Software Security

CSSLP for Busy People: The Busy Candidate’s Playbook for Passing the ISC2 CSSLP Exam Building secure software requires more than writing good code. It demands understanding how security decisions affect requirements, architecture, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Preparing for the ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) exam means mastering these interconnected concepts while learning to recognize the best security decision in challenging scenarios. Understand Secure Software Development Without Getting Lost in Complexity Written by Dr Jason Edwards...

"Software Security" is an intensive, practical, and modern guide engineered for the next generation of software developers, architects, and engineers. It serves as a definitive textbook for undergraduate and graduate computer science courses, meticulously aligned with the curricula of leading universities in the USA and worldwide. This book moves beyond abstract theory to provide a direct, hands-on methodology for building secure and resilient software systems from the ground up. It serves as a core text for courses on software security, secure coding, and application security, adhering ...

Tech+ for Busy People is designed for learners preparing for the CompTIA Tech+ exam who need a clear, practical way to understand technology fundamentals without getting buried in unnecessary detail. Whether you are entering IT, changing careers, supporting users, or strengthening your technical foundation, this book helps you focus on what the concepts mean, how they connect, and how they appear in real exam-style scenarios. The book covers the core areas Tech+ candidates are expected to understand, including hardware, software, operating systems, storage, networking, wireless technology, ...

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? ...

We have been taught how to use the internet, but we have never been taught how the internet uses us. We live in a world where our most private thoughts, financial records, and personal identities are stored on glass screens and remote servers. Yet, the vast majority of people navigating this digital landscape are completely blind to the invisible architecture running beneath their fingertips. Decoding Cybersecurity is the definitive guide to the reality of modern digital security. It provides a practical, eye-opening look at the mechanics of the digital world and the invisible threats we ...

Clean Architecture is an essential book for every current or aspiring software architect, systems analyst, system designer, and software manager - and for every programmer who must execute someone else’s designs. 

Learn application security from the very start with this comprehensive and approachable guide. Alice and Bob Learn Application Security is an accessible and thorough resource for anyone seeking to incorporate, from the beginning of the System Development Life Cycle, best security practices in software development. This book covers all the basic subjects such as threat modeling and security testing, but also dives deep into more complex and advanced topics for securing modern software systems and architectures.

Secure Computing Systems provides a clear, structured introduction to modern system security for postgraduate students, computing students, early-career security professionals, and practitioners who want a stronger foundation in secure development, assessment, defence, incident response, and digital forensics. Security is not something that can be added at the end of a project. It has to be considered across the whole lifecycle: from requirements and design, through coding and assessment, into live operation, incident handling, and evidence-based improvement. This book treats secure ...

Immerse yourself in the world of software security with the new eBook "Secure Development." This comprehensive guide provides meticulous insights into the creation of secure, resilient applications, addressing common misconceptions and guiding you through the foundations of application security. Learn to understand, anticipate, and mitigate application attacks, and master the basic principles of creating a robust defense system for your software. Delve into the specifics of secure designing that can inhibit cyber attackers from exploiting your application. From minimizing the attack surface...

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.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This written text was created using AI. Learn the essential principles of application security and discover practical steps to protect your software from vulnerabilities. This beginner-friendly guide covers key...

Maintaining secrets, credentials, and machine identities in secure ways is an important, though often overlooked, aspect of secure software development. DevOps security often addresses vulnerabilities, but it neglects broader discussions like authentication, authorization, and access control, potentially leaving the door open for breaches. That's where an identity security strategy integrated in your code, infrastructure, and environments from day one can help.

The castle-and-moat security model is dead. In a landscape defined by decentralized hybrid work, multi-cloud enterprise architectures, and autonomous agentic AI threat vectors, the traditional network perimeter has entirely vaporized. Once an attacker breaches the outer walls of a legacy system, they are granted lateral freedom to move across asset classes and weaponize core data with absolute impunity. The Zero Trust Architect is your authoritative technical playbook for modern enterprise defense. Moving past generic marketing hype, this guide bridges the critical gap between high-level ...

The Art of the API: Building Future-Proof Software from Code to Agentic AI This book takes you from Foundations to the Future of Intelligent Systems APIs are no longer just developer tools—they are the backbone of modern software, powering everything from mobile apps and cloud platforms to automated systems and AI-driven solutions. The Art of the API is your practical guide to understanding, designing, and building APIs that scale, adapt, and create real business value. In this book, you’ll start with the fundamentals—what APIs are, why they matter, and how they have evolved into the ...

Agentic Programming with AI Agents: A Practical Software Engineering Guide to Tool-Calling Agents, Planning Systems, Memory, Evaluation, Security, and Production Deployment AI agents are no longer experimental demos. Developers, engineers, and technical teams now need agents that can call tools, follow plans, manage context, remember useful information, evaluate outputs, handle failures, and run safely in production. But building reliable AI agents is not as simple as connecting an LLM to an API. Are your prototypes impressive but fragile? Do your agents break when workflows get longer, ...

Your code runs. Can you prove it works? On July 19, 2024, a routine security update crashed about 8.5 million Windows computers. It had passed every test its makers had written. The bug was hiding in the one case nobody had tried. That is the gap between code that runs and code people can trust, and it is the gap this book closes. Mastering Modern Programming is for self-taught coders, bootcamp graduates, career changers, and junior developers who know the basics of one language and want to work the way professional developers do. One model: the Five Checks Before a change is done, it ...

Are you ready to become an Ubuntu master? Look no further than "Mastering Ubuntu: A Comprehensive Guide to Linux's Favorite Distribution." This comprehensive guide is the perfect resource for anyone looking to gain a deep understanding of Ubuntu, from beginners to experienced users. With clear and concise explanations, practical examples, and hands-on exercises, this book will guide you through every aspect of Ubuntu, from installation and configuration to advanced system administration, network setup, and security. "Mastering Ubuntu" covers all the essential topics, including package ...

The apocalypse won't arrive with a mushroom cloud. It'll arrive as a Tuesday. A settlement batch that doesn't clear. A vendor portal down for maintenance nobody scheduled. A reconciliation mismatch nobody can explain. If the financial system ever fails in a way that reaches you, this is what it will look like — because this is what it is made of. And in 2025, the economics underneath that machinery changed: AI stopped helping attackers and started being one. In one documented campaign, a model executed the overwhelming majority of tactical operations against roughly thirty organizations ...

Docker in Action teaches listeners how to create, deploy, and manage applications hosted in Docker containers. After starting with a clear explanation of the Docker model, you will learn how to package applications in containers, including techniques for testing and distributing applications. You will also learn how to run programs securely and how to manage shared resources. Using carefully designed examples, the book teaches you how to orchestrate containers and applications from installation to removal.

Dive into the world of programming with "The Art of C Programming" - a comprehensive guide that will empower you to unleash the full potential of the powerful C programming language. If you're a beginner embarking on your coding journey or an experienced programmer seeking to improve your skills, this eBook has got you covered! The Art of C Programming meticulously takes you through a vast range of C programming concepts that cover everything from syntax, datatypes, and variables, to advanced topics such as multithreading, networking applications, and graphical user interfaces. This ...