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Industrial Network Security: Securing Critical Infrastructure Networks for Smart Grid, SCADA, and Other Industrial Control Systems

Springer, 2011

One of the most mysterious areas of information security is industrial system security.
No other area of information security contains that many myths, mistakes, misconceptions
and outright lies. Information available online, while voluminous, will
only lead information security professionals and industrial systems...

Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure

O'Reilly, 2017

Despite the increase of high-profile hacks, record-breaking data leaks, and ransomware attacks, many organizations don’t have the budget to establish or outsource an information security (InfoSec) program, forcing them to learn on the job. For companies obliged to improvise, this pragmatic guide provides a security-101 handbook...

The Basics of Information Security: Understanding the Fundamentals of InfoSec in Theory and Practice

Syngress Publishing, 2011

Boring, boring, boring. Isn’t this what immediately comes to mind when one sees books on foundational concepts of information security? Monotonous coverage of theory, dry details of history, brief yet inadequate coverage of every topic known to man, even though you know that you’ll never be hired by the NSA as a...

Stealing the Network: How to Own an Identity

Syngress Publishing, 2005

The first two books in this series Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box and Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent have become classics in the Hacker and Infosec communities because of their chillingly realistic depictions of criminal hacking techniques.

In this third installment, the all-star cast of authors tackle one of the...

CyberForensics: Understanding Information Security Investigations (Springer's Forensic Laboratory Science Series)

Humana Press, 2010

The introduction was composed by Jennifer L. Bayuk, the editor of this volume. It briefly describes the history of the cyberforensics field and places the subsequent chapters into context. The last section of the introduction, Expert Explanations, describes the format of the following sections and also how the sections complement...

Hacking Web Intelligence: Open Source Intelligence and Web Reconnaissance Concepts and Techniques

Syngress Publishing, 2015

Open source intelligence (OSINT) and web reconnaissance are rich topics for infosec professionals looking for the best ways to sift through the abundance of information widely available online. In many cases, the first stage of any security assessmentâthat is, reconnaissanceâis not given enough attention by security professionals,...

The SSCP Prep Guide: Mastering the Seven Key Areas of System Security

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

A one-stop source of security and privacy information for IT professionals, covering everything you’ll need to know to pass the Systems Security Certified Practitioner examination

This prep guide and general reference will help you breeze through the SSCP security certification test by greatly enhancing your understanding of how to...

Security Assessment: Case Studies for Implementing the NSA IAM

Syngress Publishing, 2004

The National Security Agency's INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (IAM) provides guidelines for performing an analysis of how information is handled within an organization: looking at the systems that store, transfer, and process information. It also analyzes the impact to an organization if there is a loss of integrity, confidentiality, or...

Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit, Volume 2

Syngress Publishing, 2007

Penetration testing a network requires a delicate balance of art and science. A penetration tester must be creative enough to think outside of the box to determine the best attack vector into his own network, and also be expert in using the literally hundreds of tools required to execute the plan. This second volume adds over 300 new pen testing...

Network Perimeter Security: Building Defense In-Depth

Auerbach Publications, 2003

This comprehensive text reveals how you can evaluate the security needs of your network, develop a security policy for your company, and create a budget based upon that policy.

Today's network administrators are fully aware of the importance of security; unfortunately, they have neither the time nor the resources to be full-time InfoSec...

The Information Systems Security Officer's Guide: Establishing and Managing an Information Protection Program, Second Edition

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

This book presents a total systems approach to the all the topics needed for the infosec professional, beginning with defining the position of the information systems security officer (ISSO), to establishing and managing an infosec program.

* Six new chapters present the latest information and resources to counter information security...

HIPAA Security Implementation Version 1.0 (SANS Step-by-Step Series)

SAS Institute, 2006

Written for the IT staff in hospitals, this guide provides step-by-step direction on how to apply the required and addressable HIPAA Security implementation specifications into a comprehensive solution.

A “consensus project” of numerous computer security experts has culminated in a Guide for...

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