practical solutions for the following cybersecurity and privacy issues using artificial intelligence techniques and cutting-edge technology. Readers interested in learning more about computational intelligence techniques for cybersecurity applications and management will find this book invaluable. They will get insight into potential avenues for future study on these topics and be able to prioritize their efforts better.