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Book cover: Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile NetworksSecurity and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks
by - MDPI AG ,
Dedicated to the security and privacy aspects of mobile networks, wireless communications, and their apps. The focus is on the security and privacy of mobile software platforms and the increasingly differing spectrum of mobile or wireless apps.
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Book cover: Passwords: Guised Indispensable's or Liabilities?Passwords: Guised Indispensable's or Liabilities?
by ,
An in-depth look at passwords and what they really mean to us; what is their actual role; can it be said that we can't do without passwords, what are their vulnerabilities and what is their effect then on the bigger picture that is Cyber Security.
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Book cover: Software Update as a Mechanism for Resilience and SecuritySoftware Update as a Mechanism for Resilience and Security
- The National Academies Press ,
Software update is an important mechanism by which security changes and improvements are made in software, and this seemingly simple concept encompasses a wide variety of practices, mechanisms, policies, and technologies.
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Book cover: The Security Development LifecycleThe Security Development Lifecycle
by - Microsoft Press ,
This book is the first to detail a rigorous, proven methodology that measurably minimizes security bugs -- the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). Security experts guide you through each stage of the SDL -- from design to testing and post-release.
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Book cover: Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data: Hackers' BazaarMarkets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data: Hackers' Bazaar
by - RAND Corporation ,
Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by burgeoning black markets for both tools (e.g., exploit kits) and take (e.g., credit card information). This report describes the fundamental characteristics of these markets.
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Book cover: Good Digital Hygiene: A guide to staying secure in cyberspaceGood Digital Hygiene: A guide to staying secure in cyberspace
by - Bookboon ,
The explosive growth in the adoption of electronic devices by the general population is creating and environment where some measures of digital hygiene are needed to protect the devices and the data they contain as well as their owners.
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Book cover: Provable Security of NetworksProvable Security of Networks
by - arXiv ,
We propose a definition of security and a definition of robustness of networks against the cascading failure models of deliberate attacks and random errors respectively, and investigate the principles of the security and robustness of networks.
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Book cover: Cryptography and Security in ComputingCryptography and Security in Computing
by - InTech ,
The purpose of this book is to present some of the security challenges in today's computing world and to discuss mechanisms for defending against those attacks by using classical and modern approaches of cryptography and other defense mechanisms.
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Book cover: Security Enhanced Applications for Information SystemsSecurity Enhanced Applications for Information Systems
by - InTech ,
Designing and implementing security enhanced systems is of vital importance. This book aims to present a number of innovative security enhanced applications. It involves cases based on the standalone, network and Cloud environments.
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Book cover: Security and Privacy for Microsoft Office 2010 UsersSecurity and Privacy for Microsoft Office 2010 Users
by - Microsoft Press ,
This book is intended as a guide to how to use the powerful security and privacy features of Office 2010 platform effectively. Workers in organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, will benefit from this book.
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Book cover: Cyber Infrastructure ProtectionCyber Infrastructure Protection
by - Strategic Studies Institute ,
This book provides an integrated view of the various issues relating to cyber infrastructure protection. It provides the foundation for long-term policy development and an analysis of technology challenges that impede cyber infrastructure protection.
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Book cover: Information Security in EducationInformation Security in Education
- Wikibooks ,
This is an introduction to information security aimed primarily at K-12 administrators, educators, and technology staff. Security professionals have found that actions taken to increase security often have a minimal, or even opposite, effect.
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Book cover: Policing Cyber CrimePolicing Cyber Crime
by - BookBoon ,
From the table of contents: Introduction; Cyber Crime Defined; Cyber Crime Cases; Child Grooming Case; Crime Protection; Corporate Reputation; Knowledge Management; Intelligence Strategy; Crime Investigations; References.
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Book cover: What If Crime Were Impossible?What If Crime Were Impossible?
by - Univ. of Texas San Antonio ,
Indeed, what if crime were impossible? This book explores technological possibilities for society, including controversial techniques like computer surveillance and tracking, and sophisticated identification of individuals.
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Book cover: Fundamentals of Media SecurityFundamentals of Media Security
by - BookBoon ,
This introductory text covers media security, highlighting various types of objective and subjective assessment criteria used to evaluate various multimedia types. Steganography algorithms are detailed along with detection of information hiding.
