Practical Information Security

Practical Information Security
Author: Izzat Alsmadi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2018-01-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319721194

This textbook presents a practical introduction to information security using the Competency Based Education (CBE) method of teaching. The content and ancillary assessment methods explicitly measure student progress in the three core categories: Knowledge, Skills, and Experience, giving students a balance between background knowledge, context, and skills they can put to work. Students will learn both the foundations and applications of information systems security; safeguarding from malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities; auditing, testing, and monitoring; risk, response, and recovery; networks and telecommunications security; source code security; information security standards; and compliance laws. The book can be used in introductory courses in security (information, cyber, network or computer security), including classes that don’t specifically use the CBE method, as instructors can adjust methods and ancillaries based on their own preferences. The book content is also aligned with the Cybersecurity Competency Model, proposed by department of homeland security. The author is an active member of The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), which is led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NICE is a partnership between government, academia, and the private sector focused on cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Author: Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1633697886

No data is completely safe. Cyberattacks on companies and individuals are on the rise and growing not only in number but also in ferocity. And while you may think your company has taken all the precautionary steps to prevent an attack, no individual, company, or country is safe. Cybersecurity can no longer be left exclusively to IT specialists. Improving and increasing data security practices and identifying suspicious activity is everyone's responsibility, from the boardroom to the break room. Cybersecurity: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review brings you today's most essential thinking on cybersecurity, from outlining the challenges to exploring the solutions, and provides you with the critical information you need to prepare your company for the inevitable hack. The lessons in this book will help you get everyone in your organization on the same page when it comes to protecting your most valuable assets. Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues--blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more--each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow. You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas--and prepare you and your company for the future.

Information Security

Information Security
Author: Mike Burmester
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2011-01-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642181775

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Information Security, ISC 2010, held in Boca Raton, FL, USA, in October 2010. The 25 revised full papers and the 11 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 117 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on attacks and analysis; analysis; authentication, PIR and content identification; privacy; malware, crimeware and code injection; intrusion detection; side channels; cryptography; smartphones; biometrics; cryptography, application; buffer overflow; and cryptography, theory.

The Death of the Internet

The Death of the Internet
Author: Markus Jakobsson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2012-07-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118312546

Fraud poses a significant threat to the Internet. 1.5% of all online advertisements attempt to spread malware. This lowers the willingness to view or handle advertisements, which will severely affect the structure of the web and its viability. It may also destabilize online commerce. In addition, the Internet is increasingly becoming a weapon for political targets by malicious organizations and governments. This book will examine these and related topics, such as smart phone based web security. This book describes the basic threats to the Internet (loss of trust, loss of advertising revenue, loss of security) and how they are related. It also discusses the primary countermeasures and how to implement them.

The Network Security Test Lab

The Network Security Test Lab
Author: Michael Gregg
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2015-08-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118987136

The ultimate hands-on guide to IT security and proactive defense The Network Security Test Lab is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to ultimate IT security implementation. Covering the full complement of malware, viruses, and other attack technologies, this essential guide walks you through the security assessment and penetration testing process, and provides the set-up guidance you need to build your own security-testing lab. You'll look inside the actual attacks to decode their methods, and learn how to run attacks in an isolated sandbox to better understand how attackers target systems, and how to build the defenses that stop them. You'll be introduced to tools like Wireshark, Networkminer, Nmap, Metasploit, and more as you discover techniques for defending against network attacks, social networking bugs, malware, and the most prevalent malicious traffic. You also get access to open source tools, demo software, and a bootable version of Linux to facilitate hands-on learning and help you implement your new skills. Security technology continues to evolve, and yet not a week goes by without news of a new security breach or a new exploit being released. The Network Security Test Lab is the ultimate guide when you are on the front lines of defense, providing the most up-to-date methods of thwarting would-be attackers. Get acquainted with your hardware, gear, and test platform Learn how attackers penetrate existing security systems Detect malicious activity and build effective defenses Investigate and analyze attacks to inform defense strategy The Network Security Test Lab is your complete, essential guide.

Swiftboating America

Swiftboating America
Author: Hans Mahncke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1510782893

The true and complete story behind the Russiagate hoax, revealed for the first time. How was a Clinton campaign dirty trick turned into an all-out effort by factions within the federal government to drive out a sitting president? The astonishing story is told from the perspective of a motley crew of Twitter users who, against all odds, exposed the intricate layers of a political scandal that shook the nation. Swiftboating America delves into how these citizen journalists identified the Steele dossier's primary source, Igor Danchenko, and how they revealed that Danchenko did not have access to the information in the dossier. It also explores how the FBI concealed Danchenko from the public eye for four years. The book reveals shocking new details about how the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation of the Trump campaign actually began and how Robert Mueller's special counsel office attempted to cover up the FBI's misdeeds. Among many other revelations, the book presents the previously untold story of how the Clinton campaign fabricated a false data trail that supposedly linked Trump to the Kremlin. Meticulously researched and footnoted, Swiftboating America is the most comprehensive account of how a combination of the Clinton campaign, a former British intelligence officer, the FBI, the CIA, the president, the vice president, and the media plotted to undermine a presidential candidate and later the president himself. Their actions were the greatest act of domestic political sabotage of all time.

