Front Cover; Advances in Computers; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Data Hiding Tactics for Windows and Unix File Systems; 2. Digital Storage and File Systems; 4. Perspectives; 5. Conclusion; Chapter 2: Multimedia and Sensor Security; 1. Introduction; 2. Multimedia Systems and Applications; 3. Multimedia Security; 6. Computer Forensics; 8. Security Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks; 10. Sensor Software Design; 12. Hardware Power-Aware Sensor Security; 14. Sensor Networks and RFID Security; Chapter 3: Email Spam Filtering; 2. Technical Measures.

3. Content-Based Spam Filtering7. Conclusions and Future Trends; Chapter 4: The Use of Simulation Techniques for Hybrid Software Cost Estimation and Risk Analysis; 1. Introduction; 3. Related Work; 5. Analytical Approaches; 6. Stochastic Approaches; Chapter 5: An Environment for Conducting Families of Software Engineering Experiments; 3. The Experiment Manager Framework; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Global Software Development: Origins, Practices, and Directions; 1. Introduction; 3. Global Software Development; 4. Current GSD Practice.

5. A Virtual Roundtable on Outsourcing6. Future Directions in Offshoring; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1: Interview with K. (Paddy) Padmanabhan of Tata Consultancy Services 3/9/07; References; Author Index; Subject Index.