Thriller
Explore expert tips and techniques to effectively manage the security, compliance, and identity features within your Microsoft 365 applicationsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features: Discover techniques to reap the full potential of Microsoft security and compliance suiteExplore a range of strategies for effective security and complianceGain practical knowledge to resolve real-world challengesBook Description: The Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance, and Identity Administration is designed to help you manage, implement, and monitor security and compliance solutions for Microsoft 365 environments.With this book, you'll first configure, administer identity and access within Microsoft 365. You'll learn about hybrid identity, authentication methods, and conditional access policies with Microsoft Intune. Next, you'll discover how RBAC and Azure AD Identity Protection can be used to detect risks and secure information in your organization. You'll also explore concepts such as Microsoft Defender for endpoint and identity, along with threat intelligence. As you progress, you'll uncover additional tools and techniques to configure and manage Microsoft 365, including Azure Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.By the end of this book, you'll be well-equipped to manage and implement security measures within your Microsoft 365 suite successfully.What You Will Learn: Get up to speed with implementing and managing identity and accessUnderstand how to employ and manage threat protectionManage Microsoft 365's governance and compliance featuresImplement and manage information protection techniquesExplore best practices for effective configuration and deploymentEnsure security and compliance at all levels of Microsoft 365Who this book is for: This book is for IT professionals, administrators, or anyone looking to pursue a career in security administration and wants to enhance their skills in utilizing Microsoft 365 Security Administration. A basic understanding of administration principles of Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory is a must. A good grip of on-premises Active Directory will be beneficial.
Safety and Security of Cyber-Physical Systems
Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) consist of software-controlled computing devices communicating with each other and interacting with the physical world through sensors and actuators.Because most of the functionality of a CPS is implemented in software, the software is of crucial importance for the safety and security of the CPS. This book presents principle-based engineering for the development and operation of dependable software.The knowledge in this book addresses organizations that want to strengthen their methodologies to build safe and secure software for mission-critical cyber-physical systems.The book: - Presents a successful strategy for the management of vulnerabilities, threats, and failures in mission-critical cyber-physical systems;- Offers deep practical insight into principle-based software development (62 principles are introduced and cataloged into five categories: Business & organization, general principles, safety, security, andrisk management principles);- Provides direct guidance on architecting and operating dependable cyber-physical systems for software managers and architects.
Mobile Internet Security
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Mobile Internet Security, MobiSec 2022, held in Jeju, South Korea, in December 15-17, 2022.The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: ​5G advanced and 6G security; AI for security; cryptography and data security; cyber security; and IoT application and blockchain security.
Javascript tips
This book is not a programming course for JavaScript. It is not even an introduction to programming with this language. It is a book containing solutions. How did that go again? How can I sort an array by the length of its elements? Or how do I measure how long a function takes to run? How do I give all my strings the same length? How do I calculate the number of days between two dates? Just a few of the questions you come across when programming. This book provides answers to many of those questions. More than 500 short tips that quickly solve small problems Each tip shows an example program. Often, there is a brief explanation given that shows how the solution works. Outputs are displayed through an alert on the screen or in the console. Sometimes there are multiple solutions for the same problem. This book shows them, so you have the option to choose the one that fits your programming style best. Not only beginners but also advanced JavaScript developers will discover new things in this book.
Electrical Machines and Their Applications
This popular, easy-to-read book offers a comprehensive yet unique treatment of electrical machines and their historical development. Electrical Machines and Their Applications, Third Edition covers an in-depth analysis of machines augmented with ample examples, which makes it suitable for both those who are new to electric machines and for those who want to deepen their knowledge of electric machines.This book provides a thorough discussion of electrical machines. It starts by reviewing the basics of concepts needed to fully understand the machines, e.g., three-phase circuits and fundamentals of energy conversion, and continues to discuss transformers, induction machines, synchronous machines, dc machines, and other special machines and their dynamics. This natural progression creates a unifying theme and helps the reader appreciate how the same physical laws of energy conversion govern the operation and dynamics of different machine types. The text is sprinkled with ample examples to further solidify the discussed concepts. Several well-placed appendices make the book self-contained and even easier to follow.This book is part of a series on power system topics originally authored by the late Turan G繹nen. The book has been edited by Ali Mehrizi-Sani to bring it up to date while maintaining its original charm. Both new and seasoned readers for G繹nen's books will find this new edition a much-awaited update to the second edition.
Keycloak - Identity and Access Management for Modern Applications - Second Edition
Gain a practical understanding of Keycloak to enable authentication and authorization in applications while leveraging the additional features provided by Keycloak.Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features: - A beginners' guide to Keycloak focussed on understanding Identity and Access Management- Implement authentication and authorization in applications using Keycloak 22- Utilize Keycloak in securing applications developed by you and the existing applications in your enterpriseBook Description: The second edition of Keycloak - Identity and Access Management for Modern Applications is an updated, comprehensive introduction to Keycloak and its updates.In this new edition, you will learn how to use the latest distribution of Keycloak. The recent versions of Keycloak are now based on Quarkus, which brings a new and improved user experience and a new admin console with a higher focus on usability. You will see how to leverage Spring Security, instead of the Keycloak Spring adapter while using Keycloak 22. As you progress, you'll understand the new Keycloak distribution and explore best practices in using OAuth. Finally, you'll cover general best practices and other information on how to protect your applications.By the end of this new edition, you'll have learned how to install and manage the latest version of Keycloak to secure new and existing applications using the latest features.What You Will Learn: - Understand how to install, configure, and manage the latest version of Keycloak- Discover how to obtain access tokens through OAuth 2.0- Utilize a reverse proxy to secure an application implemented in any programming language or framework- Safely manage Keycloak in a production environment- Secure different types of applications, including web, mobile, and native applications- Discover the frameworks and third-party libraries that can expand KeycloakWho this book is for: This book is for developers, sysadmins, security engineers, or anyone who wants to leverage Keycloak and its capabilities for application security. Basic knowledge of app development, authentication, and authorization is expected.Table of Contents- Getting Started with Keycloak- Securing Your First Application- Brief Introduction to Standards- Authenticating Users with OIDC- Authorizing Access with OAuth 2.0- Securing Different Application Types- Integrating Applications with Keycloak- Authorization Strategies- Configuring Keycloak for Production- Managing Users- Authenticating Users- Managing Tokens and Sessions- Extending Keycloak- Securing Keycloak and Applications
