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1. |  Cassandra: The Definitive Guide By: Eben Hewitt Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 22-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cassandra: The Definitive Guide The rising popularity of Apache Cassandra rests on its ability to handle very large data sets that include hundreds of terabytes -- and that's why this distributed database has been chosen by organizations such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg, and Rackspace. With this hands-on guide, you'll get all the details and practical examples you need to understand Cassandra's non-relational database design and put it to work in a production environment.Author Eben Hewitt (Java SOA Cookbook) pays special attention to data modeling, and demonstrates Cassandra's many advantages, including its high...
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2. |  The Rootkit Arsenal: Escape and Evasion in the Dark Corners of the System, 2nd Edition By: Bill Blunden Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning Publication Date: 15-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 04-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Rootkit Arsenal: Escape and Evasion in the Dark Corners of the System, 2nd Edition While forensic analysis has proven to be a valuable investigative tool in the field of computer security, utilizing anti-forensic technology makes it possible to maintain a covert operational foothold for extended periods, even in a high-security environment. Adopting an approach that favors full disclosure, the updated Second Edition of The Rootkit Arsenal presents the most accessible, timely, and complete coverage of forensic countermeasures. This book covers more topics, in greater depth, than any other currently available. In doing so the author forges through the murky back alleys of the...
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3. |  Pro ASP.NET Web API Security: Securing ASP.NET Web API By: Badrinarayanan Lakshmiraghavan Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 27-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 10-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Pro ASP.NET Web API Security: Securing ASP.NET Web API
ASP.NET Web API is a key part of ASP.NET MVC 4 and the platform of choice for building RESTful services that can be accessed by a wide range of devices. Everything from JavaScript libraries to RIA plugins, RFID readers to smart phones can consume your services using platform-agnostic HTTP.
With such wide accessibility, securingyour code effectively needs to be a top priority. You will quickly find that the WCF security protocols you're familiar with from .NET (WS-* and similar)are less suitable than they once were in this new environment; proving themselves cumbersome and limited in...
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4. |  Security Policies and Implementation Issues By: Robert Johnson; Mark Merkow Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning Publication Date: 25-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 10-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Security Policies and Implementation Issues PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES!
The study of information system security concepts and domains is an essential part of the education of computer science students and professionals alike. Security Policies and Implementation Issues offers a comprehensive, end-to-end view of information security policies and frameworks from the raw organizational mechanics of building to the psychology of implementation. It presents an effective balance between technical knowledge and soft skills, and introduces many different concepts of information...
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5. |  Hacking Exposed ™ 7: Network Security Secrets & Solutions By: Stuart McClure; Joel Scambray; George Kurtz Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 03-AUG-2012 Insert Date: 20-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Hacking Exposed ™ 7: Network Security Secrets & Solutions A fully updated edition of the world’s bestselling computer security book
Hacking Exposed 7: Network Security Secrets and Solutions is filled with all-new information on today's most devastating attacks and proven countermeasures. The book covers: advanced persistent threats; infrastructure hacks; industrial automation and embedded devices; wireless security; the new SCADA protocol hacks; Microsoft Windows Server 2010; Web 2.0; Ubuntu Linux; hardware; Cisco; RFID; malware; and more! The 7th Edition also features a new “5 Deployments” approach for the first time that provides five key...
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6. | Rough Cuts  Cisco ISE for BYOD and Secure Unified Access By: Jamey Heary; Aaron Woland Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 17-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 12-APR-2013 | Overview: Cisco ISE for BYOD and Secure Unified Access This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
Cisco Identity Services Engine for
Secure Unified Accesscan help any network or security
professional understand, design and deploy the next generation of
network access control: Cisco's Secure Unified Access system.
You'll learn how Secure Unified Access integrates 802.1X,
profiling, posture assessments and guest lifecycle management to
deliver far more effective network access control than any previous
approach.
This single-source reference brings together
best practices, real-world examples, and detailed configuration
information for a...
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7. |  Network Security, Firewalls, and VPNs By: J. Michael Stewart Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning Publication Date: 15-SEP-2010 Insert Date: 07-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Network Security, Firewalls, and VPNs PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES!
