Kryptografia
PCI DSS Version 4.0.1. A guide to the payment card industry data security standard
IT Governance Publishing, Stephen Hancock
This book provides an essential resource for anyone involved in managing or ensuring PCI DSS compliance. It begins by introducing the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), explaining its importance, and the regulatory framework that governs it. Readers will understand how to assess their organization’s compliance status and the vital steps to avoid data breaches. The book offers a comprehensive exploration of compliance programs and how organizations can design their own effective strategies.The text then dives into the specifics of PCI DSS, focusing on its core components and requirements. Key chapters describe how to comply with and maintain compliance, as well as how to use tools like the PCI self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ). Real-world case studies of cardholder data breaches highlight the consequences of non-compliance. Readers will also learn about the integration of PCI DSS with other standards like ISO/IEC 27001.Throughout, this guide emphasizes practical advice for implementing key security frameworks such as the Software Security Framework (SSF) and Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE). By the end of the book, readers will have a clear roadmap to not only meet but sustain PCI DSS compliance and strengthen their organization's data security practices.
Podstawy kryptografii. Wydanie III
Marcin Karbowski
Przekonaj się, jak fascynująca jest kryptografia! Poznaj historię rozwoju kryptografii Opanuj jej matematyczne podstawy Rozpracuj najważniejsze algorytmy kryptograficzne Dowiedz się, jak zastosować je w praktyce Kryptografia to dziedzina nauki, której sedno stanowią sposoby bezpiecznego przekazywania informacji. Jest ona niemal tak stara, jak nasza cywilizacja, a dziś rozwija się w sposób niezwykle dynamiczny. Gdy tylko narodziły się pierwsze metody zapisu i komunikowania się, pojawiła się też konieczność zabezpieczenia informacji przed tymi, którzy mogliby wykorzystać je na niekorzyść osób dysponujących tymi informacjami. Od bezpieczeństwa ważnych informacji zależały często losy całych państw i narodów. O rozstrzygnięciach wielkich bitew nierzadko decydowały inteligencja i determinacja pojedynczych osób, które potrafiły odpowiednio skutecznie szyfrować (bądź też deszyfrować) nadawane (lub przechwytywane) komunikaty. O tej fascynującej dziedzinie wiedzy opowiada książka Podstawy kryptografii. Wydanie III. Wprowadza ona czytelnika w podstawowe zagadnienia kryptografii bez przygniatania nadmiarem teorii i skomplikowaną matematyką. Kusi za to barwnymi opisami i pasjonującymi przykładami "kryptograficznych wojen". Można dzięki niej poznać historię rozwoju technik szyfrowania informacji, matematyczne podstawy kryptografii, stojącą za nią teorię oraz praktyczne zastosowania tej nauki. Niezależnie od tego, czy chcesz poznać kryptografię na własny użytek, czy jest Ci to potrzebne w celach zawodowych, książka ta okaże się doskonałym przewodnikiem po świecie szyfrów, kluczy i algorytmów zabezpieczających dane. Znajdziesz w niej informacje na temat protokołów SSL i SSH, a także szczegółowy opis algorytmu SHA3. Przegląd klasycznych sposobów szyfrowania Matematyczne podstawy kryptografii Praktyczne zastosowanie mechanizmów matematycznych Teoria kryptoanalizy i informacji oraz jej praktyczne wykorzystanie Przegląd protokołów kryptograficznych Klucze publiczne i prywatne Zasady zabezpieczania danych, połączeń i systemów komputerowych Potwierdzanie tożsamości za pomocą podpisów elektronicznych Zabezpieczanie stron internetowych i szyfrowanie baz danych Naucz się chronić cenne dane!