Squarespace from Signup to Launch
Uncover expert insights, practical tools, and a library of resources, including everything you need to build design-focused websites with rich user experience-from signup to launchPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features: Discover professional insights as you get hands-on with designing a custom website on Squarespace 7.1 and Fluid EngineLaunch a website on your domain with features like commerce, member areas, blogging, and schedulingGrow your audience with a mobile-optimized website you can own, edit, and updateBook Description: You may have heard about Squarespace and even started a trial site, but launching it can be a real challenge for new users. While the basic features look simple enough, shaping Squarespace to fit your business needs requires expert help. That's where author and Squarespace expert Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling can help. Squarespace from Signup to Launch is a comprehensive resource for customizing the most design-focused and user-friendly website builder in the no-code world.Enriched with insights and resources from Squarespace experts such as Christy Price, Will Myers, David Iskander, Kristine Neil, Kathryn Joachim, Beatriz Caraballo, Justin Mabee, Shelly Morse, and more, this book goes beyond a technical manual. It prepares you to build a website, explains the foundational knowledge behind Squarespace 7.1 and Fluid Engine, and fosters a professional designer's mindset. Throughout the book, you'll learn how to build forms, use content blocks, optimize websites for mobile, build an online store, and become proficient in Squarespace's built-in SEO, marketing, and analytics tools.By the end of this Squarespace book, you'll have the confidence to build professional websites with a developer's technical knowledge, project organization, and design intuition. You won't just launch your site; you'll be proud to share it with the world.What You Will Learn: Build a website on Squarespace, step by step, with expert insights and practical tipsPlan your site content with an easy-to-understand outlineSource and create the visual elements necessary to achieve a professional websiteGo beyond pre-set templates by creating a polished design from navigation to footerIntegrate custom code to enhance both the design and functionality of your projectOptimize your website for mobile viewing and search engine visibilityImplement effective marketing strategies to promote your site and grow your audience after its launchWho this book is for: If you are interested in building a website on the Squarespace platform, using its newest version 7.1 and Fluid Engine, this book is for you. Whether you're a brand designer with little or no code experience, an entrepreneur seeking full ownership and usability of a website, or a website designer versed in other platforms looking to expand your skill set to other platforms, this comprehensive go-to guide covers everything you need. No matter your entry point, this book will offer an understanding of the why and how of Squarespace.
Building Data Science Applications with FastAPI - Second Edition
Learn all the features and best practices of FastAPI to build, deploy, and monitor powerful data science and AI apps, like object detection or image generation.Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features: Uncover the secrets of FastAPI, including async I/O, type hinting, and dependency injectionLearn to add authentication, authorization, and interaction with databases in a FastAPI backendDevelop real-world projects using pre-trained AI modelsBook Description: Building Data Science Applications with FastAPI is the go-to resource for creating efficient and dependable data science API backends. This second edition incorporates the latest Python and FastAPI advancements, along with two new AI projects - a real-time object detection system and a text-to-image generation platform using Stable Diffusion.The book starts with the basics of FastAPI and modern Python programming. You'll grasp FastAPI's robust dependency injection system, which facilitates seamless database communication, authentication implementation, and ML model integration. As you progress, you'll learn testing and deployment best practices, guaranteeing high-quality, resilient applications.Throughout the book, you'll build data science applications using FastAPI with the help of projects covering common AI use cases, such as object detection and text-to-image generation. These hands-on experiences will deepen your understanding of using FastAPI in real-world scenarios.By the end of this book, you'll be well equipped to maintain, design, and monitor applications to meet the highest programming standards using FastAPI, empowering you to create fast and reliable data science API backends with ease while keeping up with the latest advancements.What You Will Learn: Explore the basics of modern Python and async I/O programmingGet to grips with basic and advanced concepts of the FastAPI frameworkDeploy a performant and reliable web backend for a data science applicationIntegrate common Python data science libraries into a web backendIntegrate an object detection algorithm into a FastAPI backendBuild a distributed text-to-image AI system with Stable DiffusionAdd metrics and logging and learn how to monitor themWho this book is for: This book is for data scientists and software developers interested in gaining knowledge of FastAPI and its ecosystem to build data science applications. Basic knowledge of data science and machine learning concepts and how to apply them in Python is recommended.
Cloud Computing, Revised and Updated Edition
An updated, revised, and comprehensive overview of the concepts related to cloud computing, including recent applications, innovations, and its future evolution. In this Essential Knowledge volume, Nayan B. Ruparelia provides an updated and revised version of Cloud Computing, first published in 2016, to address not only the fact that cloud computing has become a ubiquitous part of mainstream computing since then but also has made strides in other key aspects of the technology's development, including: cloud computing's history, updated security fundamentals that provide examples of Identity and Access Management (IAM) use that illustrate the difference between on-premise (i.e., conventional) security and cloud-based security implementation and Security Information and Event Management SIEM), an updated discussion of data migration to the cloud, a new chapter on data integrity, cloud native computing, the use of microservice design patterns, cloud automation using orchestrators and tools such as Kubernetes, a comparison of common public clouds (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Amazon AWS), and a future outlook for cloud computing.An indispensable guide to cloud computing for the layperson, Cloud Computing cuts through the technical jargon and details that are irrelevant to nontechnologists, as well as the marketing hype, and explains clearly what cloud computing is, when to use it (and when not to), how to select a cloud service, how to integrate it with other technologies, and what the best practices are for its adoption.
ChatGPT Demystified
ChatGPT DemystifiedTransform Your Life with The Power of AIAre you ready to unlock a wealth of time, amplify your productivity, ignite your creativity, and accelerate your financial success? Welcome to ChatGPT with "ChatGPT Demystified".This comprehensive guide caters to both beginners and those familiar, and a diverse range of individuals such as entrepreneurs, homemakers, lawyers, doctors, students, teachers, artists, scientists, or the simply curious. "ChatGPT Demystified" presents a world of possibilities that can significantly enrich your life.Experience lucid, jargon-free explanations, practical exercises, and an engaging quiz, and learn to: Streamline tasks with ChatGPT to unlock precious time.Harness the power of AI to propel your endeavors towards financial success.Tailor ChatGPT to meet your unique needs, making AI work for you.Master Prompt Engineering and ChatGPT PlaygroundEmbrace the AI revolution, bringing your dreams closer than ever.The future is here, filled with promise and potential. Begin your journey with AI today - a millionaire status could be just around the corner!
