A manual on protecting CDs against illegal copying, this book shows how crackers copy CDs using various access methods. The methods covered include the CDFS driver, cooked mode, SPTI, ASPI, the SCSI port, and the MSCDEX driver. Explained is how to prevent cracker break-ins using protections based on nonstandard CD formats such as the CD driver...

• Learn the fundamental security models and motivations behind Linux, SELinux, and SE for Android.
• Build and enable current security enhancements from the SE for Android project...

Writing a WDM driver is much like writing a kernel-mode driver for Windows NT 4.0. It's a bit easier because you don't have to detect and configure your own hardware. Ironically, it's simultaneously harder because correctly handling Plug and Play and power management is fiendishly difficult. If...

• Explore best practices for all embedded product development stages
• Use what is quickly becoming the standard embedded Linux product builder framework, the Yocto...

“I have found this book to be a very useful classroom text, as well as a great Linux resource. It teaches Linux using a ground-up approach that gives students the chance to progress with their skills and grow into the Linux world. I have often pointed to this book when asked to recommend a solid...

• Controlling time-consuming tasks
• Improving your system security
• Getting the most from your file system
• Automating repetitive tasks
• Tweaking the kernel on your...

The FreeBSD Handbook is a comprehensive FreeBSD tutorial and reference. It covers installation, day-to-day use of FreeBSD, and much more, such as the Ports collection, creating...

There's only so much you can do by multitasking applications. Frequently, you just need another computer for testing software, trying out network configurations, or doing any of a dozen things that engineers and administrators need to do. VMware allows you to run several virtual machines on one physical computer, each completely...