Ganesh Prasad Kumble
AI and blockchain are two emerging technologies catalyzing the pace of enterprise innovation. With this book, you’ll understand both technologies and converge them to solve real-world challenges.This AI blockchain book is divided into three sections. The first section covers the fundamentals of blockchain, AI, and affiliated technologies, where you’ll learn to differentiate between the various implementations of blockchains and AI with the help of examples. The second section takes you through domain-specific applications of AI and blockchain. You’ll understand the basics of decentralized databases and file systems and connect the dots between AI and blockchain before exploring products and solutions that use them together. You’ll then discover applications of AI techniques in crypto trading. In the third section, you’ll be introduced to the DIApp design pattern and compare it with the DApp design pattern. The book also highlights unique aspects of SDLC (software development lifecycle) when building a DIApp, shows you how to implement a sample contact tracing application, and delves into the future of AI with blockchain.By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to converge AI and blockchain technologies to build smart solutions using the DIApp design pattern.
Nino Vidović, Patrick Kirner-Fehrenbach
Are you truly unlocking the full potential of your embedded debugging tools? This hands-on guide cuts through the confusion of common workflows and shows you how to trace, profile, and debug ARM-based systems like a professional firmware engineer.Written by an industry expert, this book guides you through practical debugging scenarios using real hardware setups. You’ll explore both essential and advanced techniques, from setting breakpoints and analyzing memory to using hardware tracing, power profiling, and RTOS awareness. Through real-world crash analysis, you'll learn how to detect stack overflows, communication errors, memory leaks, and more.You will explore practical examples based on ARM Cortex-M target devices, which help you build structured and efficient debugging workflows. The learned skills can then be easily applied to other chip architectures as well. You’ll walk away with a clear understanding of the tools available, how to apply them in complex firmware projects, and the confidence to tackle even the most elusive bugs in production systems.Whether you’re refining your setup or debugging embedded systems at scale, this book will sharpen your skills and elevate your embedded development workflow.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
José Manuel Ortega
Python’s latest updates add numerous libraries that can be used to perform critical security-related missions, including detecting vulnerabilities in web applications, taking care of attacks, and helping to build secure and robust networks that are resilient to them. This fully updated third edition will show you how to make the most of them and improve your security posture.The first part of this book will walk you through Python scripts and libraries that you’ll use throughout the book. Next, you’ll dive deep into the core networking tasks where you will learn how to check a network’s vulnerability using Python security scripting and understand how to check for vulnerabilities in your network – including tasks related to packet sniffing. You’ll also learn how to achieve endpoint protection by leveraging Python packages along with writing forensics scripts.The next part of the book will show you a variety of modern techniques, libraries, and frameworks from the Python ecosystem that will help you extract data from servers and analyze the security in web applications. You’ll take your first steps in extracting data from a domain using OSINT tools and using Python tools to perform forensics tasks.By the end of this book, you will be able to make the most of Python to test the security of your network and applications.
Arunkumar Krishnakumar
Are quantum computing and Blockchain on a collision course or will they be the most important trends of this decade to disrupt industries and life as we know it?Fintech veteran and venture capitalist Arunkumar Krishnakumar cuts through the hype to bring us a first-hand look into how quantum computing and Blockchain together are redefining industries, including fintech, healthcare, and research. Through a series of interviews with domain experts, he also explores these technologies’ potential to transform national and global governance and policies – from how elections are conducted and how smart cities can be designed and optimized for the environment, to what cyberwarfare enabled by quantum cryptography might look like. In doing so, he also highlights challenges that these technologies have to overcome to go mainstream.Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business explores the potential changes that quantum computing and Blockchain might bring about in the real world. After expanding on the key concepts and techniques, such as applied cryptography, qubits, and digital annealing, that underpin quantum computing and Blockchain, the book dives into how major industries will be impacted by these technologies. Lastly, we consider how the two technologies may come together in a complimentary way.