ChatGPT Demystified
ChatGPT DemystifiedTransform Your Life with the Power of AIAre you ready to unlock a wealth of time, amplify your productivity, ignite your creativity, and accelerate your financial success? Welcome to ChatGPT with "ChatGPT Demystified".This comprehensive guide caters to both beginners and those familiar, and a diverse range of individuals such as entrepreneurs, homemakers, lawyers, doctors, students, teachers, artists, scientists, or the simply curious. "ChatGPT Demystified" presents a world of possibilities that can significantly enrich your life.Experience lucid, jargon-free explanations, practical exercises, and an engaging quiz, and learn to: Streamline tasks with ChatGPT to unlock precious time.Harness the power of AI to propel your endeavors towards financial success.Tailor ChatGPT to meet your unique needs, making AI work for you.Master Prompt Engineering and ChatGPT PlaygroundEmbrace the AI revolution, bringing your dreams closer than ever.The future is here, filled with promise and potential. Begin your journey with AI today - a millionaire status could be just around the corner!
Mastering Information Security Compliance Management
Strengthen your ability to implement, assess, evaluate, and enhance the effectiveness of information security controls based on ISO/IEC 27001/27002:2022 standardsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features: Familiarize yourself with the clauses and control references of ISO/IEC 27001:2022Define and implement an information security management system aligned with ISO/IEC 27001/27002:2022Conduct management system audits to evaluate their effectiveness and adherence to ISO/IEC 27001/27002:2022Book Description: ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 are globally recognized standards for information security management systems (ISMSs), providing a robust framework for information protection that can be adapted to all organization types and sizes. Organizations with significant exposure to information-security-related risks are increasingly choosing to implement an ISMS that complies with ISO 27001. This book will help you understand the process of getting your organization's information security management system certified by an accredited certification body.The book begins by introducing you to the standards, and then takes you through different principles and terminologies. Once you completely understand these standards, you'll explore their execution, wherein you find out how to implement these standards in different sizes of organizations. The chapters also include case studies to enable you to understand how you can implement the standards in your organization. Finally, you'll get to grips with the auditing process, planning, techniques, and reporting and learn to audit for ISO 27001.By the end of this book, you'll have gained a clear understanding of ISO 27001/27002 and be ready to successfully implement and audit for these standards.What You Will Learn: Develop a strong understanding of the core principles underlying information securityGain insights into the interpretation of control requirements in the ISO 27001/27002:2022 standardUnderstand the various components of ISMS with practical examples and case studiesExplore risk management strategies and techniquesDevelop an audit plan that outlines the scope, objectives, and schedule of the auditExplore real-world case studies that illustrate successful implementation approachesWho this book is for: This book is for information security professionals, including information security managers, consultants, auditors, officers, risk specialists, business owners, and individuals responsible for implementing, auditing, and administering information security management systems. Basic knowledge of organization-level information security management, such as risk assessment, security controls, and auditing, will help you grasp the topics in this book easily.
Advances in Bias and Fairness in Information Retrieval
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Algorithmic Bias in Search and Recommendation, BIAS 2023, held in Dublin, Ireland, in April 2023.The 10 full papers and 4 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. The present recent research in the following topics: biases exploration and assessment; mitigation strategies against biases; biases in newly emerging domains of application, including healthcare, Wikipedia, and news, novel perspectives; and conceptualizations of biases in the context of generative models and graph neural networks.
Advanced Computing
This two-volume set constitutes reviewed and selected papers from the 12th International Advanced Computing Conference, IACC 2022, held in Hyderabad, India, in December 2022.The 72 full papers and 6 short papers presented in the volume were thorougly reviewed and selected from 415 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: ​AI in industrial applications; application of AI for disease classification and trend analysis; design of agricultural applications using AI; disease classification using CNN; innovations in AI; system security and communication using AI; use of AI in human psychology; use of AI in music and video industries.
Progress in Cryptology - Africacrypt 2023
This volume contains the papers accepted for presentation at Africacrypt 2023, the 14th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptographic Techniques in Africa. The 21 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Post-quantum cryptography; Symmetric cryptography; Cryptanalysis; Blockchain; Lattice-based cryptography; Implementations; Theory.
Advanced Computing
This two-volume set constitutes reviewed and selected papers from the 12th International Advanced Computing Conference, IACC 2022, held in Hyderabad, India, in December 2022.The 72 full papers and 6 short papers presented in the volume were thorougly reviewed and selected from 415 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: ​AI in industrial applications; application of AI for disease classification and trend analysis; design of agricultural applications using AI; disease classification using CNN; innovations in AI; system security and communication using AI; use of AI in human psychology; use of AI in music and video industries.
Lectures on Digital Design Principles
This book provides students an accessible reference for engaging with the building blocks of digital logic design.
Data and Applications Security and Privacy XXXVII
This volume LNCS 13942 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 37th Annual IFIP WG 11.3 Conference, DBSec 2023, in Sophia-Antipolis, France, July 19-21, 2023. The 19 full papers presented together with 5 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The conference focuses on secure data sharing; access control and vulnerability assessment; machine learning; and mobile applications.
Advances in Digital Forensics XVIII
Digital forensics deals with the acquisition, preservation, examination, analysis and presentation of electronic evidence. Computer networks, cloud computing, smartphones, embedded devices and the Internet of Things have expanded the role of digital forensics beyond traditional computer crime investigations. Practically every crime now involves some aspect of digital evidence; digital forensics provides the techniques and tools to articulate this evidence in legal proceedings. Digital forensics also has myriad intelligence applications; furthermore, it has a vital role in cyber security -- investigations of security breaches yield valuable information that can be used to design more secure and resilient systems. Advances in Digital Forensics XVIII describes original research results and innovative applications in the discipline of digital forensics. In addition, it highlights some of the major technical and legal issues related to digital evidence and electronic crime investigations. The areas of coverage include: This book is the eighteenth volume in the annual series produced by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 11.9 on Digital Forensics, an international community of scientists, engineers and practitioners dedicated to advancing the state of the art of research and practice in digital forensics. The book contains a selection of eleven edited papers from the Eighteenth Annual IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics, a fully-virtual event held in the winter of 2022.
