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20281. 

Programming 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers in Cwith Interactive Hardware Simulation

Programming 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers in C

By: Martin P. Bates

Publisher: Newnes

Publication Date: 15-JUL-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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PIC Microcontrollers are present in almost every new electronic application that is released from garage door openers to the iPhone. With the proliferation of this product more and more engineers and engineers-to-be (students) need to understand how to design, develop, and build with them. Martin Bates, best-selling author, has provided a step-by-step guide to programming these microcontrollers (MCUs) with the C programming language. <br><br>With no previous knowledge of C necessary to read this book, it is the perfect for entry into this world for engineers who have not worked with PICs,...

20282. 

OSSEC Host-Based Intrusion Detection Guide

OSSEC Host-Based Intrusion Detection Guide

By: Andrew Hay; Daniel Cid; Rory Bray

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 18-FEB-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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This book is the definitive guide on the OSSEC Host-based Intrusion Detection system and frankly, to really use OSSEC you are going to need a definitive guide. Documentation has been available since the start of the OSSEC project but, due to time constraints, no formal book has been created to outline the various features and functions of the OSSEC product. This has left very important and powerful features of the product undocumented...until now! The book you are holding will show you how to install and configure OSSEC on the operating system of your choice and provide detailed examples...

20283. 

DW 2.0: The Architecture for the Next Generation of Data Warehousing

DW 2.0: The Architecture for the Next Generation of Data Warehousing

By: William H. Inmon; Derek Strauss; Genia Neushloss

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann

Publication Date: 03-JUL-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Data Warehousing has been around for 20 years and has become part of the information technology infrastructure. Data warehousing originally grew in response to the corporate need for information--not data--and it supplies integrated, granular, and historical data to the corporation. There are many kinds of data warehouses, in large part due to evolution and different paths of software and hardware vendors. But DW 2.0, defined by this author in many talks, articles, and his b-eye-network newsletter that reaches 65,000 professionals monthly, is the well-identified and defined next...

20284. 

Nmap in the Enterprise Your Guide to Network Scanning

Nmap in the Enterprise Your Guide to Network Scanning

By: Angela Orebaugh; Becky Pinkard

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 14-JAN-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Nmap, or Network Mapper, is a free, open source tool that is available under the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. It is most often used by network administrators and IT security professionals to scan corporate networks, looking for live hosts, specific services, or specific operating systems. Part of the beauty of Nmap is its ability to create IP packets from scratch and send them out utilizing unique methodologies to perform the above-mentioned types of scans and more. This book provides comprehensive coverage of all Nmap features, including detailed,...

20285. 

The Complete E-Commerce Book, 2nd Edition

The Complete E-Commerce Book, 2nd Edition

By: Janice Reynolds

Publisher: Focal Press

Publication Date: 30-MAR-2004

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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<p><em>The Complete E-Commerce Book</em> offers a wealth of information on how to design, build and maintain a successful web-based business.... Many of the chapters are filled with advice and information on how to incorporate current e-business principles<br><br>Make your e-commerce vision a success with this comprehensive, step-by-step handbook. Whether your company is a startup or well-established, you'll learn how to plan, implement and operate a successful e-commerce site -- from selecting the right software and Internet service provider through effectively marketing your online...

20286. 

CD and DVD Forensics

CD and DVD Forensics

By: Paul Crowley; Dave Kleiman

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 28-NOV-2006

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Handle, Examine, and Process CD and DVD Evidence for Computer Forensics CD and DVD Forensics takes the reader through all facets of handling, examining, and processing CD and DVD evidence for computer forensics. At a time when data forensics is becoming a major part of law enforcement and prosecution in the public sector, as well as corporate and system security and integrity in the private sector, the interest in this subject has just begun to blossom. CD and DVD Forensics is a how-to book that gives the reader tools to open CDs and DVDs in an effort to identify evidence of a crime....

20287. 

Securing Citrix XenApp Server in the Enterprise

Securing Citrix XenApp Server in the Enterprise

By: Tariq Azad

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 01-JUL-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Citrix Presentation Server allows remote users to work off a network server as if they weren't remote. That means: Incredibly fast access to data and applications for users, no third party VPN connection, and no latency issues. All of these features make Citrix Presentation Server a great tool for increasing access and productivity for remote users. Unfortunately, these same features make Citrix just as dangerous to the network it?s running on. By definition, Citrix is granting remote users direct access to corporate servers?..achieving this type of access is also the holy grail for malicious...