Akhil Sharma
Before Rust, blockchain developers didn’t have a systems programming language that was type-safe, fast, and, at the same time, had stable and easy memory management. Rust proved to be a boon for developers and works as the perfect solution for not only blockchain and protocol development but also dApp development.Rust for Blockchain Application Development focuses on demonstrating solutions that can help blockchain developers productize decentralized applications using Rust, which is a complex language with a steep learning curve.This book starts with basic Rust language concepts and then builds on these concepts to enable you to develop your own blockchain from scratch. As you progress, you’ll learn how to build dApps on popular chains like Solana and NEAR. You’ll also be guided through creating Ethereum dApps using Foundry (Rust). Finally, you’ll develop a custom blockchain using Substrate by Parity (Polkadot). The book provides a complete 360-degree view of Rust in the blockchain ecosystem.By the end of this Rust book, you’ll have a thorough understanding of how to apply your Rust knowledge to building dApps and blockchains from scratch.
IT Governance Publishing, Lee Newcombe
Cloud computing plays a critical role in modern business, but with it comes a host of security challenges. This book explores the intricacies of securing cloud services, starting with foundational concepts of cloud computing and moving into specific service and deployment models. It provides insights into balancing security benefits with potential risks such as availability issues, shadow IT, and information leakage. The book goes on to focus on security threats, from hackers and insiders to government entities, while offering strategies to mitigate these risks. The practical approach continues with a deep dive into security architecture, providing a structured model to secure cloud environments across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and more. Further, it examines the regulatory landscape, including compliance requirements, privacy concerns, and data protection laws that impact cloud service security. Finally, the book concludes with projections about the future of cloud security and emerging challenges. Readers will gain not only the theoretical foundations but also real-world insights that they can apply to strengthen their cloud service security.
Bogdan Kireeve, Chas Clawson
Modernize your security operations with Sumo Logic’s Continuous Intelligence Platform that delivers real-time detection, analysis, and response to threats, and find out how it enables security teams to unify monitoring, apply advanced analytics, and strengthen defenses across diverse environments.Step by step, this guide takes you through configuring Sumo Logic to ingest and visualize log data, running versatile queries, and using Security Apps to meet compliance and audit demands. You’ll learn how to take full advantage of Cloud SIEM by creating enriched records, building correlation rules, proactively threat hunting, and tuning signals to reduce false positives.Beyond traditional SIEM use cases, discover how Sumo Logic supports modern DevSecOps practices that embed security into the development lifecycle without compromising delivery speed and features such as entity inventory, third-party integrations, and best practices that enhance investigation and detection accuracy.Finally, you’ll prepare for the future of security intelligence, where automation, machine learning, and AI-driven insights reshape threat defense, ensuring you’re ready to transform your security operations with Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Security with Go. Explore the power of Golang to secure host, web, and cloud services
John Daniel Leon
Go is becoming more and more popular as a language for security experts. Its wide use in server and cloud environments, its speed and ease of use, and its evident capabilities for data analysis, have made it a prime choice for developers who need to think about security.Security with Go is the first Golang security book, and it is useful for both blue team and red team applications. With this book, you will learn how to write secure software, monitor your systems, secure your data, attack systems, and extract information.Defensive topics include cryptography, forensics, packet capturing, and building secure web applications.Offensive topics include brute force, port scanning, packet injection, web scraping, social engineering, and post exploitation techniques.
Kyler Kent
As cyberattacks continue to disrupt modern enterprises, organizations urgently need vigilant security operations center (SOC) analysts who can detect and stop threats fast. With modern SIEMs and ingestion strategies, much of the necessary data is already within easy reach. This book provides you with the daily tactics, techniques, and procedures of a SOC analyst and shows how to exceed expectations in a modern SOC.The book builds a solid foundation in security operations, preparing you for the SOC analyst role and other positions within the SOC. With this base in place, you’ll advance into key SOC roles and blue team principles, such as detection and engineering. You’ll be able to clearly articulate your future as a SOC analyst in an interview as well as talk about your career path to impress prospective employers. You’ll get to grips with advanced threat actors, including advanced persistent threats (APTs) that wield considerable resources in campaigning against an organization. The chapters cover important concepts, such as governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), blue and red team tools, network security, web app security, and job search skills.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to demonstrate competency and acquire a SOC analyst position with an additional career outlook moving forward.