Information Systems Security and Privacy
This book includes extended and revised versions of selected papers from the 7th and 8th edition of the International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy (ICISSP 2021 and ICISSP 2022). ICISSP 2021 and 2022 was held as an online event due to the Covid-19 pandemic, from February 11-13, 2021 and February 9-11, 2022. respectively.The 6 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 217 submissions. The ICISSP 2021 and 2022 book contains extended and revised version of proceedings papers dealing with information systems security and privacy.
Ethical Hacking
Do you know if you were hacked? Do you know if some personal information was stolen from your system or account? Have you always wanted to learn how to protect your system from such attacks? If you answered yes to all these questions, you've come to the right place.Unlike malicious hacking, ethical hacking is a legal way to test the vulnerabilities of a system. Many organizations are still wary of ethical hackers, and they have every right to be since some hackers lie for their own benefit. That being said, many organizations are now searching for ethical hackers because they want to identify a way to protect themselves and their customers and employees.Over the course of the book, you will learn more about what ethical hacking is and will begin to comprehend the different types of attacks that an ethical hacker can perform on a system. This book will talk about: ● What ethical hacking is and how it is different from malicious hacking● Why it's important to hack a system● What the different phases of ethical hacking are● The steps that an ethical hacker must take to protect himself● The different skills an ethical hacker must have● The different tools that a hacker can utilize to test a system● Different types of attacks that can be performed on a system● How the hacker should protect a system from such attacksThis book provides numerous examples of different attacks and also includes some exercises that you can follow when you're performing these attacks for the first time. It is important to remember that ethical hacking is becoming one of the most sought-after professions because every organization is looking for a way to protect their data.
Deep Machine Learning
Are you interested in Machine Learning? Are you fascinated by how robots work? Are you ready to open up to the dynamics of technological change?Machine Learning has been approached in a definitive manner as a subset falling under a larger set of Artificial intelligence. It majorly focuses on the aspect of learning of machines basing on the experience and predicting consequences and actions of the machines that revolve around their experience in the past.The field has made it easy for computers and machines to enact decisions that are data driven instead of explicit programming with regard to a particular task. The algorithms and programs are designed to enable machines and computers to learn by themselves. With time, they get to improve when there is an introduction of new and unique data. The learning process applies the use of training data that sustains the coming up of a model. Insertion of new data brings up predictions that are based on the model. This means that machines are given the capability to foretell on their own.The predictions are then examined closely to identify their accuracy. If accuracy receives positive feedback, then the machine learning algorithm is trained over and over again through the assistance of a data training augmented set.Machine learning tasks are broken into various wider categories. Supervised learning aims at coming up with a model that is mathematics of a data set with desired inputs and outputs. Semi-supervised learning aims at coming up with mathematical models from incomplete data training. You will realize that sample inputs miss expected/desired output in such a case.This book will help you understand more about Deep Machine Learning. In the pages of this book, you will be able to get important chapters that include: - History of Machine Learning- The Benefits- The Challenges you may Encounter- Applications of Machine Learning- Artificial Intelligence- Big Data- And much more!With such knowledge, you will be able to embrace technological advancements and be ready for the future.
A Guide to UX Design and Development
Gain a thorough understanding of the two pillars of any User Experience project: the mission and the process. The mission is to keep the user in mind at each step or milestone as the developer progresses through the project. The process is how that mission is accomplished through collaboration and the use of research, design and development technologies. This book walks you through a developer's journey through the UX process, from start to finish. A Guide to UX Design and Development concentrates on the intersection of what is called "DesignOps" and "DevOps." That intersection is where collaboration between all members of the team, including stakeholders and clients, occurs and neither DesignOps nor DevOps can go beyond being considered just buzzwords if they instead silo design and development. To highlight the UX Mission and illustrate the responsibility developers also hold for the user experience, authors Tom Green and Joseph Labrecque take you througha hypothetical project involving the development of a parking app for a municipal parking authority. As the book progresses, they concentrate on the developer's journey through the whole project from discovery to product release. In this journey, you will see how developers can make an impact and contribute to the user experience. This will include such topics as why there is a need for both a user journey map and a technical journey map. The authors explain why prototyping is not as complicated as it is made out to be because it is simply an early low-cost and disposable minimal viable product that gives the developer a deep understanding of the project's intent in support of the UX Mission. You will also explore the creation and use of design systems and why the developer's role is just as important as the people who create the design system. The role and responsibility of the developer in user testing is discussed in the context of a variety of testing and assessment methodsconducted to achieve the UX mission. Finally, you'll gain an understanding of how design and development deliverables are negotiated, prepared and sent out for research at each step of the process, and how the developer is involved. What You Will Learn Understand the evolving role of the developer in a team-based environmentLearn the five stages of the UX process Discover the importance of collaboration and communication with stakeholders, designers, and developers at every stage of the processLearn a variety of design and development documents created during the UX process Who This Book Is For Developers and designers involved in the UX Process, as well as developers trying to make sense of the confusing amount of information out there regarding their role in the UX process.
Protecting Information Assets and It Infrastructure in the Cloud
In this second edition, the concepts of Microsoft Azure are discussed. How Microsoft is playing a huge role in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with its relationship with OpenAI is examined. An overview into ChatGPT is provided, with a discussion of the Social Implications for AI.
Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security. Safecomp 2023 Workshops
This book constitutes the proceedings of the Workshops held in conjunction with SAFECOMP 2023, held in Toulouse, France, during September 19, 2023. The 35 full papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. - 8th International Workshop on Assurance Cases for Software-intensive Systems (ASSURE 2023) - 18th International Workshop on Dependable Smart Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems and Systems-of-Systems (DECSoS 2023) - 10th International Workshop on Next Generation of System Assurance Approaches for Critical Systems (SASSUR 2023) - Second International Workshop on Security and Safety Interactions (SENSEI 2023) - First International Workshop on Safety/ Reliability/ Trustworthiness of Intelligent Transportation Systems (SRToITS 2023) - 6th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Safety Engineering (WAISE 2023)
Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Cognitive Mimetics. the Paams Collection
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshops on Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Cognitive Mimetics. The PAAMS Collection, PAAMS 2023, held in Guimaraes, Portugal, during July 12-14, 2023.The 14 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: provides a unique opportunity to bring multi-disciplinary experts, academics, and practitioners together to exchange their experience in the development of agents and multi-agent systems.
Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials - A guide to Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications Cyber attacks are a fact of life in the information age. For any organisation that connects to the Internet, the issue is not if an attack will come, but when. Most cyber attacks are performed by relatively unskilled criminals using tools available online. These attacks are often opportunistic: looking for easy targets rather than rich pickings. The Cyber Essentials scheme is a UK government-backed effort to encourage UK-based organisations to improve their cyber security by adopting measures (called controls) that defend against common, less-sophisticated cyber attacks. The scheme recommends practical defences that should be within the capability of any organisation. The Cyber Essentials scheme has two levels: The basic Cyber Essentials; and Cyber Essentials Plus. This first part of this book will examine the various threats that are most significant in the modern digital environment, their targets and their impacts. It will help you to understand whether your organisation is ready for Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certification. The second part of the book presents a selection of additional resources that are available to help you implement the controls or become certified.
Your Ultimate Guide to Implementing PKI
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) has a rich history, spanning back to the 1970s. Despite experiencing widespread adoption in the 1990s, it seemed to vanish from the spotlight. However, PKI has quietly remained a crucial element of our daily lives, seamlessly integrated into numerous aspects without our explicit knowledge. The internet, for instance, relies heavily on PKI, safeguarding vital activities like secure online banking transactions. Additionally, large networks with intricate security frameworks owe their integrity to the underlying foundation of PKI. Unfortunately, due to its apparent disappearance in the mid-1990s, PKI has become somewhat of a taboo in the cyber world. Common misconceptions have arisen, perpetuating the belief that PKI is reserved for a select few or that it is an excessively complex and challenging system to implement. This book aims to dispel these myths and demystify PKI, guiding readers through its intricacies, dissecting its components, and providing valuable insights into the key considerations involved. Drawing upon over two decades of hands-on experience in designing, building, and managing PKI infrastructures, the author offers a structured approach to implementing PKI. This book serves as a comprehensive resource, sharing the author's expertise and empowering readers to navigate the complexities of PKI with confidence. "Your Ultimate Guide to Implementing PKI" is an invaluable companion for both newcomers and seasoned professionals seeking to unlock the potential of PKI. From understanding its fundamental concepts to overcoming implementation challenges, this book equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to harness the power of PKI effectively.Whether you are a cybersecurity enthusiast, a network administrator, or an IT professional looking to enhance your organization's security posture, this book provides practical advice, real-world examples, and step-by-step guidance that will elevate your understanding of PKI and enable you to implement it successfully. Embrace the opportunity to discover the untapped potential of PKI and join the ranks of those who understand its significance. Let "Your Ultimate Guide to Implementing PKI" be your trusted companion on this enlightening journey into the realm of secure digital communications.
Software Product Management
Software Product Management (SPM) is a key success factor for software products and software-intensive products. This book gives a comprehensive overview on SPM for beginners as well as best practices, methodology and in-depth discussions for experienced product managers. This includes product strategy, product planning, participation in strategic management activities and orchestration of the functional units of the company. The book is based on the results of the International Software Product Management Association (ISPMA(R), SPM Body of Knowledge V.2) which is led by a group of SPM experts from industry and research with the goal to foster software product management excellence across industries. This book can be used as textbook for ISPMA(R)-based education and as guide for anybody interested in SPM as one of the most exciting and challenging disciplines in the business of software.
Reconnaissance for Ethical Hackers
Use real-world reconnaissance techniques to efficiently gather sensitive information on systems and networksPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features: Learn how adversaries use reconnaissance techniques to discover security vulnerabilities on systemsDevelop advanced open source intelligence capabilities to find sensitive informationExplore automated reconnaissance and vulnerability assessment tools to profile systems and networksBook Description: This book explores reconnaissance techniques - the first step in discovering security vulnerabilities and exposed network infrastructure. It aids ethical hackers in understanding adversaries' methods of identifying and mapping attack surfaces, such as network entry points, which enables them to exploit the target and steal confidential information.Reconnaissance for Ethical Hackers helps you get a comprehensive understanding of how threat actors are able to successfully leverage the information collected during the reconnaissance phase to scan and enumerate the network, collect information, and pose various security threats. This book helps you stay one step ahead in knowing how adversaries use tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to successfully gain information about their targets, while you develop a solid foundation on information gathering strategies as a cybersecurity professional. The concluding chapters will assist you in developing the skills and techniques used by real adversaries to identify vulnerable points of entry into an organization and mitigate reconnaissance-based attacks.By the end of this book, you'll have gained a solid understanding of reconnaissance, as well as learned how to secure yourself and your organization without causing significant disruption.What You Will Learn: Understand the tactics, techniques, and procedures of reconnaissanceGrasp the importance of attack surface management for organizationsFind out how to conceal your identity online as an ethical hackerExplore advanced open source intelligence (OSINT) techniquesPerform active reconnaissance to discover live hosts and exposed portsUse automated tools to perform vulnerability assessments on systemsDiscover how to efficiently perform reconnaissance on web applicationsImplement open source threat detection and monitoring toolsWho this book is for: If you are an ethical hacker, a penetration tester, red teamer, or any cybersecurity professional looking to understand the impact of reconnaissance-based attacks, how they take place, and what organizations can do to protect against them, then this book is for you. Cybersecurity professionals will find this book useful in determining the attack surface of their organizations and assets on their network, while understanding the behavior of adversaries.
Innovations in Digital Forensics
Digital forensics deals with the investigation of cybercrimes. With the growing deployment of cloud computing, mobile computing, and digital banking on the internet, the nature of digital forensics has evolved in recent years, and will continue to do so in the near future.This book presents state-of-the-art techniques to address imminent challenges in digital forensics. In particular, it focuses on cloud forensics, Internet-of-Things (IoT) forensics, and network forensics, elaborating on innovative techniques, including algorithms, implementation details and performance analysis, to demonstrate their practicality and efficacy. The innovations presented in this volume are designed to help various stakeholders with the state-of-the-art digital forensics techniques to understand the real world problems. Lastly, the book will answer the following questions: How do the innovations in digital forensics evolve with the emerging technologies? What are the newest challenges in the field of digital forensics?
