Cyber Security

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up Cliff Stoll's dramatic ...

If they were a hall of fame or shame for computer hackers, a Kevin Mitnick plaque would be mounted the near the entrance. While other nerds were fumbling with password possibilities, this adept breakartist was penetrating the digital secrets of Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corporation, Nokia, Motorola, Pacific Bell, and other mammoth enterp...

In his first book since the bestselling Fermat?s Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II, t...

A groundbreaking exploration of how cyberspace is changing the way we think, feel, and behave"A mustread for this moment in time."Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics One of the best books of the yearNatureMary Aiken, the world's leading expert in forensic cyberpsychology, offers a starting point for all future conversations about how...

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The shocking untold story of the elite secret society of hackers fighting to protect our privacy, our freedom even democracy itself Cult of the Dead Cow is the tale of the oldest, most respected, and most famous American hacking group of all time. Though until now it has remained mostly anonymous, its members invented the concept of hacktivism, ...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Cyber, Security, Privacy, NonFiction, Programming lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for big-picture nonfiction and accessible learning. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Harden the human firewall against the most current threatsSocial Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking reveals the craftier side of the hacker's repertoirewhy hack into something when you could just ask for access Undetectable by firewalls and antivirus software, social engineering relies on human fault to gain access to sensitive spaces; in...

Since 2001, the CERT(R) Insider Threat Center at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has collected and analyzed information about more than seven hundred insider cyber crimes, ranging from national security espionage to theft of trade secrets. The CERT(R) Guide to Insider Threats describes CERT's findings in practical ...

Malware analysis is big business, and attacks can cost a company dearly. When malware breaches your defenses, you need to act quickly to cure current infections and prevent future ones from occurring.For those who want to stay ahead of the latest malware, Practical Malware Analysis will teach you the tools and techniques used by professional analys...

Hacking is the art of creative problem solving, whether that means finding an unconventional solution to a difficult problem or exploiting holes in sloppy Programming,. Many people call themselves hackers, but few have the strong technical foundation needed to really push the envelope.Rather than merely showing how to run existing exploits, author J...

A ground shaking exposE on the failure of popular cyber risk management methods How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk exposes the shortcomings of current "risk management" practices, and offers a series of improvement techniques that help you fill the holes and ramp up security. In his bestselling book How to Measure Anything, author Dougla...

The book is chockfull of specific and actionable advice, without being tied to specific software, operating systems or languages. For security professionals, the book provides the easiest way to adopt a structured approach to threat modeling. This approach is being promoted by Microsoft, and the book will provide the easiest way to understand the ...

An accessible introduction to cybersecurity concepts and practices Cybersecurity Essentials provides a comprehensive introduction to the field, with expert coverage of essential topics required for entrylevel cybersecurity certifications. An effective defense consists of four distinct challenges: securing the infrastructure, securing devices, secu...