Ethereum Cookbook. Over 100 recipes covering Ethereum-based tokens, games, wallets, smart contracts, protocols, and Dapps

Manoj P R

Ethereum and Blockchain will change the way software is built for business transactions. Most industries have been looking to leverage these new technologies to gain efficiencies and create new business models and opportunities.The Ethereum Cookbook covers various solutions such as setting up Ethereum, writing smart contracts, and creating tokens, among others. You’ll learn about the security vulnerabilities, along with other protocols of Ethereum.Once you have understood the basics, you’ll move on to exploring various design decisions and tips to make your application scalable and secure. In addition to this, you’ll work with various Ethereum packages such as Truffle, Web3, and Ganache.By the end of this book, you’ll have comprehensively grasped the Ethereum principles and ecosystem.

Ethereum Smart Contract Development. Build blockchain-based decentralized applications using solidity

Mayukh Mukhopadhyay

Ethereum is a public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform featuring smart contract functionality. This book is your one-stop guide to blockchain and Ethereum smart contract development. We start by introducing you to the basics of blockchain. You'll learn about hash functions, Merkle trees, forking, mining, and much more. Then you'll learn about Ethereum and smart contracts, and we'll cover Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) in detail. Next, you'll get acquainted with DApps and DAOs and see how they work. We'll also delve into the mechanisms of advanced smart contracts, taking a practical approach.You'll also learn how to develop your own cryptocurrency from scratch in order to understand the business behind ICO. Further on, you'll get to know the key concepts of the Solidity programming language, enabling you to build decentralized blockchain-based applications. We'll also look at enterprise use cases, where you'll build a decentralized microblogging site. At the end of this book, we discuss blockchain-as-a-service, the dark web marketplace, and various advanced topics so you can get well versed with the blockchain principles and ecosystem.

Ethernet. Biblia administratora

Charles E. Spurgeon, Joann Zimmerman

Kompendium wiedzy o sieciach Ethernet! Biblia administratora sieci Ethernet! Standard Ethernet powstał w 1976 roku w ośrodku badawczym firmy Xerox. Wykorzystywany do budowy sieci lokalnych, znajduje zastosowanie praktycznie w każdym miejscu. Sieci Ethernet spotkasz zarówno w mieszkaniach czy domach, jak i w biurach czy centrach danych. W zależności od budżetu, jakim dysponujesz, możesz zbudować sieć dostosowaną do własnych potrzeb. Nowoczesne sieci Ethernet pozwalają na niezawodne przesyłanie danych z ogromnymi prędkościami. W Twoje ręce oddajemy biblię wiedzy o sieciach Ethernet, która odpowie na wszystkie nurtujące Cię pytania oraz zaprezentuje nowoczesne techniki wykorzystania tych sieci. Przekonasz się, jak wygląda proces automatycznej negocjacji oraz jak zasilać urządzenia za pomocą Ethernetu. W kolejnych rozdziałach znajdziesz charakterystyczne elementy popularnych sieci 10, 100 i 1000 Mb/s oraz niezwykle wydajnych sieci o prędkości dochodzącej do 400 Gb/s. Trzecia część tej książki została poświęcona budowie systemu Ethernet. Poznasz tu systemy okablowania strukturalnego, dostępne kable, złącza oraz przełączniki. Książka ta jest obowiązkową pozycją na półce każdego administratora, który chce poznać swoją sieć od podszewki. Dzięki tej książce: poznasz historię standardu Ethernet zrozumiesz zasadę jego działania zobaczysz, jaki potencjał kryją sieci Ethernet nauczysz się projektować wydajne rozwiązania poznasz tajniki działania Twojej sieci

Ethical Hacking Workshop. Explore a practical approach to learning and applying ethical hacking techniques for effective cybersecurity

Rishalin Pillay, Mohammed Abutheraa

The Ethical Hacking Workshop will teach you how to perform ethical hacking and provide you with hands-on experience using relevant tools.By exploring the thought process involved in ethical hacking and the various techniques you can use to obtain results, you'll gain a deep understanding of how to leverage these skills effectively.Throughout this book, you'll learn how to conduct a successful ethical hack, how to use the tools correctly, and how to interpret the results to enhance your environment's security. Hands-on exercises at the end of each chapter will ensure that you solidify what you’ve learnt and get experience with the tools.By the end of the book, you'll be well-versed in ethical hacking and equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to safeguard your enterprise against cyber-attacks.

