Understanding Software. Max Kanat-Alexander on simplicity, coding, and how to suck less as a programmer

Max Kanat-Alexander

In Understanding Software, Max Kanat-Alexander, Technical Lead for Code Health at Google, shows you how to bring simplicity back to computer programming. Max explains to you why programmers suck, and how to suck less as a programmer. There’s just too much complex stuff in the world. Complex stuff can’t be used, and it breaks too easily. Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart.Understanding Software covers many areas of programming, from how to write simple code to profound insights into programming, and then how to suck less at what you do! You'll discover the problems with software complexity, the root of its causes, and how to use simplicity to create great software. You'll examine debugging like you've never done before, and how to get a handle on being happy while working in teams.Max brings a selection of carefully crafted essays, thoughts, and advice about working and succeeding in the software industry, from his legendary blog Code Simplicity. Max has crafted forty-three essays which have the power to help you avoid complexity and embrace simplicity, so you can be a happier and more successful developer.Max's technical knowledge, insight, and kindness, has earned him code guru status, and his ideas will inspire you and help refresh your approach to the challenges of being a developer.

Unreal Engine Virtual Reality Quick Start Guide. Design and Develop immersive virtual reality experiences with Unreal Engine 4

Jessica Plowman

With the ability to put players directly in the game, virtual reality gives users the chance to experience digital worlds directly. Nevertheless, many designers are unsure where to start when working with this amazing technology.With this book, you will learn user experience design processes and create immersive gameplay experiences designed for entertainment and player comfort. Using the power of Unreal Engine 4’s Blueprint visual scripting language, you will build player interaction and locomotion systems from scratch and use these flexible systems to create a sample game, as well as develop functional 2D and 3D user interfaces for players to interact with. And also learn the best practices for creating game art for virtual reality. Finally, you will learn how to test your application with your target audience and finalize your game for distribution.By the end of this book, you will have the knowledge to be able to make the leap from traditional game development to creating immersive virtual reality experiences using Unreal Engine 4.

Untangle Network Security. Secure your network against threats and vulnerabilities using the unparalleled Untangle NGFW

Abd El Monem A Mohamed El Bawab

Unveiling the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). A practical guide to implementing RMF and managing risks in your organization

Thomas Marsland, Jaclyn "Jax" Scott

Overcome the complexities of the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) with this comprehensive and practical resource. Offering invaluable insights, this guide equips individuals and organizations with the understanding and tools necessary to implement the framework and safeguard against cyber threats.Complete with clear explanations, best practices, and real-world examples, this book guides you through the RMF process, covering its history, components, and stages. You’ll then delve into the RMF approach—prepare, categorize, select, implement, assess, authorize, and monitor—and deepen your understanding as you explore real-world case studies. The book also focuses on cultivating practical skills for implementing the RMF in your organization, covering essential tasks such as forming a security team, conducting security assessments, and preparing for audits. What’s more? You’ll learn how to establish continuous monitoring processes, develop robust incident response plans, and analyze security incidents efficiently.By the end of this risk management book, you’ll have gained the practical skills and confidence to systematically manage and mitigate cybersecurity risks within your organization.

Upoluj cyberprzestępcę. Przewodnik dla hakerów prowadzących śledztwa online

Vinny Troia

Korporacyjny system informatyczny musi być stale gotowy do obrony. Trzeba mieć strategię reagowania na incydenty bezpieczeństwa i zachować czujność. Cyberprzestępczość jest dziś stałym elementem środowiska biznesowego i jeśli nie chcesz narazić swojego przedsiębiorstwa na niepowetowane straty, musisz opracować solidny zestaw narzędzi umożliwiających obronę i tropienie cyberprzestępców. Mimo że w pewnych okolicznościach należy zaangażować organy ścigania, spora część dochodzenia w sprawie naruszenia bezpieczeństwa należy do organizacji. Ta książka jest praktycznym kompendium przeznaczonym dla inżynierów bezpieczeństwa. Znajdziesz w niej opis najnowszych narzędzi, technik i zasobów. Poznasz sposoby badania źródeł niepożądanego ruchu sieciowego, wydobywania informacji z publicznie dostępnych zasobów internetowych i ścigania osób, które mogłyby wyrządzić szkodę organizacji. Dowiesz się, jak, począwszy od pojedynczego adresu IP, stopniowo zdobywać informacje potrzebne do wzmocnienia ochrony, zidentyfikowania i wytropienia hakerów. Opisana tu metodologia została zastosowana w śledztwie przeciwko członkom grupy cyberterrorystycznej. Przekonasz się, że dzięki użyciu łatwo dostępnych narzędzi można wytropić i zidentyfikować sprawców nawet wyjątkowo wyrafinowanych włamań do systemu! W książce: najnowocześniejsze narzędzia do prowadzenia dochodzeń przeciw cyberprzestępcom techniki śledzenia niepożądanego ruchu sieciowego wyszukiwanie informacji wywiadowczych identyfikowanie potencjalnych sprawców dzięki powszechnie dostępnym informacjom budowa złożonych scenariuszy zaawansowanego wyszukiwania sztuczki i nieoczywiste techniki stosowane przez ekspertów Wykryto cyberatak? Czas na polowanie!