Ritesh Modi
Solidity is a contract-oriented language whose syntax is highly influenced by JavaScript, and is designed to compile code for the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Solidity Programming Essentials will be your guide to understanding Solidity programming to build smart contracts for Ethereum and blockchain from ground-up.We begin with a brief run-through of blockchain, Ethereum, and their most important concepts or components. You will learn how to install all the necessary tools to write, test, and debug Solidity contracts on Ethereum. Then, you will explore the layout of a Solidity source file and work with the different data types. The next set of recipes will help you work with operators, control structures, and data structures while building your smart contracts. We take you through function calls, return types, function modifers, and recipes in object-oriented programming with Solidity. Learn all you can on event logging and exception handling, as well as testing and debugging smart contracts.By the end of this book, you will be able to write, deploy, and test smart contracts in Ethereum. This book will bring forth the essence of writing contracts using Solidity and also help you develop Solidity skills in no time.
Badr Nasslahsen
With experienced hackers constantly targeting apps, properly securing them becomes challenging when you integrate this factor with legacy code, new technologies, and other frameworks. Written by a Lead Cloud and Security Architect as well as CISSP, this book helps you easily secure your Java apps with Spring Security, a trusted and highly customizable authentication and access control framework.The book shows you how to implement different authentication mechanisms and properly restrict access to your app. You’ll learn to integrate Spring Security with popular web frameworks like Thymeleaf and Microservice and Cloud services like Zookeeper and Eureka, along with architecting solutions that leverage its full power while staying loosely coupled. You’ll also see how Spring Security defends against session fixation, moves into concurrency control, and how you can use session management for administrative functions. This fourth edition aligns with Java 17/21 and Spring Security 6, covering advanced security scenarios for RESTful web services and microservices. This ensures you fully understand the issues surrounding stateless authentication and discover a concise approach to solving those issues.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to integrate Spring Security 6 with GraalVM native images seamlessly, from start to finish.
SZYFROWANIE BEZPIECZEŃSTWO KRYPTOGRAFIA: CZĘŚĆ 1 Podstawowe pojęcia i koncepcje
Dariusz Gołębiowski
1. SZYFROWANIE - TWOJE SUPERMOCE W CYFROWYM ŚWIECIE Miła Czytelniczko, Drogi Czytelniku, Wyobraź sobie ten wspaniały świat bez jakichkolwiek zamków czy innych zabezpieczeń w drzwiach. Chodzisz do pracy, wracasz do domu, a Twoje rzeczy są tam, gdzie je zostawiłeś/aś - do czasu, aż ... ktoś postanowi zajrzeć i "pożyczyć ;)" coś od Ciebie - bez Twojej zgody czy nawet wiedzy. Jak Tobie podoba się taka wizja? Chyba niespecjalnie? Prawda? A teraz zerknijmy z tego samego punktu widzenia do cyber świata. W cyfrowym świecie tak właśnie wygląda codzienna rzeczywistość bez szyfrowania. Twoje dane są jak otwarte książki, gotowe do przeglądania przez każdego, kto ma na to ochotę. Albo jak wolisz - jak Twój dom bez jakichkolwiek antykradzieżowych zabezpieczeń. Tak! Właścicielu/ko firmy. Ciebie oraz Twojego