Booklet for anyone who wants to know how to keep secrets on home computer, or prevent sensitive data from disclosure on office workstation. Topics include: how to break Windows and steal data from computer, pros and cons of using standard Windows data protection mechanisms, several steps to follow in order to keep information secured, using cryptographic solutions for secure storage, and more (Article: ~3,000 words).Table of Contents includes:IntroductionHow Data is ...

Booklet for developers and security professionals on how to implement code obfuscation, .NET strong name signing, and Authenticode code signing in order to protect applications deployment. The guide contains detailed description of different code signing implementation options from basic software to sophisticated hardware solution.Topics include: reasons to implement code obfuscation and signing, obfuscation and strong name signing dependencies, description of Authenticode signing ...

Booklet for anyone who wants to keep their email correspondence private and protect it from unauthorized access. Step-by-step guide explains how to ensure security of email communication by utilizing existing technology.Topics include: review of security features such as Authentication, Integrity, Non-Repudiation, and Confidentiality, explanation of cryptographic features such as digital signature and encryption, how to obtain free email certificate and install it on Outlook and iP...

Booklet for anyone who wants to keep private and free of censorship Internet access. Step-by-step guide explains how to ensure security on public wireless network, escape the corporate firewall loggers, and avoid Internet proxy filters.Topics include: using SSH for implementing encrypted tunnel, how to install OpenSSH server and client on different versions of Windows, establishing connectivity through Microsoft proxy using PuTTY and cntlm utilities, configuring Firefox to work thr...

Booklet for developers and security professionals on how to implement SSL in order to protect data transmission between .NET client and server. The guide contains examples of the client application code and certificate validations in C#.Topics include: what is SSL certificate and how to use it to secure .NET Web Services, how to create server and client test certificates, implementing SSL in server and client applications, extra validations of server certificate on client side, and...

Booklet for IT professionals, developers and security specialists on how to utilize IPSec protocol in order to protect data transmission between legacy applications which were created before secure communication became common practice. In many cases it is difficult or even impossible to make necessary changes in old software in order to implement commonly accepted secure protocols such as SSL/TLS. IPSec protocol can be utilized as inexpensive but powerful alternative solution which provide...

Must-have guide for professionals responsible for securing credit and debit card transactionsAs recent breaches like Target and Neiman Marcus show, payment card information is involved in more security breaches than any other data type. In too many places, sensitive card data is simply not protected adequately. Hacking Point of Sale is a compelling book that tackles this enormous problem head-on. Exploring all aspects of the problem in detail - from how at...

Use this practical, step-by-step guide for developers and entrepreneurs to create and run your own cryptocurrency. Author Slava Gomzin has created two cryptocurrencies and describes in this book the technology and economics of cryptocurrencies as preparation for crypto trading, investing, and other business activities. A detailed overview of special topics includes security, privacy, and usability of crypto as a mainstream payment system.Part I, Understanding Crypto, explains the t...

It's thoughtless to start using something you don't trust. It's difficult to start trusting something you don't understand. Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians contains answers to the following questions: how bitcoin is different from other payment systems, and why we can trust cryptocurrencies. The book compares bitcoin with its predecessors and competitors, and demonstrates the benefits of cryptocurrency over any other existing methods of payments. Bitcoin for Nonmathematicians starts from ove...

There is a shortfall of over one million information security positions in the global marketplace today. Professionals are in demand and in short supply.The Security+ exam is your ticket to ride in the red hot cyber security industry. Learn about penetration testing, vulnerability scanning and incident response.Security professionals have many titles including forensic technicians, security analyst, security engineer, CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) and Red/Blue t...

A easy guide to learning Software Design and Development. Want to learn? Then nows the time to get into Software Design,as it has never been better with constant updating technology.It's easy to use and easy to read available on most portable devices. It features a summary of a range of subjects including Social and ethical issues, hardware and software and much more.

If you truly want to know more about computers, you owe it to yourself to learn your computer's love language!Perhaps no other topic is ignored in the computer world today than the computer's real and internal language - that is the language of bits and bytes. With visual programming systems and advanced languages putting huge buffers between users, programmers, and the computer itself, all understanding of what the computer is actually doing goes out the window (...or perhaps we s...