Empirical Cloud Security
The book discusses the security and privacy issues detected during penetration testing, security assessments, configuration reviews, malware analysis, and independent research of the cloud infrastructure and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. The book highlights hands-on technical approaches on how to detect the security issues based on the intelligence gathered from the real world case studies and also discusses the recommendations to fix the security issues effectively. This book is not about general theoretical discussion rather emphasis is laid on the cloud security concepts and how to assess and fix them practically.
Cryptography
Cryptography An introduction to one of the backbones of the digital world Cryptography is one of the most important aspects of information technology security, central to the protection of digital assets and the mitigation of risks that come with increased global connectivity. The digital world is wholly reliant on secure algorithms and protocols for establishing identity, protecting user data, and more. Groundbreaking recent developments in network communication and a changing digital landscape have been accompanied by similar advances in cryptography, which is more central to digital life than ever before. This book constitutes a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the algorithms, protocols, and standards which protect the modern internet. Built around both foundational theories and hundreds of specific algorithms, it also incorporates the required skills in complex mathematics. The result is an indispensable introduction to the protocols and systems which should define cryptography for decades to come. Readers will also find: Over 450 problems with accompanying solutions to reinforce key concepts and test retention Detailed discussion of topics including symmetric and asymmetric algorithms, random number generation, user authentication, and many more Over 200 figures and tables that provide rich detail to the content Cryptography: Algorithms, Protocols, and Standards for Computer Security is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in cryptography and information technology subjects, as well as for researchers looking for a working reference on existing cryptographic algorithms and protocols.
Computer, Communication, and Signal Processing. Ai, Knowledge Engineering and Iot for Smart Systems
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer, Communication, and Signal Processing, ICCCSP 2023, held in Chennai, India, during January 4-6, 2023, in hybrid mode. The 17 full and 9 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 123 submissions. The papers are categorized into topical sections: artificial intelligence in health care; machine learning and deep learning; signal processing; and Internet of Things for smart systems.
Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data, SocialSec 2023, which took place in Canterbury, UK, in August 2023.The 10 full papers and 4 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: information abuse and political discourse; attacks; social structure and community; and security and privacy matters.Papers "Data Reconstruction Attack Against Principal Component Analysis" and "Edge local Differential Privacy for Dynamic Graphs" are published Open Access under the CC BY 4.0 License.
Network and System Security
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Network and System Security, NSS 2023, held in Canterbury, UK, August 14-16, 2023.The 12 full and 9 short papers presented together with 2 invited talks in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. They focus on Attacks and Malware, Blockchain, Security through Hardware, Machine learning and much more.
Big Data and Social Computing
This book constitutes refereed proceedings of the 8th China National Conference on Big Data and Social Computing, BDSC 2023, held in Urumqi, China, from July 15-17, 2023.The 23 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 141 submissions. The papers in the volume are organized according to the following topical headings: Digital Technology and Sustainable Development; Social Network and Group Behavior; Digital infrastructure and the Intelligent Society; Digital Society and Public Security; Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science; and Internet Intelligent Algorithm Governance.
Flask Framework Cookbook - Third Edition
Design and deploy robust state-of-the-art web applications using Flask 2.x and Python 3 frameworks and libraries for streamlined development and optimal performancePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features: A practical and rich companion guide for web developers, offering real-world situations and use cases to learn FlaskGet the most out of the powerful Flask framework while preserving the flexibility of your design choicesWrite cleaner, testable, and maintainable code with the help of sample appsBook Description: Discover what makes Flask, the lightweight Python web framework, popular, as you delve into its modular design that enables the development of scalable web apps. With this practical guide, you'll explore modern solutions, recommended design patterns, and best practices for Flask web development.Updated to the latest version of Flask and Python, this third edition of the Flask Framework Cookbook moves away from the outdated libraries, updates content to incorporate new coding patterns, and introduces recipes for the latest tools. You'll explore different ways to integrate with GPT to build AI-ready Flask applications. The book starts with an exploration of Flask application configurations and then guides you through working with templates and understanding the ORM and view layers. You'll also be able to write an admin interface and get to grips with testing using the factory pattern, debugging, and logging errors. Then you'll discover different ways of using Flask to create, deploy, and manage microservices using AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes. Finally, you'll gain insights into various deployment and post-deployment techniques for platforms such as Apache, Tornado, and Datadog.By the end of this book, you'll have acquired the knowledge necessary to write Flask applications that cater to a wide range of use cases in the best possible way and scale them using standard industry practices.What You Will Learn: Explore advanced templating and data modeling techniquesDiscover effective debugging, logging, and error-handling techniques in FlaskWork with different types of databases, including RDBMS and NoSQLIntegrate Flask with different technologies such as Redis, Sentry, and DatadogDeploy and package Flask applications with Docker and KubernetesIntegrate GPT with your Flask application to build future-ready platformsImplement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) to ensure efficient and consistent updates to your Flask web applicationsWho this book is for: If you are a web developer seeking to expand your knowledge of developing scalable and production-ready applications in Flask, this is the book for you. It is also highly valuable if you are already aware of Flask's major extensions and want to leverage them for better application development. This book will come handy as a quick reference for specific topic on Flask, its popular extensions, or specific use cases. It assumes basic Python programming experience, as well as familiarity with web development and related terminology.