biznesu to także dotyczy. Ty także - kolokwialnie mówiąc: "dajesz ciała" ;)! Na szczęście jest na opisane problemy rozwiązanie! Całkiem łatwe i znane od stuleci Szyfrowanie! Tak - dokładnie tak! SZYFROWANIE to Twoja cyfrowa tarcza - supermoc, która pozwala chronić najcenniejsze dane przed złodziejami, wścibskimi spojrzeniami czy nawet ... własnym roztargnieniem. Ale trzeba także pamiętać, że szyfrowanie to tylko element potężnej dziedziny wiedzy, nauki i technologii jaką jest kryptografia. W początkowych modułach tej serii będę głównie posługiwał się pojęciem szyfrowania. To na tym elemencie będziemy się skupiali. Jednakże będziemy także sięgali głębiej - do kryptografii. Ale spokojnie - nie obawiaj się. Wejście w świat kryptografii zrobimy wspólnie - krok po kroku i czasami nawet nie zauważysz, a już będziesz w obszarze kryptografii. A poza tym ona wcale nie jest aż tak straszna jak by wynikało z jej nazwy :). Jeśli myślisz, że to technologia zarezerwowana dla informatyków z topowych firm technologicznych, na następnych stronach tej książki wyprowadzę Ciebie z błędu. Każdy - nawet Ty - może stać się mistrzem szyfrowania. I nie, nie potrzebujesz do tego doktoratu z kryptografii, ani nawet jakiejkolwiek zaawansowanej wiedzy. Technologia daje nam odpowiednie narzędzia. Ale pojawiają się różne ograniczenia i to co najmniej dwa są istotne na początku Twojej drogi 😉: Twoja dobra wola do zainteresowania się tematem szyfrowania (i kryptografii), Czas, bo szybkość jest wrogiem bezpieczeństwa, czyli także szyfrowania, a Ty już wkrótce to zrozumiesz - o ile zagłębisz się w kolejne strony tego poradnika. 2. DLACZEGO WARTO ZGŁĘBIĆ TAJNIKI SZYFROWANIA? Każdego dnia korzystamy ze wspaniałych technologii, które wymieniają się informacjami - od wysyłania maili po przechowywanie plików w tak zwanej "chmurze IT" lub po prostu "chmurze". Ale w świecie, gdzie dane są nową walutą, każdy błąd może kosztować więcej, niż się spodziewasz. Szyfrowanie to nie luksus - to podstawowe narzędzie w cyfrowym świecie. W tej książce pokażę Ci, jak prosto i skutecznie wprowadzić szyfrowanie do swojego życia zawodowego i osobistego. Co znajdziesz w Części 1 serii: Szyfrowanie Bezpieczeństwo? Przygotowałem dla Ciebie przewodnik, którego pierwsze dwie części - krok po kroku - przeprowadzą Ciebie przez podstawy szyfrowania. Całość poradnika podzieliłem na moduły, z których każdy skupia się na innym aspekcie. Nie bój się - wszystko wyjaśnione jest prosto, zrozumiale, a czasem nawet z odrobiną humoru. Bo kto powiedział, że o bezpieczeństwie nie można pisać z szerokim uśmiechem na twarzy? CZĘŚĆ 1 to wprowadzenie do podstaw Podstawy szyfrowania: Na początek dowiesz się, czym jest szyfrowanie, skąd się wzięło i dlaczego jest tak ważne. Przygotuj się na kilka ciekawostek z historii - od Cezara po współczesne algorytmy. Symetria i asymetria - szyfrowanie na dwa sposoby: Poznasz dwa podstawowe rodzaje szyfrowania, ich zalety, wady i zastosowania. Zrozumiesz, dlaczego klucze publiczne i prywatne to jak yin i yang w świecie kryptografii. CZĘŚCI: 2, 3 i następne (tak, przewidziałem ich sporo :) ) - zajmą się kolejnymi ważnymi elementami szyfrowania, o których dowiesz się zapewne w części drugiej, do której już teraz Ciebie zapraszam. Ale pozwól, że nakreślę obszary wiedzy, które zamierzam poruszyć w kilku kolejnych Modułach: Protokoły szyfrowania Praktyczne zastosowania szyfrowania Typowe błędy i najlepsze praktyki Szyfrowanie w biurze i wiele innych związanych z szyfrowaniem oraz cyfrowym bezpieczeństwem. 