20288. 

Juniper(r) Networks Secure Access SSL VPN Configuration Guide

Juniper(r) Networks Secure Access SSL VPN Configuration Guide

By: Cameron

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 18-JUL-2007

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Juniper Networks Secure Access SSL VPN appliances provide a complete range of remote access appliances for the smallest companies up to the largest service providers. As a system administrator or security professional, this comprehensive configuration guide will allow you to configure these appliances to allow remote and mobile access for employees. If you manage and secure a larger enterprise, this book will help you to provide remote and/or extranet access, for employees, partners, and customers from a single platform. * Complete coverage of the Juniper Networks Secure Access SSL...

20289. 

Enemy at the Water Cooler: Real-Life Stories of Insider Threats and Enterprise Security Management Countermeasures

Enemy at the Water Cooler: Real-Life Stories of Insider Threats and Enterprise Security Management Countermeasures

By: Brian Contos; Dave Kleiman

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 23-AUG-2006

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Today's headlines are littered with news of identity thieves, organized cyber criminals, corporate espionage, nation-state threats and even terrorists. They represent the next wave of security threats but still possess nowhere near the devastating potential of the most insidious threat: the insider. This is not the bored 16 year-old hacker. We are talking about insiders like you and I, who are trusted employees with access to information - consultants, contractors, partners, visitors, vendors, and cleaning crews. Anybody within an organization's building or networks that possesses some level...

20290. 

Advanced PIC Microcontroller Projects in C: From USB to RTOS with the PIC18F Series

Advanced PIC Microcontroller Projects in C: From USB to RTOS with the PIC18F Series

By: Dogan Ibrahim

Publisher: Newnes

Publication Date: 26-MAR-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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This book is ideal for the engineer, technician, hobbyist and student who have knowledge of the basic principles of PIC microcontrollers and want to develop more advanced applications using the 18F series. The architecture of the PIC 18FXXX series as well as typical oscillator, reset, memory, and input-output circuits is completely detailed. After giving an introduction to programming in C, the book describes the project development cycle in full, giving details of the process of editing, compilation, error handling, programming and the use of specific development tools. The bulk of the book...

20291. 

Google™ Talking

Google™ Talking

By: Joshua Brashars; Johnny Long

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 28-NOV-2006

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Are you tired of running a dozen programs to stay in touch with the people you care about? Are you looking for a way to call back home, without spending an arm and a leg? Then you need to read Google Talking! Discover the "Google way" to instant message your friends, with the power of voice and text! Make calls from your computer to any phone in the world! When you pick up your phone and make a call, you can reach that person, regardless of what phone company they use. Why should instant messaging be any different? Instant Messaging has become the favorite way of internet users to stay in...

20292. 

Server Architectures: Multiprocessors, Clusters, Parallel Systems, Web Servers, and Storage Solutions

Server Architectures: Multiprocessors, Clusters, Parallel Systems, Web Servers, and Storage Solutions

By: René J. Chevance

Publisher: Digital Press

Publication Date: 29-DEC-2004

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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The goal of this book is to present and compare various options one for systems architecture from two separate points of view. One, that of the information technology decision-maker who must choose a solution matching company business requirements, and secondly that of the systems architect who finds himself between the rock of changes in hardware and software technologies and the hard place of changing business needs. Different aspects of server architecture are presented, from databases designed for parallel architectures to high-availability systems, and touching en route on often-...

20293. 

Managing Catastrophic Loss of Sensitive Data

Managing Catastrophic Loss of Sensitive Data

By: Constantine Photopoulos

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 03-MAR-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Offering a structured approach to handling and recovering from a catastrophic data loss, this book will help both technical and non-technical professionals put effective processes in place to secure their business-critical information and provide a roadmap of the appropriate recovery and notification steps when calamity strikes. *Addresses a very topical subject of great concern to security, general IT and business management *Provides a step-by-step approach to managing the consequences of and recovering from the loss of sensitive data. *Gathers in a single place all information about...

20294. 

Master Data Management

Master Data Management

By: David Loshin

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann

Publication Date: 28-SEP-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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The key to a successful MDM initiative isnt technology or methods, its people: the stakeholders in the organization and their complex ownership of the data that the initiative will affect. Master Data Management equips you with a deeply practical, business-focused way of thinking about MDMan understanding that will greatly enhance your ability to communicate with stakeholders and win their support. Moreover, it will help you deserve their support: youll master all the details involved in planning and executing an MDM project that leads to measurable improvements in business productivity...