Network Security, Firewalls, and VPNs provides a unique, in-depth look at the major business challenges and threats that are introduced when an organization’s network is connected to the public Internet. Written by an industry expert, this book provides a comprehensive explanation of network security basics, including how hackers access online networks and the use of Firewalls and VPNs to provide security countermeasures. Using examples and exercises, this book incorporates hands-on activities to...
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8. |  Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, Anti-X, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance, Second Edition By: Jazib Frahim - CCIE No. 5459; Omar Santos Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 29-DEC-2009 Insert Date: 06-SEP-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, Anti-X, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance, Second Edition For organizations of all sizes, the Cisco
ASA product family offers powerful new tools for maximizing network
security. Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, Anti-X and VPN
Adaptive Security Appliance, Second Edition, is Cisco's
authoritative practitioner's guide to planning, deploying,
managing, and troubleshooting security with Cisco ASA. Written by
two leading Cisco security experts, this book presents each Cisco
ASA solution in depth, offering comprehensive sample
configurations, proven troubleshooting methodologies, and debugging
examples. Readers will learn about the Cisco ASA Firewall...
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9. |  The Basics of Information Security By: Jason Andress Publisher: Syngress Publication Date: 01-AUG-2011 Insert Date: 14-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Basics of Information Security
As part of the Syngress Basics series, The Basics of Information Security provides you with fundamental knowledge of information security in both theoretical and practical aspects. It covers the basic knowledge needed to understand the key concepts of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Then it dives into practical applications of these ideas in the areas of operational, physical, network, application, and operating system security. Learn about information security without wading through huge manuals Covers both theoretical and practical aspects of information security...
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10. |  Security in Computing, Fourth Edition By: Charles P.Pfleeger Consulting Group Pfleeger; Shari LawrenceRAND Corporation Pfleeger Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 13-OCT-2006 Insert Date: 04-NOV-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Security in Computing, Fourth Edition The New State-of-the-Art in Information Security: Now Covers
the Economics of Cyber Security and the Intersection of Privacy and
Information Security
For years, IT and security professionals and
students have turned to Security in Computing as the
definitive guide to information about computer security attacks and
countermeasures. In their new fourth edition, Charles P. Pfleeger
and Shari Lawrence Pfleeger have thoroughly updated their classic
guide to reflect today's newest technologies, standards, and
trends.
The authors first introduce the core
concepts and vocabulary of computer...
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11. |  Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker’s Handbook, Third Edition By: Allen Harper; Shon Harris; Jonathan Ness; Chris Eagle; Gideon Lenkey; Terron Williams Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 06-JAN-2011 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker’s Handbook, Third Edition THE LATEST STRATEGIES FOR UNCOVERING TODAY'S MOST DEVASTATING ATTACKS
Thwart malicious network intrusion by using cutting-edge techniques for finding and fixing security flaws. Fully updated and expanded with nine new chapters, Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Third Edition details the most recent vulnerabilities and remedies along with legal disclosure methods. Learn from the experts how hackers target systems, defeat production schemes, write malicious code, and exploit flaws in Windows and Linux systems. Malware analysis, penetration testing, SCADA, VoIP, and Web security...
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12. |  By: David Kennedy; Jim O'Gorman; Devon Kearns; Mati Aharoni Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 15-JUL-2011 Insert Date: 20-JUL-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Metasploit "The best guide to the Metasploit Framework."
?HD Moore, Founder of the Metasploit ProjectThe Metasploit Framework is a powerful suite of tools that security researchers use to investigate and resolve potential network and system vulnerabilities. Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide shows readers how to assess networks by using Metasploit to launch simulated attacks that expose weaknesses in their security....
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13. |  Legal Issues in Information Security By: Joanna Lyn Grama Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning Publication Date: 25-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 18-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Legal Issues in Information Security PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES!
Legal Issues in Information Security addresses the area where law and information security concerns intersect. Information systems security and legal compliance are now required to protect critical governmental and corporate infrastructure, intellectual property created by individuals and organizations alike, and information that individuals believe should be protected from unreasonable intrusion. Organizations must build numerous information security and privacy responses into their daily operations...
