Security Engineering

The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security. Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide.

(ISC)2 CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Study Guide is your ultimate resource for the CCSP exam. Covering all CCSP domains, this book walks you through architectural concepts and design requirements, cloud data security, cloud platform and infrastructure security, cloud application security, operations, and legal and compliance with real-world scenarios to help you apply your skills along the way. 

In this comprehensive guide, authors Kelly Shortridge and Aaron Rinehart help you navigate the challenges of sustaining resilience in complex software systems by using the principles and practices of security chaos engineering. By preparing for adverse events, you can ensure they don't disrupt your ability to innovate, move quickly, and achieve your engineering and business goals.

If keeping your business or your family safe from cybersecurity threats is on your to-do list, Cybersecurity for Dummies will introduce you to the basics of becoming cyber-secure! You'll learn what threats exist, and how to identify, protect against, detect, and respond to these threats, as well as how to recover if you have been breached! 

A growly mercenary protector with issues and the off-limits client he can’t stop thinking about. Following the death of her brother, journalist Joanna Smith is on her own personal mission to bring down Raptor Industries, even when her obsessive pursuit leads to her losing her job. But after an attempt on her life leaves her vulnerable, she approaches Guardsmen Security for help. Former SEAL Griff Nyland finds solace in the mountains, but when injury puts his future as a climber in doubt, he throws himself into his work as a distraction from an uncertain future. When the assignment is a ...

This comprehensive guide to Microsoft Azure Data Engineering is designed to elevate your skills in data analytics, pipeline development, and Azure cloud solutions. Dive deep into essential concepts like data integration, ETL, SQL, Data Lakes, storage management, Data Governance, Data Strategy and big data architecture. This eBook is a Number #1 Best Seller in the following categories: #1 Data Warehousing #1 Computer Engineering #1 SQL Programming In today's job market, skilled Azure Data Engineers are rare, and their compensation reflects that rarity. They enjoy substantial salaries and the...

75th Anniversary Edition The classic work on investing, filled with sound and safe principles that are as reliable as ever, now revised with an introduction and appendix by financial legend Warren Buffett—one of the author’s most famous students—and newly updated commentaries on each...

Fundamentals, Networking, Threats, Attacks, Systems and many more - How to Prepare and Succeed. This book is a comprehensive guide to answering core cybersecurity questions that may arise during job interviews for a cybersecurity engineer or consultant position. It covers essential concepts and terminology expected to be known and understood by candidates, helping them become more confident in describing and demonstrating their knowledge during interviews. With this book, readers can verify their knowledge before their interview, identify areas they need to strengthen, and gain a solid ...

If you’re the person who gets pulled into cloud conversations, asked to explain the basics, or expected to make sense of Google Cloud at a high level, this book is for you. You don’t need to become an engineer to be effective, but you do need the vocabulary, mental models, and decision logic that separate hand-waving from real understanding. GCDL For Busy People is designed to help you earn the Google Cloud Digital Leader GCDL certification while also becoming more confident in day-to-day discussions about cloud strategy, security, cost, and modern delivery. The outcome is simple: you ...

Under what circumstances might climate change lead to negative security outcomes? Over the past fifteen years, a rapidly growing applied field and research community on climate security has emerged. While much progress has been made, we still don't have a clear understanding of why climate change might lead to violent conflict or humanitarian emergencies in some places and not others.

If you work anywhere near software, you already know the hard part is not memorizing vocabulary. The hard part is making secure choices under real constraints, explaining those choices to others, and repeating the process across a long and messy life cycle. CSSLP For Busy People is built for that reality and aimed directly at the ISC2 CSSLP exam. This book is for people who have jobs, projects, and deadlines, but still want a confident, structured approach to exam readiness. You will build a working mental model for secure software practices so you can read a question, spot what it is ...

"Applied Cryptography" is a comprehensive, practical, and implementation-focused guide designed for the modern student, developer, and technologist. In an era where digital security is not an afterthought but a fundamental requirement, this book serves as an essential manual for understanding and applying the principles of cryptography to build robust, secure software systems. It methodically demystifies what is often perceived as an arcane and mathematically impenetrable subject by grounding every concept in hands-on application. My focus is on clarity, practicality, and immediate ...

An absolutely essential, not to be missed experience by specialist Edward J. Ruppelt for fans of ufology! This is the first work of any substance written about the fascinating subject of UFOs. Captain Edward J. Ruppelt was the first director of Project Blue Book, and the person who came up with the phrase UFO, Unidentified Flying Object. This work is a unique and comprehensive look at the Air Force's early attempts to investigate UFOs.

Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking reveals the craftier side of the hacker's repertoire - why hack into something when you could just ask for access? Undetectable by firewalls and antivirus software, social engineering relies on human fault to gain access to sensitive spaces; in this book, renowned expert Christopher Hadnagy explains the most commonly used techniques that fool even the most robust security personnel and reveals how these techniques have been used in the past.

THE STORM IS NOT THE ONLY THING HUNTING THEM. Category 5 Hurricane Marta is tearing Isla Perdida apart. With the evacuation window slammed shut, Coast Guard veteran Danielle Ellison finds herself trapped inside the Helix Ascendant research facility as the perimeter fails. But the flooding corridors hide a much deadlier threat than the rising water. Helix Ascendant has been running an off-the-books breeding program, and the brutal weather has just released their most lethal assets. Apex predators from the Pleistocene epoch are now loose in the dark. Standing nine feet tall with massive bone-...

Identity and access management (IAM) is a framework of business processes, policies, and technologies that facilitate the management of digital identities to ensure that users only gain access to data when they have the appropriate credentials.

Privacy Crisis is a comprehensive guide to understanding how your personal information is being used against you for the benefit of scammers, stalkers, greedy corporations, and political propagandists—and how you can neutralize those threats without withdrawing from the modern world and living like a hermit.

Warnings is the story of the future of national security, threatening technologies, the US economy, and possibly the fate of civilization. In Greek mythology Cassandra foresaw calamities, but was cursed by the gods to be ignored. Modern-day Cassandras clearly predicted the disasters of Katrina, Fukushima, the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, and many more. Like the mythological Cassandra, they were ignored. There are others right now warning of impending disasters, but how do we know which warnings are likely to be right?

A Fortress is Only as Strong as Its Front Desk We spend billions on state-of-the-art security systems: high-definition cameras, biometric turnstiles, encrypted badges, and cutting-edge visitor software. But malicious actors know a secret that corporate binders ignore: they don’t need to hack the firewall if they can just convince the person at the front door to let them in. In The Human Barrier: Social Engineering Defense for Security Guards, Desk Officers, and Frontline Protectors, Nathaniel Wood Clayton delivers a masterclass in physical security that strips away complex cyber-jargon ...

The Cyber Security Consultants Playbook is your guide to streamlining your cybersecurity career by leveraging the tools and resources described in this audiobook. If you are building a career in cybersecurity or looking for new opportunities in this digital age, you need to get a copy of this audiobook.