Software Security Engineering draws extensively on the systematic approach developed for the Build Security In (BSI) Web site. Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security Software Assurance Program, the BSI site offers a host of tools, guidelines, rules, principles, and other resources to help project managers address security issues in every phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC). The book’s expert authors, themselves frequent c...

“I finally get it! I used to hear words like rootkit, buffer overflow, and idle scanning, and they just didn’t make any sense. I asked other people and they didn’t seem to know how these things work, or at least they couldn’t explain them in a way that I could understand. Counter Hack Reloaded is the clearest explanation of these tools I have ever seen. Thank you!”—Stephen Northcutt, CEO, SANS Institute

Cisco® ASAAll-in-One Next-Generation Firewall, IPS, and VPN Services, Third EditionIdentify, mitigate, and respond to today’s highly-sophisticated network attacks.Today, network attackers are far more sophisticated, relentless, and dangerous. In response, Cisco ASA: All-in-One Next-Generation Firewall, IPS, and VPN Services has been fully updated to cover the newest techniques and Cisco technologies for maximizing end-to-end securit...

Connecting Networks Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Connecting Networks course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Routing and Switching curriculum.This course discusses the WAN technologies and network services required by converged applications in a complex network. The course allows you to understand the selection criteria of network devices and WAN technologies to meet network requirements. You will learn how to configure and troubleshoot netwo...

Network Security first-stepSecond EditionTom Thomas and Donald StoddardYour first step into the world of network securityNo security experience requiredIncludes clear and easily understood explanationsMakes learning easyYour first step to network security begins here!Learn how hacker attacks work, from start to finishChoose the right security solution for each type of riskCreate clear...

Most organizations have a firewall, antivirus software, and intrusion detection systems, all of which are intended to keep attackers out. So why is computer security a bigger problem today than ever before? The answer is simple--bad software lies at the heart of all computer security problems. Traditional solutions simply treat the symptoms, not the problem, and usually do so in a reactive way. This book teaches you how to take a proactive approach to computer security....

Considered the go-to study guide for Juniper Networks enterprise routing certification exams, this book offers you unparalleled coverage of all the services available to Junos administrators—including the most recent set of flow-based security services and design guidelines that incorporate services and features of the MX, SRX, and EX network devices.Its emphasis on practical solutions also makes this book an ideal on-the-job reference for design, maintenance, and troubleshooting i...

Cisco Packet Tracer is a simulation software used to simulate networks made by Cisco. It is also useful in practicing for CCNA. This book is for absolute beginners to master Cisco Packet Tracer.

The Definitive Guide to Quantifying, Classifying, and Measuring Enterprise IT Security OperationsSecurity Metrics is the first comprehensive best-practice guide to defining, creating, and utilizing security metrics in the enterprise.Using sample charts, graphics, case studies, and war stories, Yankee Group Security Expert Andrew Jaquith demonstrates exactly how to establish effective metrics based on your organization’s unique requirements. You’ll ...

Network Basics Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Network Basics course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Routing and Switching curriculum.Using a top-down OSI model approach, the course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and computer networks. The principles of IP addressing and fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curr...

The New State of the Art in Information Security: Now Covers Cloud Computing, the Internet of Things, and CyberwarfareStudents and IT and security professionals have long relied on Security in Computing as the definitive guide to computer security attacks and countermeasures. Now, the authors have thoroughly updated this classic to reflect today’s newest technologies, attacks, standards, and trends.Security in Computing, Fifth Edition,

CCNA Routing and Switching Practice and Study Guide is designed with dozens of exercises to help you learn the concepts and configurations crucial to your success with the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2 200-101) exam.The author has mapped the chapters of this book to the last two Cisco Networking Academy courses in the CCNA Routing and Switching curricula, Scaling Networks and Connecting Networks. These courses cover the objectives...