3. DLACZEGO TA SERIA KSIĄŻEK JEST INNA? Moim celem było stworzenie poradnika, który nie tylko dostarcza wiedzy, ale też zachęca do działania. Znajdziesz tu nie tylko przydatne teorie, ale przede wszystkim praktyczne przykłady, wskazówki i - co najważniejsze - lekki styl, który pozwoli Ci przyswajać wiedzę z uśmiechem na twarzy. A ponieważ w ponad 90% skupiam się na rozwiązaniach open source oraz bezpłatnych, więc każdy i każda z Was będzie mógł/mogła w praktyce zobaczyć oraz przećwiczyć większość z omawianych elementów szyfrowania. Chcę, żebyś po przeczytaniu tej książki pomyślał/a: "To było łatwiejsze, niż myślałem/am!" i od razu zaczął/ęła stosować szyfrowanie w praktyce. A ponieważ szyfrowania to jeden z filarów cyberbezpieczeństwa, więc po poznaniu i zrozumieniu zagadnień poruszanych w tej serii ebooków - Twoja wartość na rynku pracy zapewne znacząco się zwiększy. Jak już wspomniałem nacisk będę kładł na szyfrowanie a nie na kryptografię, jak jak wkrótce się dowiesz - szyfrowanie to jedynie element kryptografii. Ale na początkowym etapie nauki, warto zgłębić właśnie sztukę szyfrowania, aby potem móc spojrzeć na całość problemu, czyli z punktu widzenia kryptografii. Nie oznacza to, że nie będzie już w pierwszej części elementów wiedzy kryptograficznej wychodzących poza samo tylko szyfrowanie. Tak się nie da, choćby ze względów technologicznych, gdzie zastosowanie szyfrowania opiera się także o aspekty całej kryptografii czyli: poufność, integralność, uwierzytelnienie, niezaprzeczalność. Na wyjaśnienie tych czterech pojęć zapraszam Ciebie do dalszej części mojego poradnika. 4. DLA KOGO JEST TA KSIĄŻKA? Dla każdej osoby, która ma do czynienia z urządzeniami typu: komputer, smartfon, tablet. A czy są jeszcze ludzie, którzy nie używają choćby jednego z wyżej wymienionych narzędzi cyfrowych? Niezależnie od tego, czy jesteś pracownikiem/cą biurowym/ą, freelancerem/ką, studentem/ką czy właścicielem/ką firmy - jeśli zależy Ci na bezpieczeństwie danych, ta książka jest dla Ciebie. Nawet jeśli dopiero zaczynasz swoją przygodę z szyfrowaniem, znajdziesz tu wszystko, czego potrzebujesz, by ruszyć z miejsca. Gotowy/a na podróż po świecie szyfrowania? Świetnie! Weź kubek kawy, zrelaksuj się i zacznijmy wspólnie odkrywać tajniki bezpieczeństwa danych oraz wielu innych obszarów cyberbezpieczeństwa. Obiecuję, że będzie: ciekawie, praktycznie i czasami ... całkiem zabawnie. 😊
The Art of Cyber Security. A practical guide to winning the war on cyber crime
IT Governance Publishing, Gary Hibberd
This book redefines cyber security through the lens of creativity and classical strategy. It begins by exploring the mindset of the cyber defender as both artist and martial artist, highlighting the importance of intuition, flow, and individual perspective. It challenges rigid educational models and argues for a more adaptive, expressive approach to security thinking.Building on this foundation, the second part interprets Sun Tzu’s The Art of War in a cyber context. Each chapter reframes traditional military concepts—deception, preparation, leadership, and adaptability—through the realities of digital threats. The text emphasizes how timeless strategies apply to the modern information battlefield.By blending philosophy, history, and practical insight, the book offers a unique take on digital defense. It invites readers to reflect on their approach, question assumptions, and embrace both logic and creativity. This is not just a guide to threats and tactics, but a call to rethink what it means to be a cyber security professional today.
