Chris McNab, Network Security Assessment: Know Your Network
ISBN: 0596510306 | edition 2009 | PDF | 506 pages | 6 mb
How secure is your network? The best way to find out is to attack it. Network Security Assessment provides you with the tricks and tools professional security consultants use to identify and assess risks in Internet-based networks-the same penetration testing model they use to secure government, military, and commercial networks. With this book, you can adopt, refine, and reuse this testing model to design and deploy networks that are hardened and immune from attack.
Ananda, Ph.d. Mitra, "Digital Security: Cyber Terror and Cyber Security"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0816067910 | 120 pages | PDF | 13,2 MB
Since the advent of widespread Internet use, digital technology has been used for criminal intent. From computer viruses capable of shutting down and destroying infected computers to recruiting members online for hate groups, the ways the Internet can be used for nefarious purposes is practically limitless. But there is hope. Those in the digital industry are working to increase safeguards from cyber terrorists, such as heading off viruses before they can infect computers, and increasing cyber security. Digital Security: Cyber Terror and Cyber Security describes how computers are used both to commit crimes and to prevent them and concludes with a discussion of the future of digital crime and stopping its spread.
Corey Sandler, "Living With the Internet and Online Dangers"
2010 | ISBN: 0816078742, 0816078750, 1438129718 | 165 pages | PDF | 4,9 MB
Although cyberspace is considered a modern way to communicate, in many ways it is also the Wild West. The Internet is filled with online dangers - from those who want to infect computers with destructive viruses to criminals who want to steal money, ruin reputations, or cause personal harm. "Living with the Internet and Online Dangers" highlights the risks and problems that come with modern Web technology, as well as what teens can do to protect themselves. Chapters explore online job hunting, email scams and Internet fraud, finding that special someone online, and wireless security. Written in straightforward language, this new resource is loaded with helpful sidebars, a glossary, index, and appendixes.
Mark Ciampa, "Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals, 4 edition" 2011 | ISBN-10: 1111640122 | 656 pages | PDF | 17,5 MB
Reflecting the latest developments from the information security field, best-selling Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals, 4e provides the most current coverage available while thoroughly preparing readers for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-301 certification exam. Its comprehensive introduction to practical network and computer security covers all of the the new CompTIA Security+ exam objectives. Cutting-edge coverage of the new edition includes virtualization, mobile devices, and other trends, as well as new topics such as psychological approaches to social engineering attacks, Web application attacks, penetration testing, data loss prevention, cloud computing security, and application programming development security.
Windows 8 is quite different than previous Microsoft operating systems, but it’s still eminently hackable. With this book, you’ll learn how to make a variety of modifications, from speeding up boot time and disabling the Lock screen to hacking native apps and running Windows 8 on a Mac. And that’s just the beginning. You’ll find more than 100 standalone hacks on performance, multimedia, networking, the cloud, security, email, hardware, and more. Not only will you learn how to use each hack, you’ll also discover why it works.
Add folders and other objects to the Start screen
Run other Windows versions inside Windows 8
Juice up performance and track down bottlenecks
Use the SkyDrive cloud service to sync your files everywhere
Speed up web browsing and use other PCs on your home network
Secure portable storage and set up a virtual private network
Hack Windows 8 Mail and services such as Outlook
Combine storage from different devices into one big virtual disk
Take control of Window 8 setting with the Registry
Chris Seibold, "Mac Hacks: Tips & Tools for unlocking the power of OS X"
English | ISBN: 1449325580 | 2013 | EPUB, PDF | 330 pages | 19 + 57 MB
Want to take real control of your Mac? The hacks in this book help you dig below the surface to tweak system preferences, mount drives and devices, and generally do things with your system that Apple doesn’t expect you to do. With a little effort, you can make your Mac and its applications perform exactly the way you want them to.
There are more than 50 hacks in this book that show you how to fine-tune the interface, work with multimedia, set up your network, boost security, and perform a few tricks with Unix.
Go beyond Preferences: change the way OS X Mountain Lion behaves
Customize your experience by taming browsers and making apps full screen
Get information delivered right to your desktop, and automate mundane tasks
Use the command line and install various Unix apps to unlock your Mac’s Unix power
Increase security, monitor network traffic, and remain anonymous
Play Wii games and host a Minecraft server on your Mac
Modify your WiFi, move iTunes, and record TV shows
Turn your MacBook into a tablet and give it a custom dye job
Andrew Lockhart, "Network Security Hacks: Tips & Tools for Protecting Your Privacy"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 0596527632 | 455 pages | PDF, EPUB | 7 + 8 MB
In the fast-moving world of computers, things are always changing. Since the first edition of this strong-selling book appeared two years ago, network security techniques and tools have evolved rapidly to meet new and more sophisticated threats that pop up with alarming regularity. The second edition offers both new and thoroughly updated hacks for Linux, Windows, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X servers that not only enable readers to secure TCP/IP-based services, but helps them implement a good deal of clever host-based security techniques as well.
his second edition of Network Security Hacks offers 125 concise and practical hacks, including more information for Windows administrators, hacks for wireless networking (such as setting up a captive portal and securing against rogue hotspots), and techniques to ensure privacy and anonymity, including ways to evade network traffic analysis, encrypt email and files, and protect against phishing attacks. System administrators looking for reliable answers will also find concise examples of applied encryption, intrusion detection, logging, trending and incident response.