CompTIA Security+: Get Certified Get Ahead: SY0-301 Study Guide is an update to the top-selling SY0-201 guide, which helped thousands of readers pass the exam the first time they took it. The SY0-301 version covers every aspect of the SY0-301 exam, and includes the same elements readers raved about in the previous version.

If you are responsible for meeting federal information security requirements such as FISMA, this book is all you need to know to get a system authorized. Now in the first full revision of FISMA since its inception in 2002, a new wave of stronger security measures are now available through the efforts of the Department of Defense, Office of the Directory of National Intelligence, Committee for National Security Systems and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

In order to protect company's information assets such as sensitive customer records, health care records, etc., the security practitioner first needs to find out: what needs protected, what risks those assets are exposed to, what controls are in place to offset those risks, and where to focus attention for risk treatment. This is the true value and purpose of information security risk assessments. Effective risk assessments are meant to provide a defendable analysis of residual risk associated with your key assets so that risk treatment options can be explored. Information Security Risk Assessments gives you the tools and skills to get a quick, reliable, and thorough risk assessment for key stakeholders.

Cryptography is a vital technology that underpins the security of information in computer networks. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the role that cryptography plays in providing information security for technologies such as the Internet, mobile phones, payment cards, and wireless local area networks. Focusing on the fundamental principles that ground modern cryptography as they arise in modern applications, it avoids both an over-reliance on transient current technologies and over-whelming theoretical research.

Hands-on, practical guide to implementing SSL and TLS protocols for Internet security
If you are a network professional who knows C programming, this practical book is for you. Focused on how to implement Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS), this book guides you through all necessary steps, whether or not you have a working knowledge of cryptography. The book covers SSLv2, TLS 1.0, and TLS 1.2, including implementations of the relevant cryptographic protocols, secure hashing, certificate parsing, certificate generation, and more.

Text provides a reference on securing Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP system, and Windows Server 2003. Shows how hackers find, probe, and compromise Windows systems; and how to use freeware and built-in Windows security tools.

Nokia's smartphones pack a powerful computer into a very small space. Unlike your desktop or laptop, your smallest computer can be connected to the Internet all the time, and can interact with the world around it through its camera, voice recognition, and its traditional phone keypad. Nokia smartphones combine these features with impressive storage options and a host of networking protocols that make this smallest computer the only thing a road warrior truly needs.

Data Protection and Compliance in Context is a comprehensive guide which: 1.explains the content of data protection laws; 2.provides practical advice on protecting data privacy under the Data Protection Act, human rights laws and freedom of information legislation; 3.gives data controllers a platform for building compliance strategies. Data protection law covers the processing of information relating to individuals: something we all do.

All-in-One is all you need! This authoritative reference offers complete coverage of all material on CCSP exams SECUR (Exam 642-501), CSPFA (Exam 642-511), CSVPN (Exam 642-511), CSIDS (Exam 642-531), and CSI (Exam 642-541). You'll find exam objectives at the beginning of each chapter, helpful exam tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and photographs and illustrations.

Sybex, winner of "Best Study Guides" in CertCities.com 2003 and 2002 Readers' Choice Awards, offers MCSA and MCSE candidates an updated edition of the top selling Study Guide to help prepare for exam #70-270. You'll find all new coverage of the features in the XP Service Pack 2 (aka "XP Reloaded"), which boasts increased security and enhanced wireless networking capabilities.

Zero-Day Exploit:: Countdown to Darkness /by Rob Shein. The realistic portrayals of researching, developing, and ultimately defending the Internet from a malicious Zero-Day attack will appeal to every corner of the IT community. Although finctional, the numerous accounts of real events and references to real people will ring true with every member of the security community.

Cyberspace is the 21st century’s greatest engine of change. And it’s everywhere. Telecommunications, commercial and financial systems, government operations, food production—virtually every aspect of global civilization now depends on interconnected cyber systems to operate; systems that have helped advance medicine, streamline everyday commerce, and so much more. Which makes keeping these systems safe from threat one of the most pressing problems we face.