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Book cover: The Protection of Information in Computer SystemsThe Protection of Information in Computer Systems
by - MIT ,
This tutorial paper explores the mechanics of protecting computer-stored information from unauthorized use or modification. It concentrates on those architectural structures that are necessary to support information protection.
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Book cover: Safeguarding Your TechnologySafeguarding Your Technology
by - NCES ,
This guide has been developed for educational administrators at the building, campus, district, system, and state levels. It will help them better understand how to effectively secure their information, software, computer and networking equipment.
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Book cover: Security ConceptsSecurity Concepts
by - subspacefield.org ,
This is an online book about computer, network, technical, physical, information and cryptographic security, illustrated with interesting examples. It is not intended to be an introductory text, although a beginner could gain something from it.
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Book cover: A Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access ControlA Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access Control
by - Microsoft Press ,
This book gives you enough information to evaluate claims-based identity as a possible option when you're planning a new application or making changes to an existing one. It is intended for any architect, developer, or IT professional.
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Book cover: The Antivirus Defense-in-Depth GuideThe Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide
- Microsoft Corporation ,
The Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide provides an overview of the types of malware and their risks, planning an effective antivirus strategy for your organization, and responding quickly and effectively to infections or incidents when they occur.
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Book cover: The Open-source PKI BookThe Open-source PKI Book
by - OpenCA Team ,
This document describes Public Key Infrastructures, the PKIX standards, practical PKI functionality and gives an overview of available open-source PKI implementations. Its aim is foster the creation of viable open-source PKI implementations.
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Book cover: Handbook of Information Security ManagementHandbook of Information Security Management
by - Auerbach Publications ,
This handbook provides dozens of case studies and analyzes showing you exactly how to protect systems and data using the latest tools. Learn how to take the offensive in the battle against information security threats by seeing how the experts do it.
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Book cover: Cryptography and Data SecurityCryptography and Data Security
by - Addison-Wesley ,
The book introduces the mathematical principles of data security and shows how these principles apply to operating systems, database systems, and computer networks. It is for students and professionals seeking an introduction to these principles.
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Book cover: Rethinking Public Key Infrastructures and Digital CertificatesRethinking Public Key Infrastructures and Digital Certificates
by - The MIT Press ,
In this book Stefan Brands proposes cryptographic building blocks for the design of digital certificates that preserve privacy without sacrificing security. Such certificates function in much the same way as cinema tickets or subway tokens.
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Book cover: Security+ EssentialsSecurity+ Essentials
- Techotopia ,
This is an online book for people studying for the CompTIA Security+ exam and for those interested in designing and implementing secure IT environments. The concepts in this book apply equally to Windows, Linux, UNIX, and MacOS X.
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Book cover: IT Security CookbookIT Security Cookbook
by - Boran Consulting ,
This document defines a security policy, outlines structure of a security organization, presents current security mechanisms, and provides technical guidelines for operating systems, applications and networks used in client/server systems.
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Book cover: Forensic Analysis of Database TamperingForensic Analysis of Database Tampering
by - University of Arizona ,
The text on detection via cryptographic hashing. The authors show how to determine when the tampering occurred, what data was tampered, and who did the tampering. Four successively more sophisticated forensic analysis algorithms are presented.
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Book cover: The Developer Highway CodeThe Developer Highway Code
by - Microsoft Press ,
This handbook summarises the principal security activities which should be a part of software development processes. It includes identifying security objectives, threat modelling, security design guidelines, security architecture reviews, and more.
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Book cover: Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed SystemsSecurity Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems
by - Wiley ,
The author lays the groundwork on how to build a secure and dependable system. Every security aspect is discussed: passwords, access control, attacks, physical security and policy, information warfare, privacy protection, and more.
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Book cover: Forensic DiscoveryForensic Discovery
by - Addison-Wesley Professional ,
Forensic information can be found everywhere you look. The authors develop tools to collect information from obvious and not so obvious sources, walk through analyses of real intrusions in detail, and discuss the limitations of their approach.
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Book cover: An Introduction to Computer Security: The NIST HandbookAn Introduction to Computer Security: The NIST Handbook
by ,
The book provides info on securing hardware and software resources of sensitive systems, explains important concepts and interrelationships of security controls. It illustrates the major techniques for each control, and related considerations.
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