20295. 

Netcat Power Tools

Netcat Power Tools

By: Jan Kanclirz

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 15-FEB-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Originally released in 1996, Netcat is a netowrking program designed to read and write data across both Transmission Control Protocol TCP and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) connections using the TCP/Internet Protocol (IP) protocol suite. Netcat is often referred to as a "Swiss Army knife" utility, and for good reason. Just like the multi-function usefullness of the venerable Swiss Army pocket knife, Netcat's functionality is helpful as both a standalone program and a backe-end tool in a wide range of applications. Some of the many uses of Netcat include port scanning, transferring files,...

20296. 

No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing

No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing

By: Johnny Long; Jack Wiles; Kevin D. Mitnick; Scott Pinzon

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 21-FEB-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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As the cliché reminds us, information is power. In this age of computer systems and technology, an increasing majority of the world's information is stored electronically. It makes sense then that as an industry we rely on high-tech electronic protection systems to guard that information. As a professional hacker, I get paid to uncover weaknesses in those systems and exploit them. Whether breaking into buildings or slipping past industrial-grade firewalls, my goal has always been the same: extract the informational secrets using any means necessary. After hundreds of jobs, I discovered the...

20297. 

Cisco PIX Firewalls: Configure, Manage, & Troubleshoot

Cisco PIX Firewalls: Configure, Manage, & Troubleshoot

By: Charles Riley (Editor); Umer Khan; Michael Sweeney

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 26-APR-2005

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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#1 Best-Selling PIX Book Completely Updated for Cisco PIX Version 7.0 This completely updated bestseller covers Cisco PIX Security Appliance Software Version 7.0, as well as the entire family of Cisco PIX 500 Series Firewalls. The book clearly explains how to leverage the integrated remote access and site-to-site VPN capabilities found in PIX Firewalls. It also illustrates how to securely extend your network to tele-workers, remote and satellite offices, business partners, suppliers, and customers. The authors thoroughly document all enhancements to PIX 7.0, including virtual LAN...

20298. 

Jay Beale’s Open Source Security Series: Wireshark & Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer Toolkit

Jay Beale’s Open Source Security Series: Wireshark & Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer Toolkit

By: Angela Orebaugh; Gilbert Ramirez; Jay Beale

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 01-SEP-2006

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer Toolkit provides the reader with a completely integrated book and companion Web site to analyze network traffic using Ethereal, the world's most popular network protocol analyzer on Windows, Unix, and Apple OS X. This book covers everything from the fundamentals of protocol analysis, to analyzing real world malicious code to programming advanced protocol dissectors. The companion Web site for the book offers dozens of working tools and scripts created for this book. This book provides complete information and step-by-step Instructions for analyzing protocols...

20299. 

Java Web Services Architecture

Java Web Services Architecture

By: James McGovern; Sameer Tyagi; Michael Stevens; Sunil Mathew

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann

Publication Date: 25-APR-2003

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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Written by industry thought leaders, Java Web Services Architecture is a no-nonsense guide to web services technologies including SOAP, WSDL, UDDI and the JAX APIs. This book is the trusted advisor to systems architects and provides an unbiased look at many of the practical considerations for implementing web services including authorization, encryption, transactions and the future of Web Services. * Covers all the standards, the JAX APIs, transactions, security, and more. * Contains CD with author code and software from BEA, Sun, The Mind Electric, Altova, CapeClear, Systinet, Republica,...

20300. 

Integrating ISA Server 2006 with Microsoft Exchange 2007

Integrating ISA Server 2006 with Microsoft Exchange 2007

By: Fergus Strachan

Publisher: Syngress

Publication Date: 03-JUN-2008

Insert Date: 26-MAR-2009

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This book is a convenient, targeted, single-source guide to integrating Microsoft's ISA Server with Exchange 2007 SP1. Unlike longwinded "comprehensive resources" it doesn't waste time re-hashing general information on the architectures and purposes of ISA and Exchange for raw beginners. Instead, its pragmatic purpose is to smooth the path of the busy administrator who is under pressure to get the integration done quickly, and done right, the first time. It features "break-out sessions" for issues that require in-depth discussion, "tips and tricks" sections that hone in on and demystify...