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14. |  By: Tim Mather; Subra Kumaraswamy; Shahed Latif Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 28-SEP-2009 Insert Date: 04-SEP-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cloud Security and Privacy
You may regard cloud computing as an ideal way for your company to
control IT costs, but do you know how private and secure this
service really is? Not many people do. With Cloud Security and
Privacy, you'll learn what's at stake when you trust your data
to the cloud, and what you can do to keep your virtual
infrastructure and web applications secure.
Ideal for IT staffers, information security and privacy
practitioners, business managers, service providers, and investors
alike, this book offers you sound advice from three well-known
authorities in the tech security world. You'll learn...
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15. |  By: John Viega; Matt Messier; Pravir Chandra Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 17-JUN-2002 Insert Date: 26-SEP-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Network Security with OpenSSL
Most applications these days are at least somewhat network aware,
but how do you protect those applications against common network
security threats? Many developers are turning to OpenSSL, an open
source version of SSL/TLS, which is the most widely used protocol
for secure network communications. The OpenSSL library is seeing
widespread adoption for web sites that require cryptographic
functions to protect a broad range of sensitive information, such
as credit card numbers and other financial transactions. The
library is the only free, full-featured SSL implementation for C
and C++, and it...
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16. |  Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS 640-554) Foundation Learning Guide, Second Edition By: Catherine Paquet Publisher: Cisco Press Publication Date: 30-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 24-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS 640-554) Foundation Learning Guide, Second Edition Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security
(IINS) Foundation Learning Guide Second Edition
Foundation learning for the CCNA Security
IINS 640-554 exam
Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security
(IINS) Foundation Learning Guide, Second Edition, is a
Cisco-authorized, self-paced learning tool for
CCNA® Security 640-554 foundation learning. This
book provides you with the knowledge needed to secure
Cisco® networks. By reading this book, you will
gain a thorough understanding of how to develop a security
infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks,
and mitigate security...
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17. |  Wireless Network Security: A Beginner’s Guide By: Tyler Wrightson Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 30-APR-2012 Insert Date: 24-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Wireless Network Security: A Beginner’s Guide Security Smarts for the Self-Guided IT Professional
Protect wireless networks against all real-world hacks by learning how hackers operate. Wireless Network Security: A Beginner's Guide discusses the many attack vectors that target wireless networks and clients--and explains how to identify and prevent them. Actual cases of attacks against WEP, WPA, and wireless clients and their defenses are included.
This practical resource reveals how intruders exploit vulnerabilities and gain access to wireless networks. You'll learn how to securely deploy WPA2 wireless networks, including...
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18. |  Computer Security Fundamentals, Second Edition By: William(Chuck) Easttom Publisher: Pearson Certification Publication Date: 20-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Computer Security Fundamentals, Second Edition Welcome to today’s most useful and
practical one-volume introduction to computer security. Chuck
Easttom brings together up-to-the-minute coverage of all basic
concepts, terminology, and issues, along with all the skills you
need to get started in the field. Drawing on his extensive
experience as a security instructor and consultant, Easttom
thoroughly covers core topics, such as vulnerability assessment,
virus attacks, hacking, spyware, network defense, passwords,
firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection. Writing clearly and
simply, he fully addresses crucial issues that many...
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19. |  By: Evan Wheeler Publisher: Syngress Publication Date: 15-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 14-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Security Risk Management
The goal of Security Risk Management is to teach you practical techniques that will be used on a daily basis, while also explaining the fundamentals so you understand the rationale behind these practices. Security professionals often fall into the trap of telling the business that they need to fix something, but they can’t explain why. This book will help you to break free from the so-called "best practices" argument by articulating risk exposures in business terms. You will learn techniques for how to perform risk assessments for new IT projects, how to efficiently manage daily risk...
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20. |  Hacking and Securing iOS Applications Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 20-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 19-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Hacking and Securing iOS Applications Based on unique and previously undocumented research, this book by noted forensic expert Jonathan Zdziarski shows the numerous weaknesses that exist in typical iPhone and iPad apps. Zdziarski shows finance companies, large institutions and others where the exploitable flaws lie in their code, and in this book he will show you as well, in a clear, direct, and immediately applicable style....
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