Stéphane Eyskens, Scott Hanselman
Designing effective cloud-native architectures on Azure often feels overwhelming—especially when trying to translate complex requirements into reliable solutions. This book solves that problem by giving you a structured, visual guide to building modern systems that are scalable, secure, and production-ready.You'll discover how to plan, design, and communicate Azure-based architectures using practical reference diagrams mapped to real-world use cases. Organized by domains including infrastructure, applications, data, container orchestrators, AI, and security, each chapter walks you through the key services, patterns, and decisions that underpin successful solutions.Throughout the book, you'll find over 40 detailed architecture maps, created and curated by a seasoned Microsoft cloud solution architect. These maps illustrate how to align Azure services with business goals, manage hybrid and multi-cloud complexity, and incorporate best practices for governance, resilience, and cost optimization.This book gives you more than just diagrams; it offers the confidence to design cloud solutions that scale and perform. Whether you're modernizing a legacy stack or building greenfield applications, the Azure Cloud Native Architecture Mapbook is your trusted design companion from concept to delivery.
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). An implementation and compliance guide
IT Governance Publishing, Preston Bukaty
This comprehensive guide to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) explores its impact on businesses and consumers within California. The book begins with a clear explanation of CPRA’s territorial and material jurisdiction, providing readers with an understanding of where and how the law applies. It delves into key definitions critical for businesses and individuals alike, covering terms such as personal information, pseudonymization, and consumer rights. One of the focal points of the book is the examination of the rights granted to consumers, including the right to access, delete, and opt-out of data sales. Alongside this, it addresses the business obligations, such as the need for privacy notices and compliance with security requirements. The book also offers an analysis of penalties for non-compliance and breach notification procedures, making it an essential resource for understanding the legal landscape of consumer privacy in California. It concludes with an overview of related laws that further influence how businesses must manage customer data.
The Cyber Resilience Handbook. Achieve Full Cyber Resilience with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301
IT Governance Publishing, Andrew Pattison
This book begins by introducing cyber resilience and its significance in today’s business landscape. It explains how resilience goes beyond traditional cybersecurity, incorporating elements like governance, protection, detection, and recovery to ensure organizational stability in the face of cyber threats. The first chapter outlines the core concepts, including the integration of legal and assurance frameworks.The second section focuses on achieving cyber resilience with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301. These globally recognized standards offer a structured methodology for building a resilient infrastructure. The author explains how to implement these frameworks effectively, ensuring businesses can address cybersecurity challenges and maintain continuity in operations. This section also covers integrating ISO 27001 with other systems to optimize resilience.The final section provides practical strategies for implementing cyber resilience, including project initiation, leadership, risk assessments, and performance evaluation. It also discusses certification processes and maintaining resilience over time, including through third-party vendors. The book concludes with guidance on creating a culture of security and continuous improvement within organizations.
IT Governance Publishing, Alan Calder
This book offers a deep dive into cybersecurity, equipping professionals with tools and frameworks to protect organizations from diverse cyber threats. It covers critical areas such as information security, cyber resilience, and the regulatory and contractual requirements organizations must meet. The book delves into threat anatomy, analyzing technical, human, physical, and third-party vulnerabilities, and includes real-world case studies like the TalkTalk breach and WannaCry ransomware attack.It also emphasizes third-party risk management to ensure robust security practices across all areas. The book introduces the IT Governance Cyber Resilience Framework (CRF), a structured method for managing critical systems, guiding readers through the processes of identification, detection, response, recovery, and continual improvement. Practical strategies in areas like asset management, network security, and staff training are included.The final section offers actionable steps for implementing cybersecurity practices and introduces reference frameworks like NIST and ISO 27001 for compliance and ongoing improvement. With real-world examples and actionable frameworks, this guide is essential for professionals aiming to enhance their organization's cyber resilience.