User Experience Mapping. Enhance UX with User Story Map, Journey Map and Diagrams

Peter W. Szabo

Do you want to create better products and innovative solutions? User experience maps will help you understand your users and improve communication with them. Maps can also champion user-centricity within the organization.This book is the first print resource covering two advanced mapping techniques—the behavioral change map and the 4D UX map. You’ll explore user story maps, task models, and journey maps, while also creating wireflows, mental model maps, ecosystem maps, and solution maps. You’ll learn how to use insights from real users to create and improve your maps and products.The book delves into each major user experience map type, ranging from simple techniques based on sticky notes to more complex map types, and guides you in solving real-world problems with maps. You’ll understand how to create maps using a variety of software products, including Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq Mockups, Axure RP, and Microsoft Word. Besides, you can draw each map type with pen and paper too!The book also showcases communication techniques and workshop ideas. You’ll learn about the Kaizen-UX management framework, developed by the author, now used by many agencies and in-house UX teams in Europe and beyond.Buying this book will give you hundreds of hours worth of user experience knowledge, from one of the world’s leading UX consultants. It will change your users’ world for the better. If you are still not convinced, we have hidden some cat drawings in it, just in case.

VMware NSX Cookbook. Over 70 recipes to master the network virtualization skills to implement, validate, operate, upgrade, and automate VMware NSX for vSphere

Bayu Wibowo, Tony Sangha

This book begins with a brief introduction to VMware's NSX for vSphere Network Virtualization solutions and how to deploy and configure NSX components and features such as Logical Switching, Logical Routing, layer 2 bridging and the Edge Services Gateway. Moving on to security, the book shows you how to enable micro-segmentation through NSX Distributed Firewall and Identity Firewall and how to do service insertion via network and guest introspection. After covering all the feature configurations for single-site deployment, the focus then shifts to multi-site setups using Cross-vCenter NSX.Next, the book covers management, backing up and restoring, upgrading, and monitoring using built-in NSX features such as Flow Monitoring, Traceflow, Application Rule Manager, and Endpoint Monitoring. Towards the end, you will explore how to leverage VMware NSX REST API using various tools from Python to VMware vRealize Orchestrator.

VMware vCloud Security. If you're familiar with Vmware vCloud, this is the book you need to take your security capabilities to the ultimate level. With a comprehensive, problem-solving approach it will help you create a fully protected private cloud

Prasenjit Sarkar, Prasenjit Sarkar

Security is a major concern, in particular now that everything is moving to the cloud. A private cloud is a cloud computing platform built on your own hardware and software. The alternative is to deploy the services you need on a public cloud infrastructure provided by an external supplier such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace Cloud, or HP Public Cloud. While a public cloud can afford greater flexibility, a private cloud gives you the advantage of greater control over the entire stack.VMware vCloud Security focuses on some critical security risks, such as the application level firewall and firewall zone, virus and malware attacks on cloud virtual machines, and data security compliance on any VMware vCloud-based private cloud. Security administrators sometimes deploy its components incorrectly, or sometimes cannot see the broader picture and where the vCloud security products fit in. This book is focused on solving those problems using VMware vCloud and the vCloud Networking and Security product suite, which includes vCloud Networking and Security App, vShield Endpoint, and vCloud Networking and Security Data Security.Ensuring the security and compliance of any applications, especially those that are business critical, is a crucial step in your journey to the cloud. You will be introduced to security roles in VMware vCloud Director, integration of LDAP Servers with vCloud, and security hardening of vCloud Director. We'll then walk through a hypervisor-based firewall that protects applications in the virtual datacenter from network-based attacks. We'll create access control policies based on logical constructs such as VMware vCenter Server containers and VMware vCloud Networking and Security security groups but not just physical constructs, such as IP addresses. You'll learn about the architecture of EPSEC and how to implement it. Finally, we will understand how to define data security policies, run scans, and analyze results.