Ethical Password Cracking. Decode passwords using John the Ripper, hashcat, and advanced methods for password breaking

James Leyte-Vidal

Whether you’re looking to crack passwords as part of a thorough security audit or aiming to recover vital information, this book will equip you with the skills to accomplish your goals. Written by a cybersecurity expert with over fifteen years of experience in penetration testing, Ethical Password Cracking offers a thorough understanding of password protection and the correct approach to retrieving password-protected data.As you progress through the chapters, you first familiarize yourself with how credentials are stored, delving briefly into the math behind password cracking. Then, the book will take you through various tools and techniques to help you recover desired passwords before focusing on common cracking use cases, hash recovery, and cracking. Real-life examples will prompt you to explore brute-force versus dictionary-based approaches and teach you how to apply them to various types of credential storage.By the end of this book, you'll understand how passwords are protected and how to crack the most common credential types with ease.

Etyczne łamanie haseł. John the Ripper, hashcat i inne zaawansowane techniki

James Leyte-Vidal

Umiejętność łamania haseł przydaje się nie tylko przestępcom, ale również specjalistom do spraw bezpieczeństwa. Jest cenna w wielu sytuacjach, na przykład w razie konieczności odzyskania dostępu do systemu po odejściu użytkownika z firmy, w testowaniu penetracyjnym i w obszarze działalności zespołów czerwonych. W takich przypadkach próba złamania hasła ma udowodnić wysoki poziom mechanizmu kontroli dostępu albo jego nieskuteczność. Dzięki tej praktycznej książce dogłębnie zrozumiesz zagadnienia związane z ochroną haseł i odzyskiwaniem chronionych nimi danych. Rozpoczniesz od zapoznania się z zasadami przechowywania danych uwierzytelniających i matematycznymi podstawami technik łamania haseł. Następnie nauczysz się posługiwać różnymi narzędziami ułatwiającymi odzyskiwanie haseł, by potem zająć się typowymi przypadkami ich łamania, odzyskiwania skrótów i pokonywania zabezpieczeń. Przyjrzysz się działaniu metod siłowych i słownikowych, dowiesz się także, jak stosować je przy różnych sposobach przechowywania danych uwierzytelniających. Poszczególne zagadnienia zostały zilustrowane licznymi rzeczywistymi przykładami. Pod koniec lektury przekonasz się, że potrafisz z łatwością łamać najpopularniejsze typy danych uwierzytelniających. W książce między innymi: koncepcje łamania haseł i popularnych typów skrótów identyfikowanie, wyodrębnianie i łamanie skrótów haseł systemów Windows i macOS architektura WPA/WPA2 popularne menedżery haseł, takie jak KeePass, LastPass i 1Password formatowanie skrótów dla portfeli bitcoin, litecoin, Ethereum i ich łamanie Nie ma nic złego w łamaniu haseł, jeśli robisz to etycznie!

Executive's Cybersecurity Program Handbook. A comprehensive guide to building and operationalizing a complete cybersecurity program

Jason Brown

Ransomware, phishing, and data breaches are major concerns affecting all organizations as a new cyber threat seems to emerge every day, making it paramount to protect the security of your organization and be prepared for potential cyberattacks. This book will ensure that you can build a reliable cybersecurity framework to keep your organization safe from cyberattacks.This Executive’s Cybersecurity Program Handbook explains the importance of executive buy-in, mission, and vision statement of the main pillars of security program (governance, defence, people and innovation). You’ll explore the different types of cybersecurity frameworks, how they differ from one another, and how to pick the right framework to minimize cyber risk. As you advance, you’ll perform an assessment against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which will help you evaluate threats to your organization by identifying both internal and external vulnerabilities. Toward the end, you’ll learn the importance of standard cybersecurity policies, along with concepts of governance, risk, and compliance, and become well-equipped to build an effective incident response team.By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a thorough understanding of how to build your security program from scratch as well as the importance of implementing administrative and technical security controls.

Expert Angular. Build deep understanding of Angular to set you apart from the developer crowd

Rajesh Gunasundaram, Mathieu Nayrolles, Alexandru Vasile Pop, Sridhar Rao Chivukula

Got some experience of Angular under your belt? Want to learn everything about using advanced features for developing websites? This book is everything you need for the deep understanding of Angular that will set you apart from the developer crowd.Angular has introduced a new way to build applications. Creating complex and rich web applications, with a lighter resource footprint, has never been easier or faster. Angular is now at release 4, with significant changes through previous versions. This book has been written and tested for Angular release 4.Angular is a mature technology, and you'll likely have applications built with earlier versions. This book starts by showing you best practices and approaches to migrating your existing Angular applications so that you can be immediately up-to-date. You will take an in-depth look at components and see how to control the user journey in your applications by implementing routing and navigation. You will learn how to work with asynchronous programming by using Observables.To easily build applications that look great, you will learn all about template syntax and how to beautify applications with Material Design. Mastering forms and data binding will further speed up your application development time. Learning about managing services and animations will help you to progressively enhance your applications. Next you’ll use native directives to integrate Bootstrap with Angular. You will see the best ways to test your application with the leading options such as Jasmine and Protractor. At the end of the book, you’ll learn how to apply design patterns in Angular, and see the benefits they will bring to your development.