Social Media Marketing
How do you build long-term, lasting relationships with your customers? What are good tools to communicate instantly back and forth with your customers the same way you would do if you were chatting with a friend? How to allow your business to build a community where customers can come and feel like they belong? Social Media Marketing is the guide you need! We will teach you how to establish your social media marketing strategy in 7 easy steps. This guide is designed to provide you with all the tools you need in a concise, easy to understand format that will answer all your burning questions and get you on your way to establishing successful social media marketing. The digital space is a popular one. Popularity means this space will be crowded with thousands, if not millions of businesses, all vying for the attention of the customers. To stand out in the minds of your customers, you need to use social media platforms to develop a consistent message, voice, look and feel consistently sharing and defining your unique message is extremely relevant and valuable to your target audience. You stand out before your brand look & feel is different, but you also stand out because of the language you use to speak to your audience. Social Media Marketing provides you some pointers and tips for navigating a social media marketing strategy, it also asks you to think and consider how you currently are strategizing. It helps you to evaluate where you are and what you, as an individual, need to change to push it to the next level. In a comprehensive step-by-step reference format, each chapter corresponds to a specific element of social media marketing. The clear-cut organization makes it simple to follow along and refer back to areas you still feel confused about as you go. This guide is complete with coherent examples to help you distinguish between each element and log them into your long-term memory. YOU'LL LEARN: Understanding what social media marketing isWhy your business needs itHow to conduct market research the right way to yield the best results for your businessHow to market on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTubeWhy selecting the right niche market mattersHow to build an unforgettable business presence on social mediaAnd much more! To help you on this journey of achieving the goal of becoming a social media marketer, this guide goes through many actionable examples and strategies. As you press yourself to grow, you will find that there are so many experiences you have already had that will help formulate your ability to establish successful social media marketing. Let's get started!
ChatGPT Prompts
Unlock the full potential of ChatGPT and revolutionize your interactions!Have you heard about the innovative ChatGPT but have no idea how it works?Or perhaps you've tried it out but want to take your conversations with ChatGPT to the next level?Either way, this guide has everything you need to become a "ChatGPT" guru!Did you know that ChatGPT surpassed 1 million users in the first week after it was launched? Well, this is not surprising considering how powerful and game-changing this tool is. Whether it's language programming, marketing, sales, or other domains, ChatGPT is like a genius with a mind of its own, providing articulate answers in vast subjects.But for this tool to be highly effective, you have to learn the ropes of its inner workings - and this is precisely what this guide aims to help you do.ChatGPT Prompts is your ultimate guide to mastering ChatGPT and crafting effective prompts that yield accurate and relevant responses.In this book, you will: Gain a deep understanding of what ChatGPT is and how it works Unlock advanced techniques for using ChatGPT, including best practices for constructing prompts, guiding conversations, and avoiding common mistakes Explore practical use cases where ChatGPT can improve language programming, marketing, sales, and more, with real-life examples for designers, Python programmers, content creators, and more How to utilize ChatGPT in a business setting Get hands-on guidance on creating prompts for different domains, from automating Excel sheets to planning events, creating travel guides, and enhancing health and wellness interactionsTroubleshoot issues that may arise during interactions with ChatGPT and overcome challenges with confidenceThe future of ChatGPT and how you can stay ahead of the game And much more!
Mastering Microsoft 365 Defender
Get to grips with Microsoft's enterprise defense suite and its capabilities, deployments, incident response, and defense against cyber threatsPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF ebookKey Features: - Help in understanding Microsoft 365 Defender and how it is crucial for security operations- Implementation of the proactive security defense capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Office 365, and Cloud Apps so that attacks can be stopped before they start- A guide to hunting and responding to threats using M365D's extended detection and response capabilitiesBook Description: This book will help you get up and running with Microsoft 365 Defender and help you use the whole suite effectively.You'll start with a quick overview of cybersecurity risks that modern organizations face, such as ransomware and APT attacks, how Microsoft is making massive investments in security today, and gain an understanding of how to deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint by diving deep into configurations and their architecture.As you progress, you'll learn how to configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and onboard and manage macOS, Android, and Linux MDE devices for effective solutions. You'll also learn how to deploy Microsoft Defender for Identity and explore its different deployment methods that can protect your hybrid identity platform, as well as how to configure Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Cloud Apps, and manage KQL queries for advanced hunting with ease. Toward the end, you'll find out how M365D can be integrated with Sentinel and how to use APIs for incident response.By the end of this book, you will have a deep understanding of Microsoft 365 Defender, and how to protect and respond to security threats.What You Will Learn: - Understand the Threat Landscape for enterprises- Effectively implement end-point security- Manage identity and access management using Microsoft 365 defender- Protect the productivity suite with Microsoft Defender for Office 365- Hunting for threats using Microsoft 365 DefenderWho this book is for: You're a security engineer, incident responder, blue teamer, or an IT security professional who wants to deploy and manage Microsoft 365 Defender services and successfully investigate and respond tocyber threatsYou have a basic understanding of networking, vulnerabilities, operating systems, email, Active Directory, and cloud appsTable of Contents- Microsoft and Modern Cybersecurity Threats- Microsoft 365 Defender: The Big Picture- The Fundamentals of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint- Onboarding Windows Clients and Servers- Getting Started with Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows- Advanced Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows- Managing Attack Surface Reduction for Windows- Managing Additional Capabilities for Windows- Onboarding and Managing macOS- Onboarding and Managing Linux Servers- Onboarding and Managing iOS and Android- Deploying Microsoft Defender for Identity- Managing Defender for Identity- Deploying Exchange Online Protection- Deploying Defender for Office 365- Implementing and Managing Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps- Maintaining Security Hygiene and Threat Awareness- Extended Detection and Response with Microsoft 365 Defender- Advanced Hunting with KQL- Microsoft Sentinel Integration- Understanding Microsoft 365 Defender APIs- Glossary- Answers
Enhancing Deep Learning with Bayesian Inference
Develop Bayesian Deep Learning models to help make your own applications more robust.Key Features: Gain insights into the limitations of typical neural networksAcquire the skill to cultivate neural networks capable of estimating uncertaintyDiscover how to leverage uncertainty to develop more robust machine learning systemsBook Description: Deep learning is revolutionizing our lives, impacting content recommendations and playing a key role in mission- and safety-critical applications. Yet, typical deep learning methods lack awareness about uncertainty. Bayesian deep learning offers solutions based on approximate Bayesian inference, enhancing the robustness of deep learning systems by indicating how confident they are in their predictions. This book will guide you in incorporating model predictions within your applications with care.Starting with an introduction to the rapidly growing field of uncertainty-aware deep learning, you'll discover the importance of uncertainty estimation in robust machine learning systems. You'll then explore a variety of popular Bayesian deep learning methods and understand how to implement them through practical Python examples covering a range of application scenarios.By the end of this book, you'll embrace the power of Bayesian deep learning and unlock a new level of confidence in your models for safer, more robust deep learning systems.What You Will Learn: Discern the advantages and disadvantages of Bayesian inference and deep learningBecome well-versed with the fundamentals of Bayesian Neural NetworksUnderstand the differences between key BNN implementations and approximationsRecognize the merits of probabilistic DNNs in production contextsMaster the implementation of a variety of BDL methods in Python codeApply BDL methods to real-world problemsEvaluate BDL methods and choose the most suitable approach for a given taskDevelop proficiency in dealing with unexpected data in deep learning applicationsWho this book is for: This book will cater to researchers and developers looking for ways to develop more robust deep learning models through probabilistic deep learning. You're expected to have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of machine learning and probability, along with prior experience working with machine learning and deep learning models.