Cybercrime

Cybercrime
Author: H. Thomas Milhorn
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2007
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1581129548

"Cybercrime: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim" is a nuts and bolts, how-to guide for the typical home-computer user. It addresses the various crimes being committed via the Internet and gives instructions on how to avoid becoming a victim of each. The chapters dealing with individual cybercrimes are laid out in a format consisting of a discussion of the basics of the crime, followed by real-life examples of the particular crime, and then things computer users can do to avoid becoming a victim of the crime. Also included in the book is a chapter on the role of organized crime in Internet fraud and another chapter on Internet hoaxes. In addition, an appendix gives information on where to report various cybercrimes and another appendix gives definitions of cybercrime terms. To illustrate specific crimes, over 200 actual case reports are used.

Crimeware

Crimeware
Author: Markus Jakobsson
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2008-04-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0132701960

“This book is the most current and comprehensive analysis of the state of Internet security threats right now. The review of current issues and predictions about problems years away are critical for truly understanding crimeware. Every concerned person should have a copy and use it for reference.” —Garth Bruen, Project KnujOn Designer There’s a new breed of online predators—serious criminals intent on stealing big bucks and top-secret information—and their weapons of choice are a dangerous array of tools called “crimeware.” With an ever-growing number of companies, organizations, and individuals turning to the Internet to get things done, there’s an urgent need to understand and prevent these online threats. Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses will help security professionals, technical managers, students, and researchers understand and prevent specific crimeware threats. This book guides you through the essential security principles, techniques, and countermeasures to keep you one step ahead of the criminals, regardless of evolving technology and tactics. Security experts Markus Jakobsson and Zulfikar Ramzan have brought together chapter contributors who are among the best and the brightest in the security industry. Together, they will help you understand how crimeware works, how to identify it, and how to prevent future attacks before your company’s valuable information falls into the wrong hands. In self-contained chapters that go into varying degrees of depth, the book provides a thorough overview of crimeware, including not only concepts prevalent in the wild, but also ideas that so far have only been seen inside the laboratory. With this book, you will Understand current and emerging security threats including rootkits, bot networks, spyware, adware, and click fraud Recognize the interaction between various crimeware threats Gain awareness of the social, political, and legal implications of these threats Learn valuable countermeasures to stop crimeware in its tracks, now and in the future Acquire insight into future security trends and threats, and create an effective defense plan With contributions by Gary McGraw, Andrew Tanenbaum, Dave Cole, Oliver Friedrichs, Peter Ferrie, and others.

Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology

Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology
Author: Mrinal Talukdar
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2021-01-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9350485052

Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology covers nearly every aspect of computers. The aim of this book is to present various terms and definitions of the subject in a simple and easily understandable language. The book is designed to be a comprehensive and authoritative source of definitions for computer-related terms and abbreviations. This dictionary of computer terminologies includes terms drawn from a wide variety of topics relevant to computer users, including software, hardware, networking, data storage, graphics, games, information processing, organizations, programming and standards, the Internet and the World Wide Web. This dictionary emphasizes terminology that the average computer user will encounter in documentation, online help, computer manuals, marketing and sales materials, etc. Because most computer users operate personal computers and desktop systems at home, work, or both, the majority of the entries in this dictionary cover the terminology used in describing and working with these systems. Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology by Mrinal Talukdar: The "Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology" by Mrinal Talukdar is a comprehensive reference book that demystifies the complex world of computers and information technology. It serves as an essential guide for students, professionals, and enthusiasts seeking to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital technology. Key Aspects of the Book "Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology": Broad Coverage: This dictionary covers a wide range of computer-related terms, programming languages, networking concepts, software applications, and emerging technologies. It provides definitions, explanations, and examples to aid comprehension. User-Friendly Format: The book is designed in a user-friendly format, making it easy to locate and understand information quickly. It includes cross-references, illustrations, and practical examples to enhance learning and application. Up-to-Date Content: The dictionary incorporates the latest advancements in computer science and information technology. It includes terms related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, data analytics, and more, keeping readers informed about the latest trends and developments. Mrinal Talukdar is a renowned author and technology expert with a deep understanding of computer science and information technology. With the "Dictionary of Computer & Information Technology," Talukdar aims to bridge the knowledge gap and empower readers with the necessary terminology and concepts to excel in the digital age. His expertise and passion for technology shine through in this comprehensive reference guide.