Vijay Krishnan
Web3, the new blockchain-based web, is often hailed as the future of the internet. Driven by technologies such as cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized finance, and more, Web3’s aim is to give individuals more control over the web communities they belong to. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced developer, this book will help you master the intricacies of Web3 and its revolutionary technologies.Beginning with a concise introduction to blockchain and the Ethereum ecosystem, this book quickly immerses you in real-world blockchain applications. You’ll work on carefully crafted hands-on exercises that are designed for beginners as well as users with prior exposure. The chapters show you how to build and deploy smart contracts, while mastering security controls and discovering best practices for writing secure code. As you progress, you’ll explore tokenization and gain proficiency in minting both fungible and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the help of step-by-step instructions. The concluding chapters cover advanced topics, including oracles, Layer 2 (L2) networks, rollups, zero knowledge proofs, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).By the end of this Web3 book, you’ll be well-versed in the Web3 ecosystem and have the skills to build powerful and secure decentralized applications.
The Modern C# Challenge. Become an expert C# programmer by solving interesting programming problems
Rod Stephens
C# is a multi-paradigm programming language. The Modern C# Challenge covers with aspects of the .NET Framework such as the Task Parallel Library (TPL) and CryptoAPI. It also encourages you to explore important programming trade-offs such as time versus space or simplicity. There may be many ways to solve a problem and there is often no single right way, but some solutions are definitely better than others. This book has combined these solutions to help you solve real-world problems with C#.In addition to describing programming trade-offs, The Modern C# Challenge will help you build a useful toolkit of techniques such as value caching, statistical analysis, and geometric algorithms.By the end of this book, you will have walked through challenges in C# and explored the .NET Framework in order to develop program logic for real-world applications.
IT Governance Publishing, Leron Zinatullin
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the human factor is crucial in information security. This book explores how human behavior often conflicts with security policies. The first part introduces key concepts in security and risk management, focusing on psychological factors like risk perception, trust, and decision-making.As the book progresses, it offers practical strategies to overcome these psychological barriers, such as improving communication, fostering trust, and aligning security policies with human behavior. Later chapters focus on creating a security culture where collaboration between security professionals, employees, and leaders is essential for success.The journey encourages readers to view security as a human-centered issue, not just a technical one. By integrating psychological theory with practical insights, the book helps security professionals address complex challenges and build a more secure and cooperative organization, enabling them to align security efforts with human behavior effectively.
The Ransomware Threat Landscape. Prepare for, recognise and survive ransomware attacks
IT Governance Publishing, Alan Calder
The Ransomware Threat Landscape offers an in-depth examination of ransomware, explaining how it works, its modes of access, and the consequences of attacks. The book begins by detailing the mechanisms of ransomware, how cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities, and the damage it causes to organizations. It further explores the types of ransomware, their infection methods, and how attackers use ransomware for financial gain.The guide provides practical, actionable advice on basic and advanced cybersecurity measures to protect against ransomware. Topics like cybersecurity hygiene, staff awareness, and the importance of creating an anti-ransomware program are covered. The book emphasizes the role of a well-structured risk management framework and its application in preventing attacks and mitigating fallout from infections.For organizations of all sizes, the book offers tailored controls to strengthen defenses. It also explains the steps needed for a comprehensive recovery plan. Advanced prevention strategies for larger enterprises are discussed, making this guide suitable for IT professionals, security experts, and organizational leaders aiming to protect their systems from ransomware threats.
IT Governance Publishing, Richard Bingley
Becoming a successful security consultant requires a unique set of skills that span both the business and security worlds. This handbook serves as a practical guide to help professionals navigate the complex landscape of security consulting. It covers everything from the entrepreneurial aspects of starting a business to the essential security disciplines like private investigations, information security, and protective security. You’ll also explore the growing importance of resilience in both personal and organizational contexts.The book also delves into the crucial elements of security legislation and regulation, offering a thorough understanding of the legal frameworks that affect security professionals. From UK human rights laws to international laws related to corporate management and conflict, readers will gain the knowledge necessary to operate securely and legally in a variety of environments. Whether you are just starting out or looking to refine your security consulting expertise, this handbook provides the insights needed to thrive in the ever-evolving security industry. It’s a must-read for anyone seeking to build a reputation as a trusted expert in the security consulting field.