Practical Security

In an increasingly dangerous world, The Practical Guide to Personal Security equips everyday people with the mindset, tools, and real-world strategies used by elite professionals—proven strategies adapted for civilian life. From home defense to threat detection, self-defense to emergency response—whether you're walking across a college campus, coming home to an empty house, or managing a crisis, this book helps YOU take control of your safety.

With rapidly changing architecture and API-driven automation, cloud platforms come with unique security challenges and opportunities. In this updated second edition, you'll examine security best practices for multivendor cloud environments, whether your company plans to move legacy on-premises projects to the cloud or build a new infrastructure from the ground up.

2025 3rd Edition Master Cybersecurity, Protect Your Data, and Advance Your Career—Now with AI-Powered Support 📈 Do traditional cybersecurity books overwhelm you with dry theory and complex jargon? Looking for a clear, streamlined guide that helps you build real-world skills—fast? Prefer learning through practical strategies, hands-on labs, and expert-driven tools? Now, with the powerful addition of AI Mentor Pro, you'll have a 24/7 digital mentor by your side to explain concepts, answer questions, and coach you through every challenge on your path to success. Why Choose This Guide? ...

Robbery, Rape, Sodomy, Home Invasion. Words that send a chill down our spines. Words that have become too common today. We are riding a crime wave. Are you prepared for survival? Are you tired of living in fear? Are you tired of worrying about your safety, and that of your family? Are you tired of the way criminals seem to be taking over your neighborhood? Do you want to have more control over your life? Do you want to take back the comfort and confidence that criminals have taken from you? If your answer is yes to the above, then this book is for you. Learn how to secure your home. Learn ...

A great deal of time and money is spent on protecting critical digital assets. Many organizations focus their security testing on compliance or limited scope reviews of a system. These limited tests often leave an organization with a false sense of security. Organizations that open themselves to an assessment of not only their technology but of their people and processes can significantly improve their security posture and adjust its limited security budget and resources to protect the most critical assets. Scenario-based testing and Red Team techniques can be used to determine how an ...

This audiobook celebrates the individuals who are striving to protect us in an ever-expanding technological era. Data and technology are so important to our lives that protecting people who use technology is incredibly important. The professionals working to protect children, adults, and corporations have a tough job, and this audiobook celebrates their work while advocating ways for improving cyber security services and fighting cyber crime.

Data scientists, data analysts, and fraud analysts will learn how to identify and quickly respond to attacks. You'll get a comprehensive view of typical incursions as well as recommended detection methods. Online fraud is constantly evolving. This book helps experienced researchers safely guide and protect their organizations in this ever-changing fraud landscape.

In today's digital age, data is the new currency. Businesses are collecting more information than ever before, and individuals are increasingly concerned about how their personal details are used and protected. This is where the IAPP CIPP/US (Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States) certification steps in, acting as your passport to a thriving career in the ever-evolving field of data privacy.

First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know "the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one."

Stop Memorizing Passwords. Start Logging in Safely. Does the "Forgot Password" button feel like your most visited website? We’ve all been there. The sticky notes on the monitor, the frantic search for that one capital letter you changed six months ago, and the constant fear that one wrong click in an email could lose you everything. The tech giants have a solution: Passkeys. But figuring out how to use them across your iPhone, Windows laptop, and Android tablet can feel overwhelming. Until now. No More Passwords: Passkeys Made Easy is the jargon-free, tool-agnostic guide that takes you ...

Cybercrime is a massive 21st-century problem and small businesses face a huge hurdle to effectively protect themselves and their customers, compared to larger firms. Budgets are tight and not fully understanding the risks means that gaps can easily be left. This practical guide acts like a pocket cyber-security consultant, helping you build a layered cyber-security strategy using a mixture of free and paid-for services. Just because you are a small business, it doesn’t mean you need to be a victim of cybercrime.

Defend Your Data is a practical guide for anyone who wants to feel more confident and secure in the digital world. It walks you through the threats most people face today, why they work, and how to defend yourself with simple habits that make a real difference. You’ll learn how phishing, malware, ransomware, and social-engineering attacks actually unfold, and what steps you can take to protect your devices, accounts, home network, and personal information. The book breaks down complex ideas in a way that feels approachable, even if you don’t work in technology.

Your legacy and security for your assets are essential. Protecting your assets and securing your family’s future has never been more important. This is a comprehensive resource for understanding and establishing an irrevocable trust that ensures financial security and peace of mind. This book demystifies the complexities of irrevocable trusts, breaking them down into practical, actionable steps.

“Create Your Own AI” is a comprehensive, hands-on guide for anyone who wants to build a fully private generative AI system—at home or within a small or medium-sized organization. Instead of relying on cloud platforms, this book shows you how to deploy powerful open-source models locally, control your own data, and create intelligent tools tailored to your real needs. Across its chapters, you will discover how today’s generative models truly work, how the technology evolved into modern LLMs, and how to install, configure, and operate them using secure, free, and open-source software....

The first year of marriage is one of the most meaningful and formative seasons of a couple’s life. It is a time of joy, adjustment, discovery, and, at times, unexpected challenge. Your First Year of Marriage is a practical and thoughtful guide designed to help newly married couples navigate this delicate transition with clarity, patience, and emotional awareness.

The CPA’s Guide to Personal Finance: A Practical Roadmap to Wealth and Financial Security is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to take control of their financial future. Written by a seasoned CPA, this book offers a step-by-step approach to mastering personal finance, helping you build a solid foundation, grow your wealth, and achieve lasting financial security. Inside, you'll discover: ✅ Proven strategies for budgeting, managing debt, and saving effectively—just like the experts do ✅ Smart investment tactics to help you build long-term wealth, including how to navigate stocks, ...

The main goal of campus security is to keep a safe and organized environment that promotes learning and growth. This involves protecting physical assets while building trust and positive relationships with the diverse community you serve.

It’s easy to find descriptions of what threat intelligence is. But it’s harder to learn how to use it to truly make your organization safe from cybercriminals. How can threat intelligence strengthen all the teams in a cybersecurity organization? This audiobook answers this question. It reviews the kinds of threat intelligence that are useful to security teams and how each team can use that intelligence to solve problems and address challenges.

Master urban survival with practical, budget-friendly strategies—even in the smallest apartment! Struggling to prepare for emergencies in a crowded city? Unsure how to keep your family safe without breaking the bank? You're not alone. Urban Prepper's Survival Guide shows you how to confidently prep in tight spaces and on a budget—with no fear, no panic, and no wasted money.

ISO 27001: Compliance in Action Transforming Policies into Practical, Lasting Security Solutions In today's world, where data breaches and cyber threats are on the rise, ISO 27001: Compliance in Action is your ultimate hands-on guide to implementing, monitoring, and sustaining an effective Information Security Management System (ISMS). This book bridges the gap between policy creation and practical application, providing step-by-step strategies to help organizations build lasting security solutions. What You'll Learn: ✔️ Comprehensive Implementation: Turn ISO 27001 requirements into ...