Building in Security at Agile Speed
The authors bring a "voice from the trenches" describing best practices for effective security development. This book is a must-read for product security practitioners, managers, and advocates for a safer cyber world. Its successful secure, resilient, and agile software development practices exceed the demands of today's digital world.
Automating and Orchestrating Networks with Netdevops
Master a holistic approach to NetDevOps--from concepts to practical implementation This is your comprehensive, holistic, end-to-end practitioner's guide to all things NetDevOps: all you need to use NetDevOps techniques to enhance network agility, productivity, and value. Enterprise networking pioneers Ivo Pinto and Faisal Chaudhry introduce NetDevOps' origins, components, advantages, shortcomings, use cases, and adoption challenges. Next, they drill down into NetDevOps CI/CD pipelines and testing, Jenkins automation, EVE-NG clientless multivendor network emulation, and more from a vendor-neutral perspective. Automating and Orchestrating Networks with NetDevOps is for every network or cloud operator, administrator, engineer, architect, and developer who implements, manages, or maintains network infrastructure. You'll find everything from detailed syntax and reusable code examples to deployment best practices, culminating in a full walkthrough of building your own NetDevOps architecture. Throughout, review questions help you reinforce and verify your understanding. Whatever your background or environment, this guide will help you embark confidently on your own NetDevOps journey. Understand where NetDevOps excels (and where it doesn't) Explore the components of practical implementations, and how they fit together Plan for common challenges, decisions, and investments Implement efficient, automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins--with practical tooling and example code Use EVE-NG to create and configure virtual topologies for testing and verification Master proven NetDevOps architectural best practices from industry leaders Build your own architecture, step-by-step Address common use cases such as configuration changes and compliance verification Integrate NetDevOps with ChatOps, and interact with networks via Slack
Google Cloud Platform (Gcp) Professional Cloud Network Engineer Certification Companion
While many guides exist to help software engineers learn cloud networking design and architecture concepts, and even prepare for cloud network certifications on AWS and Azure, far fewer resources are available covering the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification exam. Well, look no further! This self-paced guide book is designed to help engineers learn cloud networking best practices on GCP, and prepare for the GCP Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification exam. You will waste no time when you use this study companion. It lets you dive in and learn how GCP differs from other public cloud providers (AWS and Microsoft Azure). You will understand GCP's unique ability to allow virtual private clouds (VPCs) that span across multiple regions. You will know how to leverage GCP as a competitive advantage in the IT engineering community. Key concepts covered on the exam are called out and applied in each chapter of this book, giving you both practice and reinforcement, a far more effective learning tool than rote learning or similar approaches typically enlisted in exam preparation. Enterprises are looking for developers with Google networking skills. Now is the time to skill up! This book shows you how to leverage GCP's developer-focused, user-friendly approach to understand how the networking components enabling the popular 1B-user Google products (e.g., Gmail, Google Search, YouTube, Google Workspace (formerly G-Suite), Google Maps, Google Photos, and many others) work behind the scenes.What You Will Learn In addition to preparing for the GCP Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification exam, you will learn how to: Architect and design a virtual private cloudImplement a virtual private cloudConfigure network servicesImplement hybrid connectivityImplement network securityManage network operationsOptimize network resources Who This Book Is ForSoftware engineers (network, DevOps, SecOps, DataOps, engineers skilled with SDLC), software architects (solution, security, data, infrastructure, cloud, those skilled with TOGAF), and IT professionals. Prerequisites: While this study companion is intended to be self-contained, a basic knowledge of cloud computing along with hands-on experience with a minimum of two modern programming languages (Java, C#) is beneficial in order for readers to fully achieve the objectives of the book.
Labyrinth of Ruins
The Hekatompathia (1582), the first English sonnet sequence, surprises its readers with a cryptographic puzzle at a critical juncture in the text. The puzzle's instructions, enumerated in five points, promise that a message can be deciphered using a specific set of published cryptographic tables. This odd, indeed unique, interruption of a poetic text has long baffled critics. Some have dismissed the puzzle as esoterica; one critic argued that the puzzle is unsolvable because its construction is flawed; what no one has previously done is to solve the puzzle. And so, until now, the mystery has remained. However, by applying both cryptographic and literary skills, Labyrinth of Ruins uncovers the solution to this extraordinarily elaborate 7-stage puzzle, in which each stage produces a cryptographic message. Even more surprising, in its grand finale, the seventh stage's cryptographic message reveals that the work's author is not actually he whose name appears on the title page, Thomas Watson, but rather the philosopher, statesman, and harbinger of scientific progress, Francis Bacon. This study's arguments are quantifiable, unlike any matters of literary interpretation or authorship attribution based on the historical record. Indeed, false claims based on a true cryptographic system are difficult to concoct because such systems impose significant constraints. Mathematical techniques are applied to validate the deciphered messages. Solving the Hekatompathia's puzzle not only produces seven messages, but also reorders the sonnet sequence, producing what is, in effect, a new sequence with a different ending. Labyrinth of Ruins, in addition to solving the puzzle, is a critical study of the reordered sequence. The Hekatompathia, in its new order, provides valuable insights into the intellectual history of its day. It reveals much about early modern rhetorical practices, the role of natural philosophy (especially Lucretian cosmology) in Elizabethan poetry, and the structural organization of sonnet sequences. The Hekatompathia's poet, with the decipherer's assistance, has accomplished the unprecedented feat of publishing, what is effectively a new literary work four centuries after his death. Book's website: Hekatompathia.com
The Bitcoin Memoir
...understanding the blockchain revolution... Learn the story from Bitcoin's perspective! "If you are a Bitcoin beginner or just want to hear my story, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding 'the Internet of Money', providing a comprehensive overview of my groundbreaking technology!" -BTC
