Practical Hardware Pentesting. A guide to attacking embedded systems and protecting them against the most common hardware attacks

Jean-Georges Valle

If you’re looking for hands-on introduction to pentesting that delivers, then Practical Hardware Pentesting is for you. This book will help you plan attacks, hack your embedded devices, and secure the hardware infrastructure.Throughout the book, you will see how a specific device works, explore the functional and security aspects, and learn how a system senses and communicates with the outside world. You’ll set up a lab from scratch and then gradually work towards an advanced hardware lab—but you’ll still be able to follow along with a basic setup. As you progress, you’ll get to grips with the global architecture of an embedded system and sniff on-board traffic, learn how to identify and formalize threats to the embedded system, and understand its relationship with its ecosystem. You’ll discover how to analyze your hardware and locate its possible system vulnerabilities before going on to explore firmware dumping, analysis, and exploitation. The reverse engineering chapter will get you thinking from an attacker point of view; you’ll understand how devices are attacked, how they are compromised, and how you can harden a device against the most common hardware attack vectors. By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with security best practices and understand how they can be implemented to secure your hardware.

Scalable Application Development with NestJS. Leverage REST, GraphQL, microservices, testing, and deployment for seamless growth

Pacifique Linjanja

In this book, Pacifique Linjanja, a globally recognized software engineer and open-source contributor, shares his deep technical expertise and practical insights from his extensive experience delivering enterprise-level applications to unpack the full potential of NestJS, the cutting-edge Node.js framework.This book covers the core concepts, design patterns, and best practices for building scalable, high-performance applications with NestJS. You’ll learn REST API and GraphQL implementations, harness the power of microservices, and explore real-world case studies, including e-commerce, social networking, and ERP systems. The chapters provide step-by-step guidance for setting up your development environment with TypeScript and npm, structuring projects effectively, and using the Apollo Federation architecture to create efficient GraphQL APIs. This book offers hands-on guidance for testing and debugging APIs, handling exceptions, and validating data using pipes and guards, all while helping you build a complete NestJS application from scratch.By the end, you'll be ready to apply DevOps principles for continuous integration and deployment, as well as secure your NestJS applications using advanced techniques.

Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Handbook. A handy guide that covers the most essential topics for Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification in an easy-to-understand format

Siddhesh Kabe

The Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder exam is for individuals who want to demonstrate their skills and knowledge in designing, building, and implementing custom applications using the declarative customization capabilities of Force.com. This book will build a strong foundation in Force.com to prepare you for the platform app builder certification exam. It will guide you through designing the interface while introducing the Lightning Process Builder. Next, we will implement business logic using various point and click features of Force.com. We will learn to manage data and create reports and dashboards. We will then learn to administer the force.com application by configuring the object-level, field-level, and record-level security. By the end of this book, you will be completely equipped to take the Platform App Builder certification exam.

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook. Over 50 practical recipes to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager with this book and

Greg Ramsey, Brian Mason, Gregory M Ramsey

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12) is a systems management application for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory.This practical cookbook shows you how to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and understand how to solve particular problems/scenariosPacked with over 50 task-based and immediately reusable recipes, this book starts by showing you how to design a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure. The book then dives into topics such as recommended SQL configuration for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment (OSD), deploying Applications and Software Updates, managing Compliance Settings, managing Sites and managing Inventory amongst others.

Test-Driven Machine Learning. Control your machine learning algorithms using test-driven development to achieve quantifiable milestones

Joshua Burkhow, Justin Bozonier, Stefano Paluello

Microsoft DirectAccess Best Practices and Troubleshooting. Secure and efficient functioning of your DirectAccess environment

Jordan Krause

DirectAccess is an amazing Microsoft technology that is truly the evolution of VPN; any Microsoft-centric shop needs this technology. DirectAccess is an automatic remote access solution that takes care of everything from planning to deployment.Microsoft DirectAccess Best Practices and Troubleshooting will provide you with the precise steps you need to take for the very best possible implementation of DirectAccess in your network. You will find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions from administrators and explore unique troubleshooting scenarios that you will want to understand in case they happen to you.Microsoft DirectAccess Best Practices and Troubleshooting outlines best practices for configuring DirectAccess in any network. You will learn how to configure Manage Out capabilities to plan, administer, and deploy DirectAccess client computers from inside the corporate network. You will also learn about a couple of the lesser-known capabilities within a DirectAccess environment and the log information that is available on the client machines.This book also focuses on some specific cases that portray unique or interesting troubleshooting scenarios that DirectAccess administrators may encounter. By describing the problem, the symptoms, and the fixes to these problems, the reader will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the way DirectAccess works and why these external influences are important to the overall solution.

Zenoss Core 3.x Network and System Monitoring. A step-by-step guide to configuring, using, and adapting this free Open Source network monitoring system

Michael Badger

For system administrators, network engineers, and security analysts, it is essential to keep a track of network traffic.Zenoss Core is an enterprise-level systems and network monitoring solution that can be as complex as you need it to be. And while just about anyone can install it, turn it on, and monitor something, Zenoss Core has a complicated interface packed with features. The interface has been drastically improved over version 2, but it's still not the type of software you can use intuitively – in other words, a bit of guidance is in order.The role of this book is to serve as your Zenoss Core tour guide and save you hours, days, maybe weeks of time.This book will show you how to work with Zenoss and effectively adapt Zenoss for System and Network monitoring. Starting with the Zenoss basics, it requires no existing knowledge of systems management, and whether or not you can recite MIB trees and OIDs from memory is irrelevant. Advanced users will be able to identify ways in which they can customize the system to do more, while less advanced users will appreciate the ease of use Zenoss provides. The book contains step-by-step examples to demonstrate Zenoss Core's capabilities. The best approach to using this book is to sit down with Zenoss and apply the examples found in these pages to your system.The book covers the monitoring basics: adding devices, monitoring for availability and performance, processing events, and reviewing reports. It also dives into more advanced customizations, such as custom device reports, external event handling (for example, syslog server, zensendevent, and Windows Event Logs), custom monitoring templates using SNMP data sources, along with Nagios, and Cacti plugins. An example of a Nagios-style plugin is included and the book shows you where to get an example of a Cacti-compatible plugin for use as a command data source in monitoring templates. In Zenoss Core, ZenPacks are modules that add monitoring functionality. Using the Nagios plugin example, you will learn how to create, package, and distribute a ZenPack. You also learn how to explore Zenoss Core's data model using zendmd so that you can more effectively write event transformations and custom device reports.

The Ultimate Zoom Cookbook. Over 100 recipes to enhance and engage communication with Zoom

Patrick Kelley

The last few years have completely changed the way we collaborate and communicate. Whether it’s internally with coworkers at a large enterprise or externally with prospective clients and customers, Zoom has created a new way to interact with people in real-time as well as asynchronously.This cookbook delves into all aspects of Zoom, moving beyond just meetings. You’ll get started by exploring key areas such as audio, video, chat, webinars, advanced reporting, and analytics. Next, you’ll progress from discovering simple Zoom video and audio calls to understanding features such as whiteboards, hardware integration, and phone capabilities. Gradually, you'll discover advanced techniques for effective content presentation, while configuring users and features from the admin portal. The last set of chapters cover advanced features on security and privacy as well as how to make the most of AI Companion to reach out to your audience with better content, clarity, and expertise.By the end of this Zoom book, you’ll be well-versed with the entire Zoom app and all the modalities available.