The reader is enthusiastically encouraged to tackle this second edition text in two ways. The first is simply to scan chapters with their introductions, summaries and conclusion points. Second, is to delve into those sections of seeming greater interest depending upon one’s s- cialty and role. The expansion and quality of this material...

It is well-known that the daily diet plays an important role in the preservation and integrity of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, there currently exists some confusion as to the right diet because of the MDRD (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) study, which has shown that a low-protein diet does not have a...

• An easy-to-read introduction to the most commonly deployed network security device

• Understand the threats firewalls are designed to...

• A complete revision of the best-selling first edition--widely considered a premier text on TCP/IP routing protocols

• A core textbook for CCIE...

This IBM Redbook considers an enterprise and describes some of the procedures and documentation that need to be developed to secure WebSphere MQ on the z/OS (zSeries), OS/400 (iSeries), IBM AIX (pSeries) and Windows 2000 (xSeries) platforms. This Redbook also documents the before and after configurations needed to take advantage of the recent...

Currently the mobile wireless technology is experiencing rapid growth. However the major challenge for deployment of this technology with its special characteristics is securing the existing and future vulnerabilities. Major security and privacy issues for standard wireless networks include the authentication of wireless clients and...

Android Apps Security provides guiding principles for how to best design and develop Android apps with security in mind. It explores concepts that can be used to secure apps and how developers can use and incorporate these security features into their apps.

This book will provide developers with the...

Perhaps the preeminent conventional fighting force in the world, the United States Marine Corps owes much of its modern-day success to the adoption of a combat philosophy known as maneuver warfare. Maneuver warfare uses speed, surprise, and concentrated force to exploit an opponent’s weakness and enables